J222 Contract Specialist I

Contract Specialist

Performs contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with division and district personnel. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties :

• Assists in developing plans for implementing new contract evaluation requirements.
• Assists in developing, writing or revising contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions.
• Assists in printing, collating, preparing documents and binding contracts / manuals for distribution.
• Assists in researching state and federal statutes and opinions, Department policies and previous contracts.
• Conducts audits, researches and identifies problems with proposals, contracts, contractors or lettings and proposes solutions.
• Coordinates, reviews, processes and monitors third party advanced funding agreements and supplemental agreements.
• Ensures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.
• Executes agreements and contracts.
• Maintains, updates and compiles detailed data, reports, summaries, files, records, logs, statistics or specific contracts including procurement documents and revisions; writes routine and unique correspondence.
• Meets with project managers to identify objectives, needs and issues concerning project contracts.
• Prepares financial / statistical graphs and reports.
• Reviews contracts, amendments, subcontracts, procurement documents, change orders, work orders, supplemental agreements, time extensions, acceptance testing and consultant qualifications.
• Reviews coordinates and processes routine open records requests.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.