City of Tacoma · 1 hour ago
Sewer Contract Manager (Business Services Analyst Senior)
Tacoma, WA
Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $138K/yr
4+ years expCity of Tacoma is seeking a Sewer Contracts Manager to manage the full lifecycle of contracts for Wastewater and Stormwater utilities. This role involves overseeing contract compliance, financial management, and building relationships with vendors and stakeholders to ensure effective procurement processes.
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Responsibilities
Materials and Services Contracts Development and Management: Organize, execute, and manage all phases of development, evaluation, negotiation and awarding of material and service improvement contracts in accordance with all rules and regulations
Procurement and Payables. Oversee teams dedicated to procurement and payment functions, reconciliation, and tracking of revenues for Wastewater and Stormwater. Understand the nature of all finance related tasks including creating purchase orders, reviewing invoices, and procure to pay workflows. Ensure timely processing of all invoices, accounting, and reconciliation
Employee Supervision. Supervise employees, manages scheduling, and conducts performance review and evaluations. Builds effective teams, outline goals, and provide career path assistance to develop industry leaders. Ensure all policies, procedures, and daily expectations are followed
Financial Management. Collaborate with Budget Liaison to develop, recommend, and manage the biennium budget for sewer contracts. Working with data analyst to ensure contract projections and assumptions are included, updated, and accurate within the Wastewater and Stormwater rate models
Community/Customer Relations. Build and maintain relationships with vendors, manufacturing representatives and contractors to maintain open communications and good working relationships. Negotiate contract terms and conditions in a manner that promotes a good working relationship
Research and Analysis. Analyze, research, and interpret complex policy, code, and legislative information related to contracts and purchasing. Conduct and support ad hoc analyses and contribute ideas toward the development of various purchasing and contract policies for Environmental Services
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business management, accounting, public administration, finance, or a related field
Four (4) years preferred actively establishing, monitoring and/or negotiating contracts, adhering to procurement policies and procedures including review of invoices, and overseeing expenditures, preferably in the public sector or a utility
Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education
Communicates effectively by conveying a clear understanding of objectives and strategies
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Network internally and externally within the Wastewater and Stormwater workgroups and with other City Departments
Collaborate to build relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions that meet shared objectives
Ensures accountability by holding self and others accountable while planning and aligning work priorities to meet commitments and optimizing work processes to get work done effectively and efficiently
Demonstrates financial acumen by using analysis, forecasting, and evaluations of key indicators to act on strategic opportunities and ensure better business decisions
Organizational savvy: maneuvers comfortably through complex policies, processes, and people-related organizational dynamics
Ability to balance stakeholders by anticipating the needs, requirements, and expectations of multiple stakeholders
Preferred
Knowledge of local government purchasing policies and procedures preferred, especially strong experience in Ariba
Company
City of Tacoma
City of Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Kipling Morris
Chief Operating Officer
Carol Wolfe
Business Services and Workforce Partnerships Manager
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