Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist

City of Fort Worth; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

City of Fort Worth is seeking a Senior Contract Compliance Specialist for the Neighborhood Services Contract Compliance Division. This role ensures adherence to federal, state, and local grant requirements and strengthens regulatory compliance across programs.

You will lead reviews of contracts and collaborate with grant recipients and program staff to mitigate risks, enhance ethics, and maintain accurate records. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience preparing and monitoring contracts, grants, or community programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance efforts for projects funded by HOME, HOME-ARP, PRO HOUSING, CDBG, CDBG-DR, ESG, HOPWA, ARPA grant funds.
• Conduct in-depth reviews of grant agreements to ensure compliance with federal regulations and grant requirements.
• Collaborate with program managers, project managers, and grant recipients to maintain compliance.
• Provide guidance on complex compliance issues to resolve disputes.
• Assist in developing compliance-related policies and procedures.
• Serve as a liaison between the department and grant recipients on compliance matters.
• Supervise and train assigned Contract Compliance Specialist(s).

Skills

Contract management

Audit experience

Financial analysis

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, October 16, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Senior Contract Compliance Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Contract Compliance Division. The Compliance Division is responsible for making sure the Neighborhood Services Department's operations and practices adhere to applicable laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies. The Compliance Division is responsible for identifying potential risks, implementing controls and procedures to mitigate those risks, and monitoring external organization's activities to ensure ongoing compliance.

A Senior Contract Compliance Specialist will play a vital role in supporting the Compliance Division in its compliance efforts which include but is not limited to regulatory compliance, reviewing and developing internal policies and procedures, risk management, promote ethics and ethical behavior, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, or a related field
• Three (3) years of experience preparing and monitoring contracts, grants, or community programs in the public or private sector, including but not limited to federal, developer-funded, or other capital improvement project agreements

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong contract management background, including experience reviewing, interpreting, and enforcing contract terms and compliance requirements
• Audit experience with the ability to conduct thorough reviews, identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations
• Robust financial acumen, including experience analyzing financial statements, reviewing pro formas, performing financial modeling, and applying accounting principles. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, especially when working with complex, technical, or sensitive documentation
• Demonstrated ability to manage, organize, and prioritize multiple projects, deadlines, and competing assignments effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex compliance-related issues to internal staff, external partners, and grant recipients. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint

The Senior Contract Compliance Specialist job responsibilities include:

• Lead compliance efforts for projects and programs funded by (but not limited to) HOME, HOME-ARP, PRO HOUSING, CDBG, CDBG-DR, ESG, HOPWA, ARPA grant funds
• Conduct in-depth reviews of grant agreements to ensure compliance with federal regulations and grant requirements
• Collaborate with program managers, project managers, project coordinators, contract administrators, and grant recipients to develop strategies to maintain compliance
• Provide guidance on complex compliance issues with program managers, project managers, project coordinators, contract administrators, and grant recipients to resolve compliance-related disputes
• Assist in the development of compliance-related policies and procedures
• Serve as a liaison between the department and grant recipients regarding compliance matters
• Supervise and train assigned Contract Compliance Specialist(s)

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Physical Demand

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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