Contracts Specialist II •Lead - Parks and Recreation Department

Overview

Contracts Specialist II Lead - Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks and Recreation Department provides residents and visitors with extensive park and recreation facilities and programs. The position provides leadership to a two-person professional staff responsible for the department's procurement activities and contract administration, including non-profit operating agreements, revenue agreements, concessionaire agreements, maintenance agreements and development agreements.

Responsibilities

• Issuing, evaluating and awarding complex solicitations and administering resultant contracts.
• Developing and administering assigned agreements.
• Supervising two Contracts Specialist II positions.
• Clearly communicating goals and objectives to staff.
• Leading staff to ensure new solicitations are issued, awarded and available for ordering prior to current contract expiration.
• Reviewing staff work product for completeness and compliance with the Procurement Code and A.R. 3.10 prior to submission for approval.
• Collaborating with the team to resolve protests in a timely manner.
• Providing leadership for the section including work planning, staff support, issue resolution, regulatory compliance and productivity reporting.
• Using the City's procurement portal to process solicitations and the supplier relationship management system to process contracts.
• Maintaining a contracts database and procurement tracking log; monitoring contract utilization.
• Identifying areas for process improvements to increase efficiencies.

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Salary and Benefits

Pay Range : $86,590.40 – $100,235.20 annually. Hiring Range : $86,590.40 – $121,825.60 annually.

Benefits include : traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, 401(a) and 457 plans, medical options, city contributions to Post-Employment Health Plan, wellness incentives, dental / vision / life insurance, long-term disability, free transit passes, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off including holidays, vacation, sick leave and parental leave. Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

Recruitment Dates

Recruitment closes October 23, 2025. Materials must be received by 11 : 59 p.m. on that date. This recruitment may be used to fill related vacancies now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. Resume screening results will be sent to your primary email address.

Equal Opportunity

City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.

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