Sr. Contract Administrator

At Orange County Government, we are proud to serve the public with integrity, honesty, fairness, and professionalism. We develop innovative policies and services that impact Central Florida and shape the future of our community. We believe in hiring the very best. Our workplace experience sets us apart and makes us a great place to work. Our goal is to create an environment of exceptional organizational values, customer service standards, and employee satisfaction. Orange County Government is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and services to all individuals

The Facilities Management Division is seeking a highly qualified Senior Contract Administrator. The Senior Contract Administrator position provides administrative oversight for the division's fifty-five (55) maintenance and service term contracts with an estimated value of $30 million. The position also reviews purchase requests for materials, services, and supplies to ensure requests meet Procurement guidelines and policies. In return, we offer stability with excellent benefits, including membership in the State of Florida Retirement System.

Facilities Management Division prides itself on providing outstanding customer service through teamwork, innovation and the development of positive relationships with our customers and teammates. Our mission is to provide safe, sustainable, and well-maintained facilities and services through high standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethics.

We are committed to providing a work culture that emphasizes mutual respect, trust, career development, and a collaborative work environment that recognizes individual achievements.

General Functions:

This role performs advanced professional and administrative work in the review, analysis, formulation, and enforcement of formal written contractual agreements for the County¿s professional services, goods and services, and construction projects. This role is responsible for ensuring that the County¿s contractual procedures operate effectively and efficiently in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and County laws and regulations.

Duties include managing the full lifecycle of complex contracts, ensuring compliance with regulations for departments, divisions, and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Board of County Commissioners.

Work is performed using independent judgment under limited supervision of the assigned supervisor and is reviewed through meetings, conferences, reports and results achieved.

Representative Duties/Assignments:

Duties may vary based on area of assignment. The following are representative duties; it is not the intent to capture all duties performed by this classification.

• Coordinates and develops new and rebid of contracts, which includes reviewing and writing the scope of services, preparing supplemental terms and conditions, and ensuring that contract specifications meet Purchasing requirements.
• Responsible for developing the appropriate qualifications language for RFPs, RFQ's, IFB's, for professional, maintenance, and service contracts for the division.
• Responsible for representing the division at pre-bid/proposal conferences and review committee meetings for assigned maintenance and service contracts.
• Performs technical reviews on all of the contract proposals for the division to determine the most responsive and responsible submittal, which includes evaluating responses and pricing data.
• Provides technical guidance to the division staff by interpreting contractual language and procurement regulations.
• Manages contractor performance for compliance to contract terms and conditions for service contracts by monitoring contractor performance; preparing contractor performance evaluations. Responsible for maintaining a database on all of the division contracts to assist Management with the administration, monitoring, and tracking.
• Meets with contractors to explain performance evaluations and obtaining feedback; and reporting and resolving complex contract issues to Management.
• Prepares all division internal purchasing forms for contract services for processing by fiscal staff.
• Assists with Indirect Cost Allocation by compiling contracted services and utilities expenditures by fiscal year.
• Serves as Department representative to VRUC.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field. Three (3) years of experience reviewing, preparing and/or monitoring of procurement contracts, auditing financial/grant/service contracts, auditing and reviewing proposed contracts/grants, or monitoring and evaluating compliance.

In lieu of the degree requirements, additional relevant experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Based on area of assignment, may be required to possess and maintain a valid State of Florida Driver's License by date of hire.

Preferences:

Experience in development of Invitation for Bids (IFB) for construction services and Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural and engineering services highly desirable.
One year of supervisory experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Excellent customer service skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to work flexible hours and after-hours due to operational requirements.

Open Date: 10/15/2026
Close Date: 10/29/2026

This posting is subject to close without prior notice.

Pay Grade: 018 - From $32.24 to $41.92
FLSA Status: Exempt

Placement based on Education and Experience

Disclaimer: Benefits may vary for employees under collective bargaining agreements.

For more information on Benefits visit - https://www.ocfl.net/EmploymentVolunteerism/EmployeeBenefits.aspx

If you are claiming Veterans' Preference, you are responsible for providing the required eligibility documentation by the closing date of the posting. Please scan and upload a copy of your cover letter and supporting documents, to Orange County Human Resources Division via the secure Box.com folder.

Your cover letter should include the Job ID number you are applying for, the title of the position, your full name and the last 4 digits of your social security number. *If you are a current employee returning from active military service, you may be eligible for promotion preference if the active military service qualifies for Veterans' Preference. Please note that Veterans' Preference applies only to a Veterans' first promotion after reinstatement or reemployment, without exception.

If your education was obtained in the United States, the County recognizes degrees or diplomas which are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If you have obtained education from a country other than the United States, your degree or diploma must be evaluated to determine the United States equivalency by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credentials Evaluations (AICE) at your expense. #INDHP

Facilities Management

Selected candidates will be required to provide employment references and will be required to complete a pre-employment drug, physical and background check.

Standard work hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work hours may include, weekends, after-hours, and post hurricane response due to operational needs.

This position is subject to assignment at any Facilities Management location due to project, task, or operational requirements.