Architectural and Engineering Capital Projects Contract Specialist (II)

King County•Seattle, WA

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division, Procurement & Payables section, is seeking a Capital Projects Contract Specialist 2! The Procurement & Payables Section is looking for a forward-thinking, detail-oriented Contract Specialist II to join the Architectural and Engineering team. This position provides expertise in the procurement of architectural, engineering (AE) and professional services and alternative public works contracts for various King County agencies. This position is responsible for managing and mitigating the risks inherent in contracts to protect the County from litigation, criticism, or unanticipated costs due to unclear, ambiguous, and non-compliant contract documents. This is a mid-level professional classification that performs highly complex procurement activities and may direct the work of others.

Requirements

Demonstrated understanding and experience with the principles, practices, and terminology typically used to publicly procure alternative public works and/or architectural, engineering, and professional services contracts.
Experience conducting procurement processes including the preparation of complex RFPs, facilitating evaluations, and coordinating contract negotiations.
Experience analyzing costs including overhead, profit, labor rates, and other direct costs.
Experience managing different opinions, facilitating discussion, resolving conflict, and finding resolution.
Experience improving operations, decreasing turnaround time, meeting deadlines, streamlining work processes, and working cooperatively to provide quality customer service.
Strong communication, interpersonal, writing, and customer service skills.
Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work.
Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities, work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, meet quick deadlines, and produce timely and quality work products.
Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

Associate DBIA or DBIA certification from the Design Build Institute of America.
Experience with alternative public works delivery methods such as GC/CM, design-build, and/or job order contracting.
Experience with LEAN processes and principles.
Experience with SharePoint, MS Teams, and other online collaborative tools.

Responsibilities

Research, prepare, and advertise RFPs and compile contract documents in accordance with County policies and procedures.
Determine applicability of federal and state requirements including but not limited to Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration.
Analyze solicitation details and project requirements and discuss and educate project teams about alternative delivery contracting methods such as GC/CM, design-build, and job order contracting in compliance with state laws.
Provide strategic advice, innovative solutions, technical expertise, and direction to ensure compliance with applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
Support procurement’s position with knowledge of best practices, policies, executive orders, King County code, state laws, regulations, ordinances, and contract terms and conditions.
Collaborate with agency staff to analyze and develop evaluation criteria, scopes of work, and unique terms and conditions, anticipating non-routine procurement issues.
Facilitate pre-proposal conferences, site tours, proprietary meetings, and debriefs with consultants as a representative of King County.
Facilitate the proposal evaluation process, including proposal evaluations, consultant interviews, and contract negotiations, ensuring compliance with all laws and policies.
Provide direction and training for contract specialists and other King County staff in the requirements and regulations concerning the procurement process.
Represent Procurement & Payables at various training and outreach events.
Interact with agency staff throughout King County, and work with consultants and contractors to ensure that county business is conducted openly, inclusively, and provides the best value.