Manager, Contracts

Manager, Contracts

Position Number: CM-308-2025

Division: $ATSDiv

Department: Purchasing

FTE: 1.00

Term (month/year): 12 months/year

Annual Salary Step Range: Steps 1 - 6: $122,340 - $141,828

Initial Screening Date: 03/31/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Under administrative direction, the Manager, Contracts plans, coordinates, and manages College-wide contract development, negotiation, execution, and administration for Mt. San Antonio College. The position provides advanced professional expertise in public-sector contracting and serves as the College’s central resource for contract compliance, risk mitigation, and adherence to applicable federal, state, and local laws. The incumbent performs highly complex work involving construction contracts, professional services agreements, memoranda of understanding, instructional and clinical agreements, and other specialized contracts.

The position exercises independent judgment and discretion and works collaboratively with college leadership, legal counsel, Purchasing, Facilities Planning, Risk Management, and program administrators to ensure contracts support institutional priorities while protecting the College’s legal and financial interests.

Receives administrative direction from the assigned managerial personnel. Exercises general direction and supervision over assigned professional, technical, and administrative support staff through subordinate levels of management and supervision.

This position is within the classified administrator classification and oversees the full contract lifecycle in a complex public higher education environment. The position requires in-depth knowledge of contract law, public procurement practices, and regulatory compliance, as well as the ability to interpret and apply the California Education Code, Public Contract Code, Government Code, and related statutes. This class provides assistance to management in a variety of administrative, coordinative, analytical, and liaison capacities.

Responsibilities include performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility. The incumbent organizes and oversees day-to-day activities and is responsible for providing professional-level support in a variety of areas. Successful performance of the work requires an extensive professional background as well as skill in managing departmental work.