What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Manager position at California Governor's Office of Emergency Services?
This position is being advertised as a Retired Annuitant. Only applicants who are retired through the California Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERS) and eligible to work as a retired annuitant will be considered for appointment.
Under direction of the Information Technology Admin Supervisor (IT Sup II), the IT Specialist I will act as the IT Contract Manager and plan, create, manage, control, and track IT Contracts. The incumbent receives direction with assignments in terms of broadly defined missions or functions and plans, designs, and executes programs, studies, and other work independently. The incumbent will assist IT management and project lead(s) to perform varied and unrelated processes in connection with contract support for information technology projects and operations. The IT Specialist I will function in a demanding and changing environment, which requires the IT Specialist I to act with great independence while effectively maintaining a routine workload and also regularly responding to short-term tasks. The work also involves demonstrating leadership in identifying new issues and business opportunities and in assisting management with the most sensitive issues. Incumbents demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the relationship of their specialization and/or project responsibilities to the work as a whole.
All IT Series positions and duties are reviewed by the Cal OES Chief Information Officer (CIO) to ensure compliance with State Administrative Manual (SAM) and Government Code.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective and beneficial relationships with state, local, and Federal government agencies, and the vendor community, as it relates to information technology contract management.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others as demonstrated by strong written and verbal communication skills, strong negotiating skills, and particularly the ability to represent the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services effectively with the vendor community, key customers, stakeholders, and internal staff.
- Proven track record of gaining the confidence and trust of individuals in key positions.
- Demonstrated ability to ensure that contracts adhere to departmental, state, and federal practices and regulations.
- Ability to obtain consensus on direction to ensure timely completion of proposals leading to contracts.
- Knowledge of state best practices, including trends and directions related to contracts.
- Knowledge of project and state contract management practices.
- Knowledge of state budget processes.
- Knowledge of state and federal control agency requirements for contracts.
- Knowledge of State Contracts Manual (SCM), California Public Contract Code (PCC); California Government Code (GC): IT procurement methods; State Administrative Manual (SMA); State Information Management Manual (SIMM).
- Knowledge of Department of Technology’s Project Approval/Delivery Lifecycle (PAL/PDL).
- Ability to Stay current with the latest developments in hardware/software; Document technical specifications; Adapt and manage multiple tasks and priorities; Develop effective solutions; Communicate with users, team members and management effectively.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I
Working Conditions
Hybrid Telework: This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Additional in office days may be required based on the business need.
Conflict of Interest (COI): This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code and is required to complete Form 700 within 30 days of appointment. Failure to comply with the Conflict of Interest Code requirements may void the appointment.