Aviation Contract Lead: Budget & Compliance

Maryland Department of Transportation; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Department of Transportation's Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) at BWI Marshall Airport seeks an Airport Contract Administrator II in the Office Contract Support. The role oversees large, complex contracts and ensures compliance with state procurement laws.

The position requires seven years of contract administration/ procurement experience, including three years in airport or large facility environments, with responsibilities spanning budget oversight, contract evaluation, and

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement involving duties such as soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding and administering contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental contract and procurement laws, regulations and procedures.
• This experience must include three years of experience performing contract management and administration for maintenance and/or operations contracts in an airport environment or large facility.
• Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Managing, budget oversight, and contract administration of large, complex and highly technical maintenance, service and environmental contracts.
• Coordinating and overseeing contractual services to include inspection and monitoring of work quality, quantity, and performance to ensure contractor's work is in accordance with contract specifications and requirements.
• Developing and maintaining cost projections, track expenses monthly against budget authorizations, and make recommendations for funds needed to support existing and future contracts.
• Reviewing and approving contractor/supplier invoices to ensure work performance is within authorized budget and spending limits.
• Ensuring contractual, regulatory and general compliance with established directives, policies and procedures and regulations.
• Providing recommendations for contract restructuring to improve maintenance practices, policies to achieve Administration objectives, and use judgement to solve complex and unusual problems.
• Acting as the Administration's liaison between contractors and the airport stakeholders for contracted services.
• Communicating, negotiating and finding solutions to resolve problems and complaints while developing and maintaining a good working relationship between the airport tenants, contractor and the Administration, while remaining within the guidelines and specifications of the contract.

Skills

Contract administration

Procurement

Budget oversight

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Maryland Department of Transportation's Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) at BWI Marshall Airport seeks an Airport Contract Administrator II in the Office Contract Support. The role oversees large, complex contracts and ensures compliance with state procurement laws.

The position requires seven years of contract administration/ procurement experience, including three years in airport or large facility environments, with responsibilities spanning budget oversight, contract evaluation, and