Contracts Management Associate

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; Tampa (FL); Presencial; USD 26.000 - 47.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners seeks a contract support role to assist and monitor contract-related activities with moderate complexity. You will support budget and expenditure reporting, prepare reports, and maintain schedules to keep projects on track.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and five years of contract experience, or an equivalent mix of education and training. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Five years of experience parsing or monitoring contracts or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsabilidades

• Supports budget and expenditure reporting on capital and operating budget projects at the activity level.
• Prepares scheduled reports on capital and operating budget projects.
• Maintains master project schedule and informs managers of key deadlines.
• Assists with preparation of contracts, agreements, changes, and amendments; trains staff.
• Monitors bids and quotations; assists with bid language.
• Represents department at pre-bid conferences and bid openings.
• Initiates requisitions and maintains status spreadsheets for work orders.
• Processes payments and reviews vendor submissions for rate increases.
• Assist contractors with questions; help with agenda item preparation.

Conocimientos

Customer Commitment

Professionalism & integrity

Organizational Excellence

Teamwork

Educación

High school diploma / GED

Descripción del empleo

Salary: $18.90 - $34.06

Job Overview

Performs duties of moderate complexity assisting and monitoring the various aspects of contract related activities.

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED certificate; and
• Five years of experience paring or monitoring contracts; or
• An equivalent combination of education (not less than a high school diploma/GED), training, and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job related competencies noted.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Supports budget and expenditure reporting on capital and operating budget projects at the activity level and supports the project budget planning process.
• Prepares scheduled reports on capital and operating budget projects.
• Maintains the master project schedule; advises managers of key deadlines to keep projects on established schedules.
• Assists with preparation of contracts, agreements, change orders and amendments; trains and directs staff members to support the process.
• Monitors process bids and quotations, coordinates changes to existing specifications, and translates input received into bid document language.
• Represents the department at pre-bid conferences and bid openings.
• Initiates requisitions for processing of work order revisions and maintains an updated spreadsheet to inform Project Manager on status of work orders.
• Processes contractual or final payments for design and/or construction projects to ensure that payment applications adhere to financial and contractual aspects of the contract.
• Process department work orders for various capital and operating projects. Review vendor submissions for contractual rate increases.
• Assist various contractors with questions regarding contractual proposal submission. Assist with agenda item preparation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of County, State and Federal laws, guidelines and requirements governing contract structure, procedure, and content.
• Knowledge of federal equal employment opportunity requirements as applicable to contracting.
• Knowledge of formats and styles used in legal documents.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret legal documents.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively with others.

Physical Requirements

• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Work is performed in standard office environment/conditions.

Work Category

• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.

Career Progression

Employees in this classification that acquire the competencies and minimum qualifications for the next tier will be able to apply for promotional opportunities through a competitive selection process. Employees will not automatically be upgraded to the next tier. Reclassifying a position is based on business need and financial impact and is not based solely on the job competencies or qualifications of the incumbent.