Through subordinate director, directs and oversees District contracting, construction bidding, fixed-asset management, mailroom and warehouse operations; oversees and monitors processes for bidding and contracting for professional services, major construction projects, joint financing agreements, cooperation agreements, asset sales, leases and purchases and other specialized services and arrangements; ensures sound project management/contract management processes are in place to enable execution/completion within budget and schedule requirements; reviews and advises department managers on complex scope-of-work documents and resolves contract-related issues; within limits of authority, approves or may negotiate changes to scope of work within applicable legal requirements; oversees the District's risk management program; oversees the provision of vendor-provided business services such as bookstore, food vending and print services. Through subordinate director, directs and oversees operations of the Finance Department including long-term financial forecasting, planning and reporting, accounting, budgeting, categorical and grant fund reporting and compliance, payroll and other fiscal operations to ensure fiscal accountability and sound financial management of the District's resources; oversees the development and makes presentations of the District's preliminary and final budgets and budget augmentations to the President and Board of Trustees; ensures sound linkages between budget provisions and other financial arrangements and elements of the District's strategic plan and long-term goals; with the Director, develops and recommends adoption of new and revised finance, budget and accounting policies and procedures to ensure effective fiscal operations and sound internal controls; oversees the internal audit function.