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Contract Specialist I bei Texas Department of Transportation

Texas Department of Transportation · Conroe, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite

40.918,00 $  -  52.000,00 $

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Are you self-motivated, love attention to detail and like the challenge of handling multiple projects?? Come join our Montgomery Maintenance team as a Contract Specialist! Our team is responsible for working alongside our TxDOT Inspectors reviewing monthly measurements and payments, contract related documents, and contract compliance. The ideal candidate is motivated, loves working in a fast-paced environment, and is willing to learn!


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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, writing or revising contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions.

  • Audits payment invoices for completeness, accuracy and compliance with terms of contract and governmental contracting rules, regulations and procedures.
  • 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.
  • Monitors, updates and reconciles accounts and contracts in an automated information management system to include Financial Information Management System (FIMS) and Budget Monitoring System.
  • Prepares bid proposals including researching previous contracts, writing specifications, advertising notice to bid; contacting bid list contractors; scheduling and conducting pre-construction/pre-bidding conferences and public bid openings.
  • Prepares cost analysis studies for contracts.
  • Provides technical and administrative support to include reviewing, processing, answers questions, provides assistance and handles complaints and resolution of discrepancies and problems regarding contracts, billing, payment and warrant actions.
  • Reviews contracts, amendments, subcontracts, procurement documents, change orders, work orders, supplemental agreements, time extensions, acceptance testing and consultant qualifications.
  • Reviews, interprets and clarifies statutes, regulations, standard policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 1 year in contract administration, administrative support, bookkeeping or accounting. Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

  • Considerable knowledge of:

    • Applicable computer operating systems and relevant applications

    • Contract negotiation, development and management methods

    • Contract administration/management systems

    • Contract record-keeping

  • Proficient skill in:

    • Maintaining effective working relationships with others

    • Collecting, sorting and compiling data

    • Administrative support practices and procedures to include writing, editing and report writing techniques, recording meeting notes, record keeping and records management
    • Preparing correspondence/documents using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation; proofreading and reviewing documents
      for clarity and consistency
    • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
    • Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools

  • Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.

  • Standing - prolonged periods of time

  • Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

  • Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)


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TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category. 

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions


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The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information

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