Contract Specialist III

About the role

Performs highly complex contract duties including developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring compliance, inspecting, implementing, and monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees establish their own work plans and priorities to meet objectives, handling issues independently. The TxDOT Support Services Division seeks a Contract Specialist to assist in procurement, execution, and administration of highway improvement contracts for construction, renovation, repairs of TxDOT facilities, planning, and management services. The role involves managing statewide lettings, contract development and execution, oversight of requisitions, purchase orders, payments, change orders, vendor performance, issues, escalations, and contract closeouts. Work location: 6230 E Stassney Lane, Austin, TX 78744.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, interprets legislation and coordinates development of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations.
• Assists in researching and making recommendations concerning contract administration systems.
• Assists with recommending policy and/or procedure changes and solutions.
• Administers a statewide contract program: reviewing proposals/work orders, issuing work orders, monitoring dollars allocated and spent under contracts.
• Makes presentations at local, state, and federal levels.
• Researches state and federal statutes and opinions, Department policies, and previous contracts.
• Reviews contracts, amendments, subcontracts, procurement documents, change orders, work orders, supplemental agreements, time extensions, acceptance testing, and consultant qualifications.
• Assists in