Airport Contract Administrator II

State Promotional Position Specific Recruitment

You must be a current Maryland State Government employee to apply

This is a position specific recruitment and is open to Maryland State Government employees who meets the minimum qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligibles will be used to fill this Maryland Aviation Administration position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

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The MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Airport Contract Administrator II within the Office Contract Support at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

• Managing, budget oversight, and contract administration of large, complex and highly technical maintenance, service and environmental contracts.
• Coordinating and overseeing contractual services to include inspection and monitoring of work quality, quantity, and performance to ensure contractor’s work is in accordance with contract specifications and requirements.
• Developing and maintaining cost projections, track expenses monthly against budget authorizations, and make recommendations for funds needed to support existing and future contracts.
• Reviewing and approving contractor/supplier invoices to ensure work performance is within authorized budget and spending limits.
• Ensuring contractual, regulatory and general compliance with established directives, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Providing recommendations for contract restructuring to improve maintenance practices, policies to achieve Administration objectives, and use judgement to solve complex and unusual problems.
• Acting as the Administration’s liaison between contractors and the airport stakeholders for contracted services.
• Communicating, negotiating and finding solutions to resolve problems and complaints while developing and maintaining a good working relationship between the airport tenants, contractor and the Administration, while remaining within the guidelines and specifications of the contract.

Seven years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding and administering contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental contract and procurement laws, regulations and procedures.
* This experience must include three years of experience performing contract management and administration for maintenance and/or operations contracts in an airport environment or large facility.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding and administering contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental contract and procurement laws, regulations and procedures.

* This experience must include three years of experience performing contract management and administration for maintenance and/or operations contracts in an airport environment or large…