Senior Aviation Contracts & Maintenance Administrator

Broward County, Florida; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation (PTO)

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

457 Deferred Compensation

Job summary

Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking a Senior Contract/Grant Administrator focused on aviation-maintenance-related service contracts, including janitorial. The role supports public procurement, contract administration, and compliance with county and federal standards.

Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, managing risk and insurance needs, and overseeing project execution across multiple county facilities, including Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or closely related field.
• One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.
• Requires four (4) years in procuring, managing and/or monitoring contracts, grants and/or leases or closely related experience including six (6) months lead work experience.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates contract agreements; assists and advises on matters pertaining to contracts or projects assigned; provides administrative liaison among various County operational and administrative functions related to assigned contracts.
• Reviews contracts, leases and agreements to determine risk exposure, and establishes insurance coverage needs, contractors and vendors; including binding document approval signature.
• Provides ongoing contract administration projects for the section; reviews, understands, interprets, trains, and provides technical assistance on Federal laws, policies, regulations, statutes and technical manuals; provides professional level staff assistance to administrative superiors or division or department head in specially assigned areas of operation.
• Oversees the process of property damages and personal injury claims to their final resolution, through investigation, processing, and settling liability claims; manages and oversees special contracts, grants, and projects for administration; acts as project or lead-worker responsible for monitoring and evaluating activities.
• Writes specifications that assist with developing procurement solicitation documents and monitors all procurement activities of a project which has operational responsibilities of a major scope until product is delivered.
• Provides professional level staff assistance to an administrative superior, division or department head in specially assigned areas of operation; assists and advises on matters pertaining to programs or projects assigned; develops contractual documents for compliance with Federal and County program standards including contracts and amendments, and grant applications; documents commission meetings.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Grants administration

Leadership

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in public or business administration

Tools

PeopleSoft

Contract management software

Job description

Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking a Senior Contract/Grant Administrator focused on aviation-maintenance-related service contracts, including janitorial. The role supports public procurement, contract administration, and compliance with county and federal standards.

Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, managing risk and insurance needs, and overseeing project execution across multiple county facilities, including Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.