Contract Specialist - Smith - Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:00:19 -0600

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.

We are seeking an experienced Contract Specialist to join our firm!

Serve as point of contact for all contract matters regarding architectural services.

Collaborate with team members, outside counsel, and insurers while crafting, evaluating, negotiating, and executing a variety of different contracts covering a range of transactions.

Develop and update the firm’s contracting standard and templates as needed.

Support leadership, outside counsel, and insurers in claim mitigation efforts

Requirements

About You: The qualifications of a Contracts Specialist are multi-faceted. The ability to effectively communicate, both in person and virtually, and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities are a necessity. Here is a list of other required skills:

3-4 years of relevant professional experience

Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in experience

Possess an understanding of legal principles and terminology

Experience as a proactive & effective communicator

Experience clearly communicating complex legal concepts to decision-makers

Ability to establish priorities, work independently, & proceed with objectives without supervision

Ability to analyze and solve problems

Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments

Strong attention to detail and technical writing & editing skills

Experience in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry

Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Experience with AIA agreements is preferred

Ready to apply? If this career opportunity sounds like a fit for you and you are ready to join the MPS team, click on the ‘apply’ button below.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp objects; reach with hands and arms; balance, stop, kneel, or crouch; speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Workplace Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud.

While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this web site, please contact Human Resources at: hr@mcmillanpazdansmith.com for further assistance.