What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement and Contracts Support Specialist V - School Facilities Authority position at Hawaii State Department of Education?
Salary Range: Procurement and Contracts Support Specialist V, SR-24: $6,043.00 - $7,351.00
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Revises, clarifies, or develops purchasing policies, procedures, practices and guidelines for the use of staff as required.
Reviews outgoing correspondence drafted by staff.
Serves as technical resource to the Procurement Officer, administrators, and bidders to ensure compliance with Procurement Code, applicable state and federal administrative rules and regulations applicable to purchasing mandates and guidelines, other policies or procedures governing state agencies and organizations, and departmental policies or procedures.
Conducts periodic reviews of departmental procurement practices, including recommending appropriate revisions to procurement policies and procedures.
Conducts periodic audits of schools and offices in all areas of procurement and contracting to evaluate compliance with Procurement Code and departmental policies and procedures, including the preparation of reports and briefing of senior management officials on the findings and recommendations to correct procurement and contracting deficiencies.
Investigates complaints or controversies from department requisitioners and/or vendors or contractors.
Reports findings of fact and recommends appropriate or corrective action.
Resolves the most complex contract compliance issues (e.g. contract modifications, change orders, interpretations, time delays, cost overruns, transfer or assignments of contracts and other unforeseen circumstances).
May train, guide or mentor lower level specialists. In addition, performs work described at the lower level in relation to most complex, specialized and technical work assignments.
Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.
Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:
- A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
- A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,
- Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.
Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.