Assistant Director, Regulations
Company: NJ Transit
Location: Newark
Posted on: June 20, 2022
Job Description:
Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2021Move forward with
us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest
transportation agency in North America. We are committed to
delivering safe, reliable service that gets our customers to their
destinations on time-and we're looking to hire talented folks with
a love of learning to make it all possible
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
- Represents the Director, Regulations at external meetings, task
forces, working groups or committees, as needed. Coordinates
activities of importance, tracks priority issues and ensures proper
follow-up coordination.
- Revises, updates and creates contract templates on a rolling
basis, updating as necessary to ensure compliance with state and
federal law, and to ensure documents and procurement processes
reflect sound public policy.
- Supports business units in drafting legal justifications for
procurements-by-exception.
- Supervises the Procurement Intake Unit.
- Directs staff in the management of oversight, document control,
training, and planning functions.
- Assists the Director of Regulations in policy development,
recommendation and implementation; participates in organizational
planning and development, and in exercising executive control over
the procurement of goods and/or services.
- Assists the Director of Regulations in planning and leading
federal and state procurement process training of the Department
and the Corporation.
- Provides guidance to other NJ TRANSIT business units,
Procurement Department staff, including the Director, Regulations
and Senior Directors of Contracts and Purchasing, on procurement
strategies and best practices.
- Participates in the review and coordination of proposed
legislation affecting assigned program areas. Prepares draft
regulations to support the effective and efficient procurement of
services and supplies to support the mission of the
corporation.
- Monitors and analyzes procurement related legislation; provides
impact analysis of pending legislation to the Director of
Regulations and implementation guidance of enacted
legislation.
- Directs staff and tracks compliance with federal and state
regulations.
- Directly monitors and manages procurement compliance with
federal, state, and other regulatory frameworks in Procurement
packages. Ensures procurement compliance with NJ TRANSIT's own
policies and procedures; leads, in consultation with the Director,
Regulations, Chief Procurement Officer and the Compliance Office,
the Department's responses to oversight, audit, and other
inquiries.
- Directs the analysis, development and presentation of public
policy issues for internal consideration and prepares items for
potential external consideration including responses to
statutory/regulatory mandates.
- Determines whether proposal and bid materials are exempt from
public disclosure under OPRA.
- Other duties as assigned by Senior Management to support the
mission of NJ Transit.
This position supervises:Procurement Intake Unit
- KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED:Advanced degree in law (J.D.) and
experience in administering compliance and regulatory oversight,
dispute resolution, claims negotiation, or contract litigation and
fluency with state and federal procurement laws and regulations are
required.
- At least one (or more) year(s) of experience of personnel
management or supervision is desired.
- Strong analytical, negotiating, organizational, time
management, mathematical, diplomacy, verbal and written
communication skills required.
- At NJ Transit you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent
benefit package:Comprehensive Family Health Insurance -
Prescription, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Prescription
- Life Insurance
- Paid Leave
- 401(a), 401(k) Retirement Plans - up to 9% match
- Tuition Assistance
- Qualified Transportation Expense Plan (QTE)
At NJ TRANSIT we support and depend upon the diversity of our
staff. NJ TRANSIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job LocationCity: Newark
State: NJ
Keywords: NJ Transit, Newark , Assistant Director, Regulations, Executive , Newark, New Jersey
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