Performs highly complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Essential Duties:Contract Specialist IEnsures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.Executes agreements and contracts.Meets with project managers to identify objectives, needs and issues concerning project contracts.Monitors and coordinates with the General Services Division.Prepares financial/statistical graphs and reports.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, supplemental agreements, time extensionsReviews coordinates and processes routine open records requests.Reviews, interprets and clarifies statutes, regulations, standard policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Contract Specialist IIIn addition to the duties listed aboveReviews compliance of minority participation goals in consultant contracts.Contract Specialist IIIIn addition to the duties listed aboveDevelops, writes, revises, or prepares contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions, financial/statistical graphs and reports.
