CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60067677

Requisition No: 858768 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60067677

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60067677 

Salary:  $50,000 - $57,000 

Posting Closing Date: 08/28/2025 

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Department of Children and FamiliesTallahassee, Florida

Open Competitive

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE.This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week.

Location: Centre of Tallahassee Building, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 400 Tallahassee, FL 32303.Regular business hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday.

Some travel may be required.

 

DESCRIPTION

In this position, you will serve as a Contract Manager responsible for composing, coordinating, controlling, executing, and monitoring contractual agreements of multiple specialized contracts for the Office of Child & Family Well-Being. You will be responsible for enforcing the terms and conditions of all assigned contracts and will serve as a liaison between the Department and providers, as well as other agencies, and program offices.

How you will make an impact:

• Contract management duties include developing contract documents, handling contract and amendment execution activities, facilitating meetings and negotiations with contractual providers, approval of contract deliverables and invoices, and handling the day-to-day oversight of assigned contracts.
• Prepare contracts, amendments, renewals, and extensions as requested by the program area.
• Manage assigned contracts to include the oversight and enforcement of contract terms and conditions.
• Accurately develop and process all contract documents.
• Monitor compliance of mandatory contract requirements.
• Assist in the provision of technical assistance, guidance on contractual issues, and monitoring policies and procedures.
• Responsible for records management including maintaining official files of record for assigned contracts, and documenting contract payments.
• Perform contract monitoring for assigned contracts as well as participate on the cross-unit program monitoring team for contracted service providers.  This includes review and approval of provider's contracted deliverables and imposes/monitors corrective action where necessary.
• Assist in negotiations of contract terms and conditions, performing costs analyses of provider budgets.
• Serve as single point of contact with service providers, ensuring positive provider relations.
• Work to resolve issues timely and effectively.
• Conduct site visits in accordance with monitoring requirements for each assigned contract to ensure service delivery.
• Perform contract closeout duties, including contract evaluation and review and documentation of provider performance.
• Assist in developing competitive solicitations in concert with applicable rules and statutes. When applicable, develop business cases and coordinate reviews with the Center for Efficient Government.
• Review, approve, and process provider invoices. Maintain detailed expenditure schedule and update financial database(s).
• Assist with identifying appropriate mechanisms for contracting and procurement.
• Maintain official department contract records.
• Responsible for using effective verbal and written communications including preparing correspondence and reports.
• Performing related duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of basic management principles.
• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution.
• Knowledge of methods for compiling, analyzing, and evaluating data.
• Knowledge of government accounting systems.
• Knowledge of state and department contracting procedures and requirements.
• Knowledge of quality assurance techniques.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of computer software including applications