Senior Contract Management Specialist

City of Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework opportunities after training

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The City of Austin's Austin Energy Contract Management team seeks a Contract Management Specialist IV to develop, administer, and monitor high-dollar contracts, ensuring compliance with City policies. You will draft scopes of work, negotiate terms, and provide performance measures while coordinating with Purchasing and Legal Services.

In this role, you will train internal customers, prepare reports, review invoices for contract alignment, and address compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4 years related field experience; Master may substitute up to 2 years.
• Experience with contract development, administration and compliance.
• Experience developing scopes of work (SOW) for services contracts.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations.

Responsibilities

• Develops, drafts, and negotiates contracts; writes terms and performance measures.
• Monitors contract compliance and expenditures; reviews invoices.
• Prepares reports and manages contract documents and amendments.
• Provides contract management training and guidance to staff.
• Responds to inquiries from leadership and stakeholders with contract information.

Skills

Contract law

Negotiation

Data analysis

Planning & organizing

Oral & written communication

Excel

Problem solving

Interpret policies

Train others

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AIMS/Advantage

Maximo

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

The City of Austin's Austin Energy Contract Management team seeks a Contract Management Specialist IV to develop, administer, and monitor high-dollar contracts, ensuring compliance with City policies. You will draft scopes of work, negotiate terms, and provide performance measures while coordinating with Purchasing and Legal Services.

In this role, you will train internal customers, prepare reports, review invoices for contract alignment, and address compliance issues.