Director of Contract Administration

Salary $65.09 - $102.13/hour; $11,282.27 - $17,702.53/month; $ - $/year

This is highly responsible professional and managerial work in the preparation and administration of municipal design agreements, initial services agreements and construction contracts.

This is highly responsible professional and managerial work in the preparation and administration of municipal design agreements, initial services agreements and construction contracts.

An employee in thisclass, under administrative direction, is responsible for managing the preparation of contract documents for professional and construction service sand managing architectural and engineering design, and construction engineering and inspection services for capital improvement projects. Work involves the application of extensive initiative and independent judgment and is of unusual difficulty in such areas as coordinating Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) with the budget office and user departments and coordinating negotiations with architectural and engineering consultants and with contractors for work directive changes and change orders for construction.

Work is reviewed through conferences,reports, and results achieved. Appointed position; employee serves at the pleasure of the Mayor.

Reviews and submits CIPs for user departments; develops scope and cost information;coordinates CIPs with budget office and user departments; manages CIPspecifications and bid documents.

Reviews and coordinates contract document “boiler plate” language for city’s “Standard Forms and Agreement” provisions for construction contracts; schedules and coordinates Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) selection processes; oversees process for review of qualifications of CCNA submittals;,takes responsibility for preparing and issuing Requests for Qualifications, facilitating shortlist presentations and making recommendations.

Establishes annual contracts with architectural and engineering firms for design, bid document preparations, construction inspection, surveys, landscape design, and related services; manages architectural and engineering design.

Prepares and updates the Department’s Strategic Plan to align with the Mayor’s strategic initiatives. Creates, maintains, updates,and implements departmental standard operating procedures. Implements best practices for continuous improvement of work processes.

Plans and implements building improvements required by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, including but not limited to, the American with Disabilities Act, energy conservation, sustainability and resilience.

Administers contracts from the bid evaluation phase through fulfillment of the contract including managing change orders, approving payment disbursements, dispute resolution and other matters related to execution of contracts and agreements. As necessary, carries out contract terminations or defaults together with thesurety and Legal Department in a timely manner.

Prepares reports and correspondence;assigns, develops, and evaluates staff; manages departmental budget and work processes.

Performs related work as required.

Considerableknowled g e of : principles and practices of architectural and engineering design, and construction inspection services for capital improvement projects; modern management principles and practices;modern developments, current literature, and sources of information relating to contract administration including design-bid-build, progressive design-build,and construction manager at risk procurement delivery methods.

Workin g knowled g e of : modern accounting principles and practices and the application of data processing to the establishment, monitoring, and analysis…