# Contracts Administrator

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-administrator

A Contracts Administrator manages the day-to-day lifecycle of business contracts, using Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Software to track approvals, renewals, and compliance deadlines. Core duties include Contract Review and Redlining to ensure terms meet company standards, supporting Negotiation between internal stakeholders and external parties, and performing Risk Assessment on contractual obligations, all while relying heavily on Microsoft Excel/Office for tracking and reporting. This role is common in legal, procurement, or operations departments and suits detail-oriented professionals with paralegal or business administration backgrounds.

Top skills: [Negotiation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/negotiation), [Risk Assessment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-assessment)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Legal Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/legal-assistant)
- Often leads to: [Contracts Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-analyst), [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-manager)

## Similar roles

[Contract Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contract-administrator), [Contracts Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-analyst), [Document Control Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-control-specialist), [Document Management Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-management-specialist), [Estimator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/estimator), [Grants Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/grants-administrator), [Legal Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/legal-assistant), [Procurement Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/procurement-specialist), [Purchasing Agent](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/purchasing-agent), [Senior Estimator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-estimator), [Senior Paralegal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-paralegal)

## Open Contracts Administrator roles (5)

- [Contracts Administrator](https://jll.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jllcareers/job/Charlotte-NC/Contracts-Administrator_REQ532014) at [JLL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jll) — Charlotte, NC (listed on JLL's own careers site)
- [Contracts Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1a95f6ec-1aca-476c-af41-a08b3db6eb33/contracts-administrator-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, $70,500 – $107,750
- [Total Traffic & Weather Network Contracts Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5ae17dc9-954e-4740-ba3a-7918792a03d2/total-traffic-weather-network-contracts-coordinator-at-iheartmedia) at [iHeartMedia](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/iheartmedia) — Full-time, San Antonio, TX
- [Contracts Administrator](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8618825002) at [Torc Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/torc-robotics) — Blacksburg, VA (listed on Torc Robotics's own careers site)
- [Subcontracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0d663d1a-9aff-4a46-a916-41673653831e/subcontracts-manager-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL, $80,500 – $123,000

## Likely next role (11)

Where Contracts Administrators commonly go next: [Contracts Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-analyst), [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-manager).

- [Contracts Manager](https://stvinc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/stv/job/County-Trunk-Highways-Mount-Pleasant-Wisconsin/Senior-Contract-Administrator_JR5757) at [STV Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/stv-group) — County Trunk Highways, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin (listed on STV Group's own careers site)
- [On Site CT - Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2e00de58-6af2-41e6-9e4b-45a71d6e3fe2/on-site-ct-contracts-manager-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Full-time, Wethersfield, CT, $70,000 – $90,000
- [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/99b9ae7d-a03c-4a06-ad59-4222b8cafb74/contracts-manager-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Full-time, $123,000 – $160,000
- [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cdcb6b93-384e-4d3f-b4e2-da7cc0b2ed70/contracts-manager-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, $101,000 – $154,000
- [Regional Contract Manager – Enabling Technologies](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/550d5643-500b-4f63-9cc6-944d2ce48345/regional-contract-manager-enabling-technologies-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, $122,400 – $183,600
- [Associate Director, Site Contracting Governance & Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01e508cb-ad99-4f2b-a4f0-88501c7fc86c/associate-director-site-contracting-governance-strategy-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Princeton, NJ, $173,350 – $210,058
- [Contract Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2c26adfa-9536-4899-8983-20e4792c400b/contract-manager-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — €54,000 – €81,000
- [Contracts Management Specialist – Millennium Space Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/da88c71e-5fd0-4854-bb92-c2fb2f25bbd8/contracts-management-specialist-millennium-space-systems-at-boeing) at [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — Full-time, El Segundo, CA, $96,050 – $173,750
- [Senior Manager, Utility Contracts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1353c6fa-c5bb-4bcb-982c-12f65c612cae/senior-manager-utility-contracts-at-crusoe) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $155,000 – $185,000
- [Contract Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/f57ae62a-791b-43d9-b59f-91f338ca61f4/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, Toronto, San Francisco, Canada, United States, New York · Remote, $140,000 – $280,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)

## Roles similar to Contracts Administrator (32)

From [Contract Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contract-administrator), [Contracts Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-analyst), [Document Control Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-control-specialist), [Document Management Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-management-specialist), [Estimator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/estimator), [Grants Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/grants-administrator), [Legal Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/legal-assistant), [Procurement Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/procurement-specialist), [Purchasing Agent](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/purchasing-agent), [Senior Estimator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-estimator), [Senior Paralegal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-paralegal).

- [Estimator](https://granite.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Tucson-Arizona/Estimator_R0000008144-1) at [Granite Construction](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/granite-construction) — Tucson, AZ (listed on Granite Construction's own careers site)
- [Procurement Specialist](https://vst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/vistra_careers/job/Irving-Texas/Procurement-Specialist_40016548-2) at [Vistra Corp.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/vistra-corp) — Irving, TX (listed on Vistra Corp.'s own careers site)
- [Procurement Specialist](https://vst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/txu_careers/job/Irving-Texas/Procurement-Specialist_40016548-1) at [TXU Energy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/txu-energy) — Irving, TX (listed on TXU Energy's own careers site)
- [Document Management Specialist](https://stblaw.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/New-York-NY/Document-Management-Specialist_R-2026-865) at [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/simpson-thacher-bartlett) — New York, NY (listed on Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's own careers site)
- [Staff Applications Estimator](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Crusoe/9b1d8d4c-ea89-416e-ab6c-3b60474496b1/application) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, Arvada, CO, $126,000 – $153,000 (listed on Crusoe's own careers site)
- [Contract Administrator](https://rockwellautomation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Rockwell_Automation/job/Sao-Paulo-Brazil/Contract-Administrator_R26-6524) at [Rockwell Automation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rockwell-automation) (listed on Rockwell Automation's own careers site)
- [Document Control Specialist](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/voyagertechnologiesinc/jobs/4377958009) at [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — Penrose, CO (listed on Voyager's own careers site)
- [Senior Estimator](https://stvinc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/stv/job/Dallas-Texas/Senior-Estimator_JR6085) at [STV Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/stv-group) — Dallas, TX (listed on STV Group's own careers site)
- [Purchasing Agent](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8705116002) at [Torc Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/torc-robotics) — Blacksburg, Va (listed on Torc Robotics's own careers site)
- [Contract Administrator](https://inotivco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EXT/job/Indianapolis-IN-Corp/Contract-Administrator_JR101695-1) at [Inotiv](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/inotiv) — Indianapolis, IN (listed on Inotiv's own careers site)

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