About this Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist role at The City of Fort Worth
Pay Range: 31.52 – 40.98/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, October 16, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
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 Senior Contract Compliance Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Contract Compliance Division. The Compliance Division is responsible for making sure the Neighborhood Services Department's operations and practices adhere to applicable laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies. The Compliance Division is responsible for identifying potential risks, implementing controls and procedures to mitigate those risks, and monitoring external organization's activities to ensure ongoing compliance.
A Senior Contract Compliance Specialist will play a vital role in supporting the Compliance Division in its compliance efforts which include but is not limited to regulatory compliance, reviewing and developing internal policies and procedures, risk management, promote ethics and ethical behavior, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, or a related field
- Three (3) years of experience preparing and monitoring contracts, grants, or community programs in the public or private sector, including but not limited to federal, developer-funded, or other capital improvement project agreements
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong contract management background, including experience reviewing, interpreting, and enforcing contract terms and compliance requirements
- Audit experience with the ability to conduct thorough reviews, identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations
- Robust financial acumen, including experience analyzing financial statements, reviewing pro formas, performing financial modeling, and applying accounting principles. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, especially when working with complex, technical, or sensitive documentation
- Demonstrated ability to manage, organize, and prioritize multiple projects, deadlines, and competing assignments effectively
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex compliance-related issues to internal staff, external partners, and grant recipients. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
The Senior Contract Compliance Specialist job responsibilities include:
- Lead compliance efforts for projects and programs funded by (but not limited to) HOME, HOME-ARP, PRO HOUSING, CDBG, CDBG-DR, ESG, HOPWA, ARPA grant funds
- Conduct in-depth reviews of grant agreements to ensure compliance with federal regulations and grant requirements
- Collaborate with program managers, project managers, project coordinators, contract administrators, and grant recipients to develop strategies to maintain compliance
- Provide guidance on complex compliance issues with program managers, project managers, project coordinators, contract administrators, and grant recipients to resolve compliance-related disputes
- Assist in the development of compliance-related policies and procedures
- Serve as a liaison between the department and grant recipients regarding compliance matters
- Supervise and train assigned Contract Compliance Specialist(s)
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.
Physical Demand
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 or constantly having to lift, 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.
