Purchasing Agent - Federal Grants

Position: PURCHASING AGENT - FEDERAL GRANTS
The City of Lake Worth Beach invites qualified individuals to apply for the position of Purchasing Agent - Federal Grants.

This is a Full-Time, Non-Exempt Non-Bargaining position based on a 40-hour work week with an hourly range of $32.34 - $43.53. The individual in this position will work in the City Hall Building located at 7 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460.

In addition, this position offers:

• Vacation and Sick Leave Accruals
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 3 Floating Holidays
• City of Lake Worth Beach Medical Benefits that include Life Insurance, Dental and Vision coverage
• Retirement Plan

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office has selected the City of Lake Worth Beach for investment via the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to enhance grid flexibility, install more than 60 reclosers and other sectionalizing devices to autonomously rebalance the electrical system, improve resiliency in preparation to integrate battery energy storage (BES) for new fiber optics connections, install advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and deploy a meter data management (MDM) system.

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Assistant Finance Director
- Purchasing, the Purchasing Agent
- Federal Grants serves as the central hub for purchasing and procurement activities related to the Department of Energy Topic Area 2:
Smart Grid Grants project grant award. The Procurement Specialist will oversee the purchasing and reporting activities for the City of Lake Worth Beach GRIP grant award.

This role plays a critical part in securing, administering, and monitoring purchasing and contracting related to the Grid Resilience Infrastructure Partners (GRIP) grant, providing data necessary for the Federal Accountability and Reporting Compliance (FARC) reporting, as required by the Department of Energy, and maintaining the city's GRIP grant procurement checklist.

All candidates must be United States citizens
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This position requires Monday through Friday in person presence in the office. Remote work is not permitted for this position.

Positions covered under this GRIP Grant will expire / terminate in accordance with the grant's timeline: this position will expire on the same date that the grant expires.

Employee will be required to work in two different offices during the work week (City's Finance Department and Electric Utilities).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility.

Employees may also perform related work as required.

Ensures adherence to City policies, standards, procedures, and other relevant governmental regulations, including compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.)

Processes purchase requisitions and issues Purchase Orders; verifies available funding via the approved budget, and utilizes procurement process in compliance with Federal, State and City procurement regulations.

Develops and researches specifications, reviews specifications for clarity, compliance with Grid Resilience Infrastructure Partners (GRIP) grant.

Develops and processes invitation for bids, request for proposals, requests for qualifications, quotations and compliance checklists;

Solicits, receives, and analyzes competitive bids, request for proposals, request for qualifications and quotations;

Develops council recommendation letters for award and monitors vendor performance and assists the departments in contract management.

Develops and drafts various contract documents, in conjunction with departments, management and the legal department, for the acquisition of goods and services and construction projects;

Conducts bid openings, pre-bids and other meetings in accordance with the Sunshine law;

Act as chairperson for procurement selection committees and assist Department in contract negotiations;

Researches a variety of sources, documents, etc. to ensure adequacy of specification in terms of clarity, precision, and related criteria.

Meets and confers with department representatives regarding the preparation for bid packages, bid analysis, evaluation, and award;

Track modifications, performance monitoring, and GRIP grant procurement requirements.

Leads reporting for all procurement and purchasing activities as required by the GRIP Grant.

Manage communication with procurement and grant officials on behalf of the City in regards to procurement activities.

Maintain accurate procurement records, grant documentation, and ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements.

Ensure all purchasing activities follow…