J222 Contract Specialist I - II Environmental Division

Contract Specialist I and IIPerforms contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or 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:Contract Specialist IAssists in developing, writing or revising contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions.Assists in receiving payments, preparing deposit vouchers and entering data in an automated information management system.Assists in reviewing compliance of minority participation goals in consultant contracts.Audits payment invoices for completeness, accuracy and compliance with terms of contract and governmental contracting rules, regulations and procedures.Conducts audits, researches and identifies problems with proposals, contracts, contractors or lettings and proposessolutions.Ensures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.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.Monitors, updates and reconciles accounts and contracts in an automated information management system to include Financial InformationManagement System (FIMS) and Budget Monitoring System.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.Serves on project, partnering or quality management teams.Contract Specialist II - All Contract Specialist I duties, plusConducts audits, researches and identifies problems with proposals, contracts, contractors or lettings and proposes solutions.Develops, writes, revises, or prepares contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions, financial/statistical graphs and/or reports.Reviews compliance of minority participation goals in consultant contracts.