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Overview At Chemours, we create a colorful, capable, and cleaner world through chemistry. We invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries, and improve lives for billions of people worldwide. We are seeking a Contract Administrator to manage contractor activities at the New Johnsonville Plant in New Johnsonville, TN. The position is responsible for overall direction, coordination, and oversight of all contractor activities, ensuring compliance with Chemours Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards, legal requirements, and site‐specific procedures.

Responsibilities

Provide overall direction and coordination of all contractor activities at the site. Serve as the primary point of contact between contractors and Chemours site representatives. Lead and manage a team of Field Contract Administrators to ensure contractors complete scopes of work safely and to the expected quality and performance levels. Coordinate contractor work activities to align with site operations, permitting, and EHS requirements.

Serve as an active participant in the corporate contract administration network, sharing best practices, incident learnings, and initiatives. Demonstrate active leadership and commitment to contractor EHS excellence. Ensure contractors are aware of site conditions, hazards, and applicable procedures. Hold contractors accountable for compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, Chemours standards, and contractual requirements with routine performance evaluations.

Ensure contractors have processes for immediate injury, illness, and incident reporting aligned with site procedures. Validate contractor incident reports and lead or support investigations of all contractor‐related site incidents. Ensure timely and effective corrective actions are implemented and verified. Conduct formal and informal EHS audits of contractor work activities. Communicate audit findings to contractors and ensure corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.

Periodically evaluate overall contractor EHS administration and identify improvement opportunities. Verify contractor qualifications, certifications, and training requirements are met for assigned work scopes in partnership with EHS and Procurement for all contractors. Ensure contractors complete required EHS orientation and training prior to starting work. Maintain contractor EHS documentation, including site conditions documentation. Ensure adequate systems and records are in place to demonstrate compliance with standards. Support the use of contractor qualification and management systems as required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical), Environmental Health & Safety, Construction Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Minimum 7 years of experience in contractor administration, EHS, operations, or maintenance within an industrial or chemical manufacturing environment. People‐leadership experience, including effectively managing and developing teams to achieve organizational objectives.

Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements. Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable EHS regulatory requirements. Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to conduct audits, root‐cause investigations, and document corrective actions. Ability to thrive in a fast‐paced, changing, and challenging work environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and electronic management systems. Proactive, solutions‐oriented mindset with a strong "can‐do" attitude.

Preferred

Qualifications 15+ years of experience in plant operations, maintenance, or engineering, or EHS experience. Experience managing multiple contractors, including prequalification, onboarding, oversight, and performance evaluations across diverse scopes. Experience in chemical manufacturing or other high‐hazard operations. Familiarity with contractor qualification platforms such as ISN or equivalent systems. Professional certification such as CSP or similar. Experience delivering or coordinating EHS training and orientations.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation Comprehensive Benefits Packages 401(k) Match Employee Stock Purchase Program Tuition Reimbursement Commuter Benefits Learning and Development Opportunities Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives Company‐paid Volunteer Day Pay Range: $126,067.00 – $196,980.00. Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation.

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non‐discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.

Chemours is an E‐Verify employer. Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1‐B visa, F‐1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non‐immigrant status) is not available for this position.