Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Agency Chief Contracting Office ACCO is responsible for managing all agency procurement and payment activity in accordance with all applicable city and state laws and regulations including General Municipal Law, City Charter, local laws such as LL1 for MWBE, Procurement Policy Board Rules and NYC Comptroller Directives. ACCO works cooperatively with DEP’s bureaus in support of their operational and programmatic needs including procurement of capital construction and related professional services (design, engineering, and construction management services), maintenance and repair contracts, and a wide array of supply and standard service contracts. In addition, ACCO staff manages agency compliance with vendor performance evaluations, MWBE participation goals, opportunities and requirements, prevailing wage, labor law compliance and vendor management. ACCO processes hundreds of both large and small contracts and thousands of payment transactions procuring about $2 billion in contracts annually. The ACCO consists of ten (10) organizational groups: Competitive Sealed Bids, Procurement Administration, Technology Development & Innovation, Contract Administration, Contract Compliance and Opportunities, Purchasing Management, Payments & Accounting, Contracts Review and Negotiations, Large Payments and Accounting Management, and the Process Optimization & Change Management group.

The Contract Review and Negotiations Unit is responsible for negotiations of professional service consultant contracts, reviewing consultant’s overhead rates and drafting contracts to ensure that the Agency’s projects are aligned with the solicitation and the subsequent negotiated scope of work. The Unit also reviews and processes payments for utilities under the EP-7 Program. The Unit is available for consultation on procurement methods, consultant negotiations, contract drafting, and to discuss issues relating to change orders, vendor cautions and insurances.

Job Tasks/Duties:

Conduct negotiations for consultant contracts. Assist in preparing contracts; coordinate with the Senior Program Manager for Contracts; conduct research. Participate in negotiations conducted by the unit and assist the Contract Review and Negotiations Unit, in developing and reinforcing procedures and policies for negotiating professional services contracts. Review proposals in response to Request for Proposals (RFPs), timelines, cost proposals, assumption documents, meeting minutes and agendas, in consultation with the operating bureau(s). Support the activities in consultation with DEP operating bureaus; and serve as liaison to other agencies, vendors and oversight agencies including the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), the Law Department, the Office of the New York City Comptroller, and the Conflicts of Interest Board. Coordinate and liaise with internal DEP program and legal staff; as necessary. Assist with the agency's procurements to ensure that the rules and regulations are in compliance; and initiate processes to streamline procurements and reporting.

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The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.