Contract Compliance Specialist

Pay Range: $26.38 - $34.30/hr. | $54,879 - $71.343 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, March 16, 2026 📅

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Contract Compliance Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Development Services Contract Management Office. The Development Services Department works with residents, businesses, developers, and other stakeholders to achieve the City’s vision of becoming the most livable and best managed city in the country. Our fast-paced work environment and focus on constant improvement keeps us motivated to implement best practices and to provide excellent customer experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance or a related field and three years of experience preparing and monitoring federal grants or federally funded community programs

• Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Accela Automation, Adobe Acrobat, PeopleSoft Financials and Microsoft Suite

• Strong knowledge of Public Works procurement policies, procedures, rules and regulations

• Strong knowledge of fund accounting and auditing procedures

The Contract Compliance Specialist’s job responsibilities include:

• Reviewing site plans, plats, and other construction plans as they relate to the Policy for the Installation of Infrastructure Agreements

• Prepare and negotiate redlines for Encroachment(s), Maintenance, Unified Sign(s) and applicable amendments

• Serves as liaison between the development community, third-party consultant(s), and city staff to obtain appropriate documentation, ensure criteria are met per ordinance, initiate and review invoice/collect payment for applicable development fees

• Contract monitoring and oversight throughout their entire life cycle (e.g. contract execution, amendments, renewals, change orders, etc.)

• Assisting with drafting and routing contracts, renewals, and amendments

• Assisting in the management of our contract, tracking database and related information; and the improvement and maintenance of the contract filing system

• Reviewing revenue, expenditures, and balances for all service contracts and analyzing expenditures to ensure transactions are accurate and comply with contract specifications

• Compiles and analyzes data for audit; present findings; report discrepancies; and make recommendations for corrective action

• Assists in the development of General Fund budgets and establish appropriation of funding through the budget process and/or through appropriation ordinance

• Scheduling and attending meetings with relevant stakeholders to resolve project friction points to keep the development process moving

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, walking and repetitive motions

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to life, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.