Senior Contract Administrator – Public Sector Procurement

Montgomery County (MD); Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) in Boyds, MD seeks an Administrative Specialist III (Contract Administrator) to manage solicitations, contracts, amendments, and related documents. You will coordinate with DOCR staff and Procurement, maintain insurance certificates, and oversee the contract process from solicitation to award.

Qualifications include 3+ years in contract management, a bachelor’s degree, and experience with procurement and Excel.

Qualifications

• Three years or more of professional administrative experience related to contract management.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• An accredited master’s degree in the S.T.E.M. disciplines such as Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Economics, Internet Technology, and Statistics.
• An active licensure as a CPPO, CPA, CFE, CPFO, or CMA.
• Five years or greater of experience supporting Year-End Audits, Contract Audits, and audit activities involving contract expenditures and purchase-order functions.
• Five years or greater of experience assessing procurement and contract risks by modelling market, vendor, supplier, and contractor conditions to evaluate competition and minimize legal exposure.
• Five years or greater of experience communicating contract details with vendors, management, and legal professionals, along with contract writing experience including drafting IFBs, RFQs, RFPs, and related documents.
• Five years or greater of project management experience within the Project Management R.A.C.I. framework, and providing contract administration within an accounting framework.
• Five years or greater of experience conducting comparative market research for competitiveness and managing contract bidding processes.

Responsibilities

• Developing and processing all department solicitations, contracts, contract amendments, and other contract-related documents, including writing contracts, solicitations & correspondence.
• Maintaining required contractor insurance certificates.
• Assisting with Price Analysis; preparing requisition requests; drafting and finalizing contracts, contract amendments, letters, and memoranda.
• Data entry and data management; preparation of reports; records and file creation and maintenance.
• Oversee all aspects of the contract process from start to finish for the life of the contract (renewals) and assist DOCR staff with questions.
• Represent the Director and/or Department at meetings, hearings and conferences as required.
• Work closely with senior managers and report to the Division Chief, Management Services Division.

Skills

Contract management

Data entry

Data management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree in STEM disciplines

CPPO/CPA/CFE/CPFO/CMA licensure

Tools

Procurement software

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) in Boyds, MD seeks an Administrative Specialist III (Contract Administrator) to manage solicitations, contracts, amendments, and related documents. You will coordinate with DOCR staff and Procurement, maintain insurance certificates, and oversee the contract process from solicitation to award.

Qualifications include 3+ years in contract management, a bachelor’s degree, and experience with procurement and Excel.