ABOUT THIS POSITION
The City of Phoenix Water Services Department, one of the nation's largest potable water utilities, treats and delivers safe, reliable drinking water to 1.5 million customers across approximately 540 square miles. Phoenix Water Services also manages the sewer collection system and treats wastewater for 2.5 million residents in metropolitan Phoenix.
This Contract Specialist II Lead position is a new position for the Water Services Department (WSD) Procurement team and will allow for additional oversight of staff work, as well as capacity for process improvements and staff training. Along with supervising a team of two to three professional staff, this position will also perform advanced level work in writing, negotiating, awarding, and administrating complex contracts that require market research, and spend/cost analysis.
The current WSD procurement team has eight Procurement Officers and provides contract monitoring and administration support for approximately 600 contracts with an average of 65 solicitations to complete annually. Work requires collaboration and proactive communication with stakeholders, as well as the use of critical thinking skills, initiative, and professional judgment. Work is performed under the general direction of a Procurement Manager.
SALARY
Pay Range: $72,966 to $107,806 annually.
Hiring Range: $72,966 to $88,691 annually.
Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS
A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of experience working with governmental contracts or experience assisting a contracts administrator in contract preparation.
• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Lead/supervisory experience.
• Certification in Lean Methodology.
• Experience providing training to field staff in procurement related topics.
• Experience in writing scopes of work that reduce contract administration.
• Experience with electronic procurement systems (e.g. SAP/SRM, Ariba, PD2, eCMS, etc.)

RECRUITMENT DATES
Recruitment closes June 17, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.
This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization 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. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.
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REFERENCE
Contracts Specialist II*Lead, JC:06631, ID#54497, 06/03/2024, USM, RG, Benefits:007
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