Administrative Contract Specialist
About the Role
The New Mexico Forestry Division retains lead responsibility for wildland fire management on all non-federal, non-tribal, and non-municipal lands, maintaining fire suppression capacities and emphasizing public and firefighters' safety. The Forestry Division promotes healthy, sustainable forests and watersheds in New Mexico for the benefit of current and future generations.
The purpose of the position is to assist with management and completion of Division contracts and to ensure contract compliance requirements are met in the development of scopes of work, deliverables, compensation, and match requirements. The position is responsible for using information provided in written proposals to successfully manage the contract development, implementation and completion. The position will assist in the development of a wide variety of contract types including, but not limited to Professional Service Contracts, Forest Thinning Work Plans, Joint Powers Agreements, Memorandum of Agreements, Governmental Service Agreements, Request for Proposals, and Invitations to Bid for approximately $70 million dollars per year. The position requires knowledge of contract management policy and procedures, state and federal procurement requirements, state budgeting policies and procedures, and financial procedures to create encumbrances for project implementation.
Primary customers are private forest land owners, cooperating natural resource agencies, local governments, tribal nations, and non-federal forest landowners.
Responsibilities
- Contract management
- Contract coordination
- Contract and grant tracking
- Administrative assistance
Qualifications
Ideal candidate experience:
- Contract development
- State financial/procurement work
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office software experience
Minimum qualifications: Associate degree in accounting, economics, finance, business administration, or related field and two (2) years of directly related experience in budgeting, accounting, auditing, statistical analysis or similar experience. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling four (4) years may substitute for the required education and experience. For use at the State Investment Council only: any budgeting, accounting, and/or auditing experience is acceptable.
Pay
$24.88 - $37.32 Hourly / $51,755 - $77,633 Annually