Assistant Procurement Administrator

Position Title:

Assistant Procurement Administrator

Location:

Albany, NY Grade/Classification: 2 (D1) – Para & Entry Level Professional I Salary Range: $50,039 - $66,665 Bargaining Unit: CSEA FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt Last Revised:
June 17, 2022 Primary Purpose

The Assistant Procurement Administrator assists department staff and leadership with the administration of DASNY’s procurement of goods or services for itself and its clients, including all related programmatic, administrative, and clerical tasks. The Assistant Procurement Administrator undertakes assignments as directed and works both independently and as part of a team.

• Assist and participate in all phases of DASNY’s procurement of professional services, the bidding and award of construction contracts and/or the purchase and delivery of fixtures, furnishings and equipment and related services for DASNY and its clients, in accordance with established procedures.
• Prepare, process and review term procurements and the selection and award of term contracts and the issuance of work orders and any related documents or amendments.
• Assist DASNY staff, clients, consultants, contractors, vendors and/or other third parties in the preparation, processing, posting, publication, completion, submission, review, coordination and gathering approvals for all procurement related activities and/or documentation, including, but not limited to, requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, expressions of interests, bid openings, selection committees, contract awards, job orders, purchasing requisitions, purchase orders and contracts, work authorizations, work orders and/or any related documents and/or amendments in accordance with established procedures.
• Coordinate, schedule and attend meetings, coordinate follow-up on issues identified in meetings; prepare and distribute meeting minutes and related boilerplate documents, forms and correspondence.
• Coordinate and schedule pre-bid meetings and/or site visits.
• Prepare, review and/or disseminate correspondence to DASNY staff and clients, consultants, contractors, vendors and/or other third parties in accordance with established procedures.
• Assist in the evaluation of vendor responsibility and responsiveness by conducting independent research and gathering information from public record databases to collect adverse information regarding contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Gather, review and/or monitor consultants, contractors and/or vendors insurance documents for compliance with contractual requirements, and interact with consultants, contractors and/or vendors, brokers/agents, and DASNY personnel and third-party vendors as necessary or required.
• Provide data input into various financial, construction management, and procurement systems update and maintain online procurement tracking systems and develop, prepare and maintain reports, dashboards, spreadsheets, logs, charts and/or related databases.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with DASNY’s established procurement procedures and guidelines, and applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
• Maintain and revise contract boilerplate documents as directed.
• Identify and describe potential problems and/or delays in the procurement process or workflow and recommend potential improvement opportunities to processes, documents and forms to improve workflow.
• Ensure the confidentiality of information gathered during the procurement process.
• Ensure that a complete and accurate procurement record is maintained in accordance with established procedures.
• Collaborate, assist and coordinate with Opportunity Programs staff throughout all phases of DASNY procurements to further develop, integrate, implement and enhance NYS and DASNY policy objectives to encourage and further MWBE and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) participation as set forth in Executive Law Article 15-A and Executive Law Article 17-B.

• Provide procurement support to other staff and units as needed.
• Oversee file maintenance for procurements.
• Prepare correspondence, deliver mail, send and receive mail and packages as requested.
• Assist in tracking…