Project Manager​/Contract Manager - Hybrid; onsite in Towson, MD

This is a hybrid position in Towson, MD (21204), 3 days/week onsite, 2 days/week remote.

US Citizenship or a Green Card is required.

Initial duration is 9 months but extensions are likely.

Seeking a Contract Manager to provide procurement support efforts to achieve reliable, cost-efficient and timely goods and services. This position will assist in coordination with County Procurement and County Legal to ensure compliance with all mandated purchasing and legal requirements.

• Interface with various levels of personnel and management and well as with external vendors and contractors.
• Prepare requests for proposals and administer the contracts until performance is completed.
• Perform all steps of the procurement process such as kick-off and pre-proposal meetings, review of documents, tracking approvals, facilitating legal and purchasing review and moving contract documents and amendments through the collaboration and approval process.
• Monitor all financial aspects of assigned contracts (e.g. monitoring funding, burn rate, and expenditures).
• Monitor day-to-day procurement operations, including supplier performance monitoring, contract expiration monitoring / renewals, contract scope monitoring / change development / dispute coordination.
• Ensures all relevant documentation accompany contracts and maintaining digital and hard copies of relevant documentation.
• Sharing and providing clarity of contract processes, conditions and details with employees.
• Maintains schedules/calendars for the Contract Office in preparation, organization, setting agenda, taking notes and minutes, developing action items, and general follow up of meetings.
• Communications to all levels of the organization.