Contract Administrator III/Contract Review (Part-time) - Denver

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking a part-time Contract Administrator III to review contracts for risk and accuracy, coordinating with the Controller and procurement teams, and ensuring proper funding data. This role supports OnBase and SAP processes and requires attention to detail in a government setting.

The position emphasizes collaboration across offices, adherence to OSC guidelines, and handling high-risk contracts when needed.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing contracts and identifying risk factors.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data in contract and commitment documents for timely processing in OnBase and SAP.
• Review contracts per OSC guidelines and contract laws to ensure accuracy.
• Monitor and determine availability of funds.

Job description

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This part-time position is anticipated to work 20 hours per week

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

About the Work Unit

The Contract Administrator III works in The Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Division of Accounting and Finance, Center for Accounting. The Center for Accounting ensures that all financial related transactions for CDOT are recorded in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards, and all State and Federal rules and regulations. The Center also manages contract operations at CDOT via a delegated agreement with the Office of the State Controller (OSC)

About the Position

This position reviews contracts in accordance with OSC guidelines and contract laws to determine risk factors and ensures that contracts are accurate and complete; serves as a liaison to communicate between the CDOT Controller, the Attorney General's office, the Contracting Unit of the Office of State Controller, and CDOT employees to ensure that proper funding and data are provided for the accuracy of processing contracts.

The Contract Administrator provides backup contract review as needed for engineering contracts and their modifications contracts, CDOT's Center for Procurement and Contracting Services (CPCS) contracts and their modifications, state building contracts, RUSH contracts and for all high-risk contracts, through the OnBase workflow within the CDOT Controller’s contract review and approval process.

The position creates Docusign envelopes for electronic signatures, uploading the executed contracts in Suppliers Resource Management (SRM), releasing the outline agreements and purchase orders in SRM related to the executed contracts and uploading the executed contracts to the relevant parties and updating the effective and expiration dates on the SAP Financial Records when the contracting documents are executed.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Analyze data contained in contract and commitment documents to ensure timely and accurate processing in OnBase and tracking in SAP.
• Review contracts in accordance with Office of the State Controller (OSC) guidelines and contract laws to determine risk factors and ensure that contracts are accurate and complete.
• Monitor and determine availability of funds