Contract Specialist - Project Engineering (Hybrid)

At Trojan Technologies, we believe there’s nothing more essential than delivering clean water to the world. That’s especially true in this critical moment, when the world’s supply of clean water is under substantial stress due to industrialization, increasing demand, and rising biological and chemical contamination. Our mission is to stem that tide: to ensure greater water confidence and environmental stewardship for people, industries, and municipalities, improving the lives of over one billion people globally. 

As part of our global team, you’ll work alongside customers from municipalities to pharmaceutical and food and beverage companies to build creative, sustainable solutions. You’ll also find a welcoming and supportive team that listens to your ideas and allows you to follow your strengths. All of us feel privileged to work on innovative technologies that bring clean water to the world—we hope you will, too.  

Trojan is proud to be one of Danaher's Water Quality companies. Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Contract Specialist role is an active and integral part of the Project Engineering team and is responsible for tracking and executing Trojan’s contractual requirements on complex commercial capital equipment contracts from receipt of order to delivery and customer acceptance with our end customers.  The Contract Specialist will proactively engage in hands-on and solution-oriented collaboration with multidiscipline resources predominantly in Project Management, Finance, and Sales to track and fulfil contractual requirements from a schedule and budget standpoint.

 ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Engaging with Customers the Contract Specialist will ensure all necessary contract detail is provided by the customer on conclusion of negotiations and will subsequently facilitate contract execution following Trojan’s prescribed sign-off procedures. 
• During project initiation they will obtain Bonds and Insurance as may be required by the contract and create the Customer Sales Order within the ERP System.  
• During project execution, they will ensure on-time processing and invoicing for customer Change Orders.
• Drive actions to improve Cashflow and Working Capital through on-time invoice generation.  This includes independently tracking, updating, and managing contract Sales Orders and Invoicing milestones over the project life-cycle, for a portfolio of projects, to ensure a successful outcome for key stake holders. 
• Metrics for project schedule, budget, and margin attainment will be created and tracked by this role.  
• The role includes an element of Financial Analysis related to Revenue for the global Municipal business vertical.  The role will track and report attainment of Revenue forecasts through weekly and monthly roll-ups.  
• Use DBS (Danaher Business System) tools to drive continuous improvement in the execution of Trojan projects and standard work.  
• Embrace and utilize a culture with regular kaizen activities leveraging daily management and continuous process improvement to achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Contracts Management, or related field with two years relevant experience
• Prior experience in contract management, negotiation, terms and conditions
• Experience in Capital Equipment Contracts a plus
• Order Entry experience for commercial orders in an ERP environment preferred
• Previously worked with Project Manager and/or project team to deliver projects on-time, within budget, and to the contract documents
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder expectations
• Interpersonal and professional communication and; Ability to work cross-functionally within an organization

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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