Contract Analyst - Transportation

Department:

Transportation

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Do you excel at leading teams, managing details, and fostering strong collaboration? Are you an effective communicator who thrives in a dynamic environment? As a Contract Analyst, you will play a key role in overseeing all contract responsibilities within Transportation Department for the Field Services Division.

Join us and be part of a fast-paced, high-impact team dedicated to serving our community with excellence. Apply today!

About This Role

• Provide oversight and governance for Stormwater or Transportation contracts to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and reporting requirements
• Post draft eGenda contract packets for internal routing, LSR assignment, and workflow initiation
• Serve as the Administrative Agent for assigned contracts
• Collaborate with management to determine procurement needs and develop solicitations, bids, quotes, and project scopes through contract award
• Train and oversee temporary contract staff in preparing, reviewing, drafting, and monitoring cooperative purchases, sole/single sources, and waiver requests
• Work with the Procurement Liaison to submit and finalize bid documents, specifications, and timelines for approval and release
• Coordinate meetings with stakeholders and report on bid status, post-award actions, vendor evaluations, and contract performance
• Prepare new contract draft documents and reviews specifications for adherence to procurement best practices, confirming funding availability
• Submit requests in OnBase for new contracts, amendments, renewals, and other contract-related services
• Assist with eGenda processing, supports quick quotes or pre-qualified bids up to $50K, and helps schedule departmental Smartsheet meetings

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Business, Planning, or a job-related field AND two (2) years of job-related experience
• - OR - Six (6) years of professional job-related experience at management’s discretion
• A valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $56,139.20 - $62,000.00/ annually, based on experience

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

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Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.