Contracts Administrator

City of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 138,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Chicago, through the Chicago Department of Transportation, is seeking a Contracts Administrator to manage procurement contracts, coordinate with department leaders, and assign work to staff in Administration-Contracts. Location is 2 N.

LaSalle, Suite 1020; Days Monday through Friday, hours 8:30am–4:30pm. This non-career position emphasizes governance of MDB/WBE participation, negotiation, and contract administration, with accountability for ensuring compliance with city policies and

Qualifications

• Nine (9) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts.
• Associate’s degree plus seven (7) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts.
• Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts.
• Master’s degree or higher plus four (4) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with leaders of the department to obtain contractual needs
• Issues work to staff
• Interacts with DPS to assure department contract needs are processed correctly
• Drives MDB/WBE meaningful presence for the department
• Monitors MDB/WBE participation on projects
• Additional duties may be required for this position.

Education

Associate’s degree + 7+ years experience

Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years experience

Master’s degree + 4+ years experience

Job description

Contracts Administrator

Chicago Department of Transportation

Administration-Contracts

Number of Positions: 1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Salary: X43 $137,856.00-$155,292.00/Year

Applications for this position will be accepted from 10/15/26 until 11:59pm CDT on 10/29/26

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Interacts with leaders of the department to obtain contractual needs
• Issues work to staff
• Interacts with DPS to assure department contract needs are processed correctly
• Drives MDB/WBE meaningful presence for the department
• Monitors MDB/WBE participation on projects
• Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2 N. LASALLE, SUITE 1020

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

THIS POSITION IS NOT CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

• Nine (9) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate’s degree, plus seven (7) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, plus five (5) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree or higher plus four (4) years of work experience in the development, negotiation, and administration of procurement contracts

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

APPLICATION EVALUATION:

Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website City of Chicago :: Classification and Pay Plan

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor