Program Manager, Contract Management.

Program Manager, Contract Management.
Location: Rosemead, CA Hybrid
Long term Contract
Rate: $50/hr on W2 or 1099

Thorough knowledge of project, program, or contract management. Candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop and manage relationships with both internal and external contacts. Typically possesses five to eight years experience in program, or contract management. Review, draft, and negotiate commercial, internet and ecommerce related contracts primarily consisting of online advertising insertion orders, consulting services agreements, statements of work, marketing and promotion agreements, non-disclosure agreements, recruiting agreements and other commercial agreements.? Interpret and draft contractual language for the agreements listed above incorporating legal and business concepts.? Maintain a proficient working understanding of the Company?s day-to-day functions and the Company?s products and services.? Analyze contracts, conduct research and respond to complex questions on provisions of specific agreements.? Ensure that the Company?s corporate policies and directives are vetted and incorporated into contractual documents.? Review contracts for acceptable terms and negotiate changes as appropriate.? Determine whether contract requests which vary from the established standards can be accepted or require additional authorization.? Direct business colleagues in obtaining any necessary approval(s) for non-standard contractual request made by customer. Monitor the approval(s) from the appropriate subject matter experts and release agreement when all approvals are received.? Update, maintain and ensure the accuracy of an internal contract management system, assist department staff with various contract-related projects and handle all administrative aspects of contract processing.? Monitor contract expirations and pursue contract renewal, where appropriate.? Work closely with team on all revisions to contract templates.? Serve as primary liaison among various Company departments to ensure timely and accurate completion of contractual documents and field cross-departmental questions.? Ensure compliance with financial policies (including revenue recognition), evaluate pertinent business and financial requirements and integrate complex negotiation terms leading to the establishment of appropriate terms and conditions.? Upload all signed agreements to contract management system.? Legal-related tasks, as assigned.? Special projects, as requested.

Independently manage portfolio of physical security technology capital projects valued at $10K and up to $1M.
Lead efforts to mitigate risks associated with projects, alerting PMO manager and key Corporate Security stakeholders of problem areas while working mitigations with project teams.
Review physical security engineering plans/drawing, to ensure solutions align with established security standards, processes and procedures, and business/project goals.
Communicate daily (in person, on calls, and email) with variety of personnel in support scope, schedule, budgets, and coordination of vendor field activities.
Present project status updates at daily, weekly, and monthly PMO project status calls/meetings.
Maintain and update monthly project status reports for projects to ensure project health including, scope, schedule, and financial progress.
Lead vendor activities to ensure construction efforts are executed per established schedules and capital spend commitments.
Support monthly financial variance performance for all assigned projects.
Document business case, budgets, schedule and project requirements in the form of project charters.
Attend field job walks in support of new project engagements and scope assessments.
Facilitate project status meetings with core project teams, as needed.
Maintain thorough tracking and documentation of project accounting.
Develop and maintain up-to-date financial forecasts, outlooks, and MS project schedules for all projects assigned.
Review vendor dailies to ensure work progress and quality align with SCE standards.
Lead and promote project safety and safe work practices in alignment with SCE safety standards.

Required Skills/Attributes
Engaging interpersonal and communication skills are meaningful to this role.
5 years or more of project management experience in related field.
2 years of contract management experience
2 years of supervisory experience
Experience developing medium to complex project schedules using MS Project.
Experience maintaining project budgets and developing financial forecasts.
Experience interpreting and/or designing electrical single-line and logic diagrams.
Ability to read and interpret construction and MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) drawings.