CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST

CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60005126

Date:  Aug 31, 2026

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Requisition No: 882273 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60005126

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005126 

Salary: $55,000.14 to $65,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 09/06/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)  is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the  Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE (HQ) OFFICE.

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Contract Manager Specialist within the SAMH Office. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

This is a professional position performing highly responsible technical, consultative and administrative work. This position serves as a contract manager, managing multiple contracts and grant agreements for the central Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH). This position also provides financial analyses of contract and grant budgets, expenditures, projections and ad hoc reports support SAMH business operations staff. The person in this position has the following duties and responsibilities:

Contract Management

• Develop contract and grant agreement documents in accordance with state rules, statutes and department policies.
• Serve as single point of contact with service providers, ensuring positive provider relations and timely and effective resolution of issues.
• Review and approve deliverables, monitoring provider performance and ensuring accountability for service provision.
• Review, approve and process provider invoices and maintain detailed accounting and expenditure documentation.
• Maintain official contract and grant agreement files in accordance with statute, department operating procedures, funding source requirements and requirements of the Department of Management Services and the Department of Financial Services.
• Perform contract monitoring for assigned contracts and participate in cross-unit program monitoring team activity as needed. Monitoring activity includes on-site monitoring, desk audits, file reviews, corrective action planning and technical assistance where necessary.
• Perform contract renewal, amendment and closeout duties, including contract evaluation and review and documentation of provider performance.
• Coordinate with SAMH programmatic subject matter experts to
  • Negotiate contract terms and conditions,
  • Conduct cost analyses of provider budgets, and
  • Ensure ongoing provider delivery of quality services and adherence to contract terms and performance expectations in a positive, professional, transparent and accountable manner.

Procurement Management:

• When needed, collaborate with SAMH programmatic subject matter experts to identify appropriate mechanisms for contracts, purchase orders and general procurement.
• When needed, contribute to the development and implementation of competitive solicitations in concert with applicable rules and statutes and serve as assigned to support the SAMH procurement manager .

Financial Analysis:

• Conduct regular and ad hoc analyses of budgets, expenditure reports, projections, and other financial documents related to SAMH contracts and grant agreements for compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations, applicable funding restrictions and operating procedures and general accepted accounting principles.
• Perform other related duties as required.

An ideal candidate will be able to:

• Engage cooperatively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Simultaneously Manage multiple priority projects nimbly and seamlessly.
• Be flexible and able to function and succeed both with and without extensive direction.
• Understand and appreciate SAMH’s vision and demonstrate the ability to execute projects, assignments, and policy updates timely and accurately within a fast-paced environment.
• Function both independently and in a team environment.
• Propose solutions to complex problems.
• Determine the best “yes,” through the use of comprehensive research.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of statutes, regulations, and policies related to community and facility-based substance abuse and mental health services
• Knowledge of statutes, regulations and policies related to procurements and contract management.
• Knowledge of basic management principles.
• Knowledge of methods for compiling, analyzing and evaluating data.
• Ability to conduct fact finding research.
• Knowledge of government accounting systems.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance abuse service and regulatory systems.
• Knowledge of quality assurance techniques.
• Skill in writing and preparing operational procedures and project reports.
• Skill in understanding and applying laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Proficiency using basic computer equipment and Microsoft Office software applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable statues, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must successfully complete training in contract and grant management and become a certified contract manager within six months of hire in accordance with section 287.057(15)(c), F.S.
• Possess at least 5 years of experience managing contracts in excess of $5 million annually in accordance with section 287.057(15)(d), F.S.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Currently a Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM) or held a FCCM certificate within the last five years.
• Working knowledge and experience using MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) applications (i.e., Buyer, Sourcing, Vendor Information Portal, etc.), of contract or grant management, auditing invoices for contracted vendors or service providers, or of program research and evaluation.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.

• Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
  • Any and all State of Florida jobs
  • Any and all Florida University jobs
  • All periods of employment
  • Periods of unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more*
  • Education
  • Volunteer Experience
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
• * Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• If claiming Right to First Interview , candidate  MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.

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Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit .

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION  All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire . For more information, please visit the SSS website: .

RETIREE NOTICE  If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING  It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on us.fitly.work). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

#SAMH

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on us.fitly.work). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

Location:  TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303

Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee