Contract Specialist IIIPerforms highly complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence. Contract Specialist IVPerforms advanced contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence. Contract Specialist VPerforms highly advanced contract duties in direct support of agency transportation-related programs to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and/or monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Essential Duties:Assists in printing, collating, preparing documents and/or binding contracts/manuals for distribution.Conducts audits, researches and identifies problems with proposals, contracts, contractors or lettings and proposes solutions.Assists in printing, collating, preparing documents and/or binding contracts/manuals for distribution.Confers with legal staff and management on various legal matters; inspects and reviews contracts for compliance with certification requirements, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.Coordinates, reviews, processes and monitors third party advanced funding agreements and supplemental agreements.Ensures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.Maintains, updates and compiles detailed data, reports, summaries, files, records, logs, statistics or specific contracts including procurement documents and revisions; writes routine and unique correspondence.Meets with project managers to identify objectives, needs and issues concerning project contracts.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.