Contract Compliance Specialist

Pay Range: $25.37/hr. - $32.98/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday

• Friday 8am

• 5pm. Full-Time position at City Hall

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

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

A Contract Compliance Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation & Public Works Capital Delivery Project Team. The candidate must be able to attentively evaluate, effectively route, and successfully monitor the funding and expiration of contracts according to accepted business practices and internal standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with major course work in Business Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance or related field.

• Valid Texas driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than Three (3) years of contract, clerical and administration experience

• Understanding of the federal, state or local rules, regulations and guidelines relating to the assigned contract or grant fund program area.

• Experience working in a high paced environment with competing deadlines

• Methods and techniques of conducting research

• Basic principles of contractual agreement law

• Experience with Excel, Agiloft, Bonfire, eBuilder.

The Contract Compliance Specialist job responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and oversight of the contract (e.g. bid advertisement, contract execution, purchase orders, renewal, change orders, etc.)

• Developing and maintaining process tracking tools and reports

• Liaison between project managers, contractors and city staff regarding contract processes and procedures

• Ensuring contracts adhere to approved departmental and legal standards

• Report any discrepancies; make recommendations for corrective actions

• Participate in the development of new processes and procedures and make recommendations for changes/improvements to existing standards and procedures

• Other duties as assigned

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

Light Work

• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

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.