About Our Job

With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise. Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $70000 and $90000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year 12 paid holidays 1 personal holiday 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site this position you can expect to work on site at least 3-4 days per week at the WorldPort Building (24735 E. 75th Ave. Suite 100 Denver CO 80249). Free on-site parking is provided.

Who We Are & What Youll Do

Since opening on Feb. 28 1995 Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the worlds busiest 2025 passengers passed through DEN making DEN 4thbusiest airport in the U.S. and the worlds 10thbusiest airport. DEN is Colorados primary economic engine generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the DEN we are committed to fostering a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity Diversity Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.

The Special Projects Division delivers complex large-scale long-term capital programs for Denver International Airport utilizing alternative delivery methods such as CMGC Design-Build etc. and concurrently oversees contracts for multiple programs with a divisional goal of delivering projects on time and on budget. This is a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on key contracts at DEN and be an integral member of a fast-paced diverse and close-knit team.

The Special Projects division is seeking a highly skilled self-motivated team player with outstanding relationship-building problem-solving and negotiating skills to perform contract administration duties and be the face of the airport to many vendors and contractors. This position will manage and administer a complex portfolio of contracts in a way that promotes transparency timeliness and accuracy.

This role will work closely with internal stakeholders including Directors the Project Team the Contracts team and DEN Finance to manage contracts task orders change orders encumbrance processes invoicing contractual compliance and other day-to-day administrative tasks. This position will also perform research and analysis over contract terms performance and fiscal management.

Specifically as the Contract Administrator you will:

• Administer and perform compliance on Professional Service and Construction Expenditure Contracts throughout the entire contract life cycle including administrative tasks fiscal tasks tracking research analysis Task Order initiation and closeout along with invoicing and record retention.

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal team members Contractors and other stakeholders to deliver projects on time within budget and ensure payment and contractual obligations are met while providing a high level of customer service.

• Review track process and electronically file of all necessary project program fiscal and contractual information according to established contractual requirements divisional procedures document control procedures and document retention schedules.

What Youll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity race socioeconomic status sexual identity gender religion language ability and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. Youll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself your work the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience skills and characteristics:

• High level of attention to detail and strong reasoning skills specifically with understanding interpreting analyzing and applying conclusions to contractual agreements.

• Experience administering or performing compliance on Professional Service and/or Construction Contracts.

• Demonstrated skills in understanding and interpreting contractual requirements and applying contractual and fiscal compliance principles.

• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to present recommendations findings and information to both peers internal leadership other internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.

• Proven track record of applying continuous process improvement to established procedures and providing recommendations for improvements along with documentation of processes.

• Familiarity with fiscal management platforms such as Workday or similar systems Microsoft Excel and project management or payments systems such as Unifier and Textura.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelors degree in Business Administration Public Administration Political Science Management or a related field.

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional experience performing contract negotiation contract administration or conducting research and analysis in an area such as budget compliance issues or accounting.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 4/26. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than April 26th at 11:59 PM.

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability genetic information age or any other status protected under federal state and/or local law.

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