Contract Management Lead Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 52682)

Description

Are you a strategic connector with a passion for ensuring seamless operations and empowering teams?

The City of Edmonton is looking for a Contract Management Lead who can bridge the gap between our dedicated contract management professionals and key decision-makers. Reporting directly to the Manager of Strategic Contract Management, you'll play a vital role in guaranteeing the continuous operation of our City. This isn't just about oversight; it's about providing collective leadership and cultivating an environment where our Contract Management team — and the Corporate Procurement and Supply Services (CPSS) Branch — can truly excel.

If you're ready to ensure the health and validity of critical contracts while strategically guiding human, social, technical, and operational systems, we want to hear from you.

What will you do:

• Working in collaboration with the Manager, Strategic Contract Management for managerial duties of Contract Management staff reporting to the position including but not limited to hiring, work assignments, delegation, and performance management/documentation
• Ensure accountability of work within the team, while ensuring alignment of strategic City/Branch/Section plans as well as contract management procedure, practices and policies across the City
• Foster a culture of proactive collaboration across the contract management teams as well as related internal and external stakeholders
• Provide leadership, development, coaching, performance evaluation, and feedback to staff while proactively communicating and escalating to the Manager, Strategic Contract Management where needed.
• Ensure staff's health, wellness, and safety
• Engage, assign, and provide recommendations in work/tasks/projects assigned to staff
• Provide guidance and recommendations on a continuous basis in supporting staff towards completing the work, problem solving, while promoting collaboration, initiative, and flexibility
• Ensure team's effectiveness and performance through meticulous reporting and performance measurement, reporting key performance indicators for growth, opportunities, accuracy and transparency in line with section/unit standards
• Continue to foster a culture of accountability within the CPSS Contract Management team
• Uphold overall quality assurance/control for the contract management staff by integrating valuable lessons learned and finding innovative solutions
• Accountable for the completeness and content of work completed by the team
• Serve as the level of escalation for contract management support and advice to the assigned portfolio department(s) by serving as technical expert on contract management
• Provide reporting on quantifiable targets for the needs identified by the Manager, Strategic Contract Management
• Support and implement all requirements related to contract management processes, procedures, policies across the City
• Other related responsibilities