Civil Penalties - Program Specialist

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Job Title: Program Specialist V

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: Workforce Support

Posting Number: 21106

Closing Date: 09/23/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations

Salary Range: $4,523.16- $7,253.83

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-21

Shift: Day

Additional Shift:

Telework:

Travel:

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST

Other Locations:

Brief

Job Description:

Performs complex program coordination work for the Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Fund Project. Implement processes for receiving, monitoring, and tracking CMP Fund Project applications. Review and analyze applications, reports and supporting documents to determine compliance with applicable rules, regulations and policies for CMP funds. Coordinates and routes approved projects through program and department leads. Drafts and coordinates contract reviews with program and legal staff.

Routes final contract to vendors. Maintains ongoing communications with internal and external venders. Establishes and maintains monitoring system to track contract progression and completion of projects; invoices; awards of funds and expenditures. Organizes and prepares reports of projects. Maintains ongoing, effective, communication with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Maintains ongoing communication with Budget, Accounting, Procurement, Contract and program staff to ensure CMP project processes, receipts and expenditures parallel.

Initiate and evaluate program procedures for CMP Fund project and makes necessary revisions. Initiates revisions to CMP Reinvestment Fund website.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

• Develops and implement effective techniques for the receipt, coordination and monitoring of Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Fund Project. Review and analyze applications, reports and supporting documents to determine compliance with applicable rules, regulations and policies for CMP funds.
• Coordinates and routes approved projects through program and department leads.
• Prepares and coordinates vendor contracts and reviews with program and legal staff. Routes final contract to approved applicant.
• Maintains ongoing communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Organizes, analyzes and maintains monitoring system to track contract progression and completion of projects; invoices; awards of funds and expenditures. Collects, organizes and prepares status reports of projects and expenditures. Maintains ongoing, effective, communication with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Coordinates and schedules meetings with Budgeting, Accounting, Procurement, Contract and and program staff to ensure CMP project processes, receipts and expenditures parallel.
• Receives, reviews and analyzes requests and supporting documents for CMP reinvestment funds to determine compliance with applicable federal rules, regulations and policies.
• Communicates orally and in writing with contractors, applicants, as well as internal stakeholders.
• Maintains ongoing, effective, communications with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Supports the development of program procedures for CMP fund projects.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs):

Knowledge of contract project management techniques; contracting rules, processes and procedures. Ability to gather, organize and analyze facts; to compile and prepare contracts and reports; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures and initiate revisions as appropriate; to interpret policies and procedures; and to interpret healthcare regulations. Must be able to communicate on a complex level with others internally and externally.

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or

Certifications:

Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) certification preferred and required within 12 months of hire date.

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