Facilities Contracts Lead — Procurement & Ops

University of Vermont; Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

The University of Vermont is seeking a Facilities Contract Administrator to oversee contract procurement, administration, and related business processes, acting as a liaison among Facilities Management units, central business partners, contractors, consultants, and campus stakeholders.

The role administers service, maintenance, construction, and professional service contracts, manages departmental purchasing and financial processes, supports budget development and reporting, and leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating contracts, services, procurement processes or vendor relationships.
• Ability to interpret contract language, specifications, policies and financial information.
• Experience preparing scopes, solicitation materials, evaluation docs, requisitions or purchase orders.
• Strong analytical, writing, facilitation, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage numerous concurrent agreements and deadlines with accuracy and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contracts: service, maintenance, construction, and professional services.
• Manage departmental purchasing and related financial processes.
• Support budget development and financial reporting; coordinate project accounting.
• Lead improvements to contractual structures for efficiency and customer service.
• Promote fiscal stewardship, compliance, sustainability and safety in line with university objectives.

Skills

Experience coordinating contracts,

Interpret contract language

Scopes & procurement docs

Analytical writing facilitation

Manage multiple deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, supply chain/procurement, accounting, facilities management, construction management or related field and three years of relevant experience

Tools

ERP systems

IWMS

e-procurement

Contract lifecycle

Job description

The University of Vermont is seeking a Facilities Contract Administrator to oversee contract procurement, administration, and related business processes, acting as a liaison among Facilities Management units, central business partners, contractors, consultants, and campus stakeholders.

The role administers service, maintenance, construction, and professional service contracts, manages departmental purchasing and financial processes, supports budget development and reporting, and leads