Senior Contracts Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead compliance tracking in all areas of performance required by the contracts and vendor agreements.

- Provide client, project, operations and corporate compliance reporting and analytics.

- Monitor and reports on Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

- Meet with subcontractors, vendors and third party auditors.

- Develop business continuity, disaster recovery and document archiving reports.

- Oversight of external auditors and vendor quality assurance audits.

- Deliver regular compliance updates to project management.

- Ensure staffing/operations/quality management plans appropriately updated.

Additional Job Duties and Responsibilities

- Coordinate communication between staff, executive leadership, and management.

- Ensure contract compliance for vendor and consultant agreements, including timely submission of invoices and deliverables.

- Review and verify accuracy of contract documents, invoices, and milestones; resolve discrepancies with Finance and vendors.

- Interpret prime contract terms and respond to leadership inquiries.

- Prepare NDAs, amendments, and contracts in accordance with corporate and project standards.

- Maintain contract files, vendor spreadsheets, and contract library with strict confidentiality.

- Collaborate with Finance to process vendor invoices and approvals.

- Generate reports and contractual documents to support ongoing monitoring.

- Assist with contract negotiations and dispute resolution by analyzing terms and providing recommendations.

- Document and maintain contract-related policies and best practices.

- Serve as liaison with Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on contract matters.

- Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects under the PMO.

- Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience.

- Advanced degree or professional designation preferred.

Program Specific Requirement:

- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Public Policy, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent relevant experience).

- Minimum 2 years of experience supporting contracts for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Eligibility Support Services or Texas Eligibility Broker (TX EB) program within the last 3 years.

- Experience in contract administration, business development, or management

- Leading projects with multiple stakeholders

- Strong presentation and communication abilities.

- Ability to interpret and draft contract language

- Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, work independently and collaboratively, and maintain confidentiality.

- Must be able to work effectively in a remote setting.

- Knowledge of government contract administration and compliance

- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

- Understanding of change orders and project funding.

- Must currently reside within th...