Contract Administration Specialist - TMS

Job Summary

The Transportation Management Services Department is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Contract Administration Specialist. This position coordinates and administers work involving the review and oversight of various maintenance, construction, and service contracts to ensure compliance to procedures, rules and regulations, and manages and monitors compliance with all applicable laws, standards and contract specifications.

Essential Functions

• Receives requisitions for contract purchases; analyzes and checks for specifications and adherence standards; writes invitations for bids and specifications, road construction and maintenance materials.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; interprets plans and specifications; research plat books as needed; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Consults and provides input to Division management or other officials to review status of maintenance projects, review / resolve problems, receive advice / direction, and provide recommendations.
• Develops drawings, plans and specifications associated with proposed projects; defines maintenance needs; determines maintenance solutions; reviews plans for compliance with applicable laws, codes and standards.
• Reviews plans, designs and specifications pertaining to maintenance projects; develops maps associated with approved maintenance projects; makes recommendations concerning improvements, modifications and / or other aspects of maintenance projects.
• Prepares and administers contract budgets; submits justifications for budget requests; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget.
• Participates in the bidding and contracting of services; prepares bid packages; conducts pre-bid and pre-construction meetings; makes recommendations to Boards regarding selection of vendors and awarding of contracts; compiles language for contracts and specifications packages.
• Administers and coordinates work performed by consultants, contractors, or other service providers; administers annual maintenance contracts; monitors work to ensure compliance with terms of contract.
• Prepares executive summaries for presentation to Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission, or other officials.
• Provides technical advice, information, and assistance concerning maintenance project issues and other issues to contractors, consultants, County staff, public agencies, or others; responds to questions or complaints; assists in resolving maintenance contract issues or conflicts involving project participants; recommends and / or assists solutions to problems.
• Coordinate maintenance contracts with other Divisions, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, utility companies, state agencies, outside agencies, or others as needed; coordinates with utility engineering staff to identify location of existing utilities.

Additional Functions

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.

Three (3) years of related experience required.

Candidates without a related degree should possess an additional four (4) years of related experience.

Fingerprinting Required.

Supplemental Information