City of Tampa

This is highly responsible professional work specializing in procurement compliance operations for the City of Tampa. The position focuses on ensuring all purchasing activities adhere to established laws, regulations, and policies while serving as the gatekeeper of ethical and legal procurement practices within municipal government to ensure the City maintains the highest level of procurement integrity.

Under general supervision, an employee in this class is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and ensuring compliance with all procurement laws, regulations, and policies across City departments. The employee serves as the City's primary procurement compliance specialist within the Purchasing Department, providing expertise in regulatory analysis, policy development, audit procedures, and compliance training. Work requires considerable initiative, independent judgment, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments while ensuring transparency and fairness in all procurement activities. Work is reviewed through regular meetings, compliance reports, audit findings, and successful completion of regulatory objectives.

Maintains documentation of compliance activities, investigations, and corrective actions; prepares detailed reports using compliance databases and tracking systems; implements new compliance requirements across City departments and monitor consistent application; identifies opportunities to enhance procurement compliance through process improvements and technology solutions.

Recommend policy and procedural modifications to improve efficiency. Develops innovative approaches to compliance monitoring and enforcement.

Develop training materials, user guides, and reference documentation to deliver training programs on procurement compliance policies and procedures; provide ongoing guidance and consultation to City staff on compliance requirements and best practices to ensure all personnel have access to current information and understand their responsibilities in maintaining compliance standards.

Collaborate with the Legal Department to develop compliant contract templates and procurement documents, ensuring terms align with regulatory and City policy requirements; to investigate potential violations, develop corrective actions, and implement compliance improvements; provide compliance guidance during negotiations and contract administration to protect the City’s interests; monitor bid and proposal processes for fairness, transparency, and compliance; assist in bid protests and procurement-related complaints to uphold the integrity of the competitive bidding process.

Performs related work as required.

This position requires extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local procurement regulations, contract law, and ethical standards.

Extensive knowledge of: Federal, state, and local procurement laws, regulations, and legal precedents; municipal procurement compliance requirements and ethical standards; contract law and administrative procedures; audit principles and investigative techniques; regulatory analysis and policy development.

Considerable knowledge of: Municipal operations and organizational structure; procurement processes and industry standards; risk assessment and management principles; training and development methodologies; documentation and record-keeping requirements; vendor management and contract administration.

Working knowledge of: Project management methodologies; data analysis and reporting tools; business process improvement techniques; conflict resolution and dispute management; quality assurance processes; cybersecurity considerations in procurement compliance.

Ability to: Analyze complex regulations and translate them into practical compliance procedures; conduct thorough investigations and prepare detailed findings and recommendations; develop and deliver effective training programs to diverse audiences; communicate complex regulatory and legal concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences; establish and maintain effective working relationships with City staff, vendors, legal counsel, and oversight agencies; exercise sound judgment in compliance decision-making; manage multiple compliance projects simultaneously with competing priorities; adapt to changing regulatory environments and emerging compliance requirements.

Mostly sedentary, indoors, requires extended use of computer, typing and viewing monitor. Occasional travel to City facilities, vendor sites, and training locations may be required. Ability to lift materials up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, law, finance, supply chain management, or a closely related field and two (2) years of experience in procurement compliance, government auditing, contract administration, or related field with demonstrated experience in regulatory analysis and compliance monitoring.

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An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Possession of a valid Florida driver's license.

Preferred:

· Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) through the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC)

· Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) through the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP)

· Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) through the Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP)

· Contract Management certification through the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.