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Posted: February 19, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Project Compliance Specialist

City of El Paso

ENGR ADMIN

Fresh

Location

Salary

$47,840 - $71,760

per year

Closes

February 25, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves checking that contractors and grant programs follow rules and contracts for city projects, including reviewing documents, visiting sites, and ensuring things like fair wages and minority participation.

It suits someone organized with experience in administration who pays close attention to details and understands government regulations.

A good fit would be a person comfortable investigating issues and reporting to leaders.

Key Requirements

  • Associate’s degree or higher in business, public administration, management, or related field
  • Five years of administrative support experience
  • Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License (or equivalent from another state, if required)
  • Ability to monitor contract compliance, including federal regulations, insurance, and wage rates
  • Skills in conducting site visits, inspections, payroll verification, and job-site interviews
  • Experience investigating complaints and recommending corrective actions
  • Proficiency in preparing reports, reviewing bids, and providing guidance on compliance issues

Full Job Description

MOS Code: 62E3G (Air Force), 12G (Army), 28 (Coast Guard), 0261 (Marine Corp.), 2161 (Navy).


Education and Experience: An Associate’s degree or higher in business or public administration, management in related field and five (5) years of administrative support experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions may require a Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.


Requirements

Under general supervision, review and coordinate work involved in maintaining contract and regulatory compliance for grant-funded agencies and programs or City contractors.

Qualifications

Monitor contract and regulatory compliance throughout the project. Involves: Review contract documents for competitive bidding and procurement of services. Schedule and attend pre-bid conference.

Review and bids. Review contract documents for contract conditions and specifications including labor, materials, equipment, transportation and all other costs and expenses.

Monitor contractors and enforce compliance to contract provisions including federal regulations, insurance requirements, submittal requirements, apprenticeship provisions, application for payment, wage rates and other provisions, including minority subcontract participation.

Monitor rental rates for housing built with federal funds for compliance with construction grant agreement.

Monitor marketing practices of grant recipient landlords for compliance with affirmative marketing grant stipulations.

Investigate contractor qualifications, contract performance and compliance with specifications and federal requirements.

Involves: Review contract documents for specification of legal requirements, federal procurement guidelines and state regulations.

Conduct inspections, payroll verification and job-site interviews to assure compliance with established wage scales.

Investigate complaints of alleged discriminatory procurement practices, wage and salary disputes. Recommend appropriate corrective action.

Conduct site visits and review grant or contract for compliance. Involves: Prepare for visit by contracting agency.

Gather file and review contract; verify appropriate insurance is in effect and on file. Perform on-site monitoring.

Discuss program performance, inspect facility, review records and check for contract compliance. Interview workers at job sites to verify job classification and wages.

Prepare reports on findings, concerns and recommendations. Conduct follow-up on findings and concerns. Review and process agency billing. Prepare performance reports and other grant reports.

Receive and review audit reports and other subrecipient reports.

Represent the department and provide technical support, information and guidance on contract or grant compliance issues.

Involves: Respond to requests for information on pertinent regulations, policies and related matters. Advise management and contractors on contract compliance regulations.

Prepare periodic reports for submission to state and federal funding agencies on finances, environmental protection compliance or other designated category.

Recommend changes to policies in compliance with changes in laws and regulations. Attend City Council or other meetings to represent the department.

Additional Information

For complete job specification, click here. here.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.


Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.


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Posted on NEOGOV: 2/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/20/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-elpaso-5240119