Contracts Specialist II - Housing Department

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix Housing Department's mission is to provide quality affordable housing and a pathway to self-sufficiency. To fulfill the mission, the City of Phoenix Housing Department owns approximately 5,000 units of public and affordable housing and manages more than 5,200 housing choice vouchers, providing homes to 25,000+ persons. It also offers financing to for-profit and nonprofit partners to help create additional affordable housing opportunities.

The Contracts Specialist II performs advanced-level work in writing, procuring, negotiating, executing, and administering complex goods, services, and Housing Department program-related contracts to support the Housing Department's mission. Work requires the use of critical thinking skills, collaboration, initiative, and professional judgment and is performed under the general direction of the Housing Contracts and Procurement Manager. The primary task of this position is to bring procurements through the solicitation process in accordance with the City's Procurement Code and Federal Regulations and manage a set of contracts.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Ability to correctly interpret complex laws, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and follow policies and procedures.

• Ability to break down complex information into comprehensive parts, ask questions, synthesize and analyze information.

• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to purchasing, procurement, and principles of accounting.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrates exemplary customer-service skills.

SALARY

Pay Range: $63,044.80 to $97,780.80 annually.

Hiring Range: $63,044.80 to $80,454.40 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.

• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information.

• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.

• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.

• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.

• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.

• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Employer paid long-term disability.

• Free Bus/light rail pass.

• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.

• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.

• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.

• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of experience working with governmental contracts or experience assisting a contracts administrator in contract preparation.

• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or a related field.

• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

• The City job description can be found here.

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Bachelor's or advanced degrees preferably in Business, Procurement or Legal field.

• Certification (CPPB, CPPO, CPSM, or CPM).

• Experience in project management.

• Experience with SAP or other procurement systems.

• Experience in government (federal, state, or local) or private industry procurement that includes contract development, management and/or administration.

• Experience conducting end to end solicitations.

• Experience conducting end to end solicitation in a government environment.

• Experience procuring under a procurement code.

• Experience with Legistar.

• Experience contracting/procuring with federal funds.

• Experience following Federal, State and City Procurement Regulations.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes July 2, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Contracts Specialist II, JC:06630, ID# 54571, 06/12/24, USM, MR, Benefits:007

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.