Contract Administration Officer Career

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

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Contract administration officers provide support for engineers working on projects developing infrastructure. Click Here

QUICK LINKS

The key function of a contract administration officer is to provide administrative support for engineers working on projects developing and maintaining infrastructure.

What does a contract administration officer do?

Would you enjoy a role that requires attention to detail, and where you can see the physical results of your work?

A contract administration officer is involved in each stage of the project, from the tendering through to awarding the contract, as well as providing administrative support until the point of completion.

Contracts often involve large sums of money, so a number of rules and policies regulate how the contracts are awarded to companies, and how contractors are paid during construction and on completion.

This job involves a variety of tasks which differ depending on the stage that the project has reached.

Contract administrators need:

excellent oral and written communication skills
experience in office management
aptitude for working with computers
good organisation skills.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS & CHALLENGES

Achievements & highlights

There are usually a large number of projects, each one very different from the other. This means that the work is never monotonous and it involves a lot of thinking. There is always a huge amount of pride in being able to help bring in a project on time.

Challenges

The role produces a lot of documents and these all need to be recorded and filed correctly.

QUALIFICATION & ADVICE

Job prospects

This is a role you can learn on the job. The training period can range from six months to two years.

Once experienced, there are number of pathways you can follow. You could work in property management or as an environmental administrator. Supervision of an administration team involves training those new to the field.

Many administrators progress their careers through further study. You can do a Bachelor of Commerce degree, or if you enjoy the construction side a Bachelor of Construction Management.

What to study at school

Graphics to develop those skills needed to read drawings.
Maths for the numeracy skills vital for understanding the financial aspect of contracts administration.
English provides written and oral skills and the reasoning and comprehension skills needed to understand documents.