Procurement Manager (Procurement specialist 5) (PCN 251444)

State of Alaska•Juneau or Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist 5 to lead construction-related procurement efforts for complex and high-profile transportation infrastructure projects across Alaska. This position provides leadership, oversight, and strategic procurement support to help ensure projects move forward in a consistent, compliant, and well-organized manner. Depending on the selected applicant's location, this position can be filled in Fairbanks, Anchorage, or Juneau.

Requirements

Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements for contracting or procurement, contract negotiation and administration; procedures for routine and non-routine purchases; practices and methods used for property control activities, including acquisition, storage, accounting, and controlled property excess.
Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions.
Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in business administration, logistics, supply chain management, project management, or a related field performing property control, purchasing, contract administration, writing or approving solicitations, explaining contracting requirements, developing or approving product specifications or, developing or approving a scope of work for professional services.
Possess a valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Level 3 Procurement Certification from SOA, Division of General Services (If applicable)

Responsibilities

Lead and manage construction-related procurement activities, including formal and informal procurements, Professional Services Agreements, term agreements, contract awards, and contract management.
Oversee alternate procurement methods such as Construction Manager/General Contractor, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Progressive Design-Build, and Design-Build, while ensuring procurement actions comply with state and federal requirements, department policies, and the State Procurement Code.
Supervise procurement staff.
Support cross-regional project teams.
Provide guidance on procurement strategy.
Serve as a key resource for complex contracting questions, disputes, protests, and negotiations.
Work closely with project teams and executive leadership to support consistent, timely, and well-documented procurement actions for priority infrastructure projects.