Job Information
City of New York CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS & REVIEW SPECIALIST in New York, New York
Job Description
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Agency Chief Contracting Office (ACCO) is responsible for directing and managing the agency’s procurement. The ACCO's Office works cooperatively with DEP’s operational and support bureaus to manage the procurement process to support their programs and operations requiring capital construction projects, supplies, and services, such as construction and construction-related professional services, primarily, engineering. The ACCO also coordinates with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), the Comptroller’s Office, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies. The ACCO’s Office consists of eleven (10) organizational groups: Contract Management, Special Projects, Contract Administration, Contract Compliance and Opportunities, Administrative Services, Purchasing Management, Payments and Accounting, Large Payments and Accounting, Contract Review & Negotiations Unit, and Scope/Specifications Review Unit.
The Contract Review and Negotiations Unit is responsible for negotiations of professional service consultant contracts, reviewing consultant’s overhead rates and drafting contracts to ensure that the Agency’s projects are aligned with the solicitation and the subsequent negotiated scope of work. The Unit also reviews and processes payments for utilities under the EP-7 Program. The Unit is available for consultation on procurement methods, consultant negotiations, contract drafting, and to discuss issues relating to change orders, vendor cautions and insurances.
Job Tasks/Duties:
Conduct negotiations for consultant contracts. Assist in preparing contracts; coordinate with the Senior Program Manager for Contracts; conduct research. Participate in negotiations conducted by the unit and assist the Contract Review and Negotiations Unit, in developing and reinforcing procedures and policies for negotiating professional services contracts. Review proposals in response to Request for Proposals (RFPs), timelines, cost proposals, assumption documents, meeting minutes and agendas, in consultation with the operating bureau(s). Support the activities in consultation with DEP operating bureaus; and serve as liaison to other agencies, vendors and oversight agencies including the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), the Law Department, the Office of the New York City Comptroller, and the Conflicts of Interest Board. Coordinate and liaise with internal DEP program and legal staff; as necessary. Assist with the agency's procurements to ensure that the rules and regulations are in compliance; and initiate processes to streamline procurements and reporting.
Qualifications
Must have good writing skills. If selected for an interview, please bring a writing sample.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.