J224 Contract Specialist II or III; Pharr District (Planning Section)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • Pharr, TX • 1h ago

Contract Specialist IIPerforms complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials, division and district personnel. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.Contract Specialist IIIPerforms highly complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or 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:The essential duties for the Contract Specialist II and III include:Assists with presentations at local, state and federal levels.Develops, writes, revises, or prepares contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions, financial/statistical graphs and/or reports.Assists in receiving payments, preparing deposit vouchers and entering data in an automated information management system.Audits payment invoices for completeness, accuracy and compliance with terms of contract and governmental contracting rules, regulations and procedure.Coordinates, reviews, processes and monitors third party advanced funding agreements and supplemental agreements.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.Provides technical and administrative support to include reviewing, processing, answers question, provides assistance and handles complaints and resolution of discrepancies and problems regarding contractsPerforms other job responsibilities as assigned.Additional essential duties for Contract Specialist III include:Makes presentations at local, state and federal levels.