Procurement Manager (Procurement specialist 5)

Procurement Specialist 5

ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!

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. The Salary information is listed below:

Anchorage: $3535.20 / Bi-Weekly

Fairbanks: $3641.60 / Bi-Weekly

Juneau: $ 3712.00 / Bi-Weekly

What You Will Be Doing: In this role, you will lead and manage construction-related procurement activities, including formal and informal procurements, Professional Services Agreements, term agreements, contract awards, and contract management. You will also 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.

This position supervises procurement staff, supports cross-regional project teams, provides guidance on procurement strategy, and serves as a key resource for complex contracting questions, disputes, protests, and negotiations. You will work closely with project teams and executive leadership to support consistent, timely, and well-documented procurement actions for priority infrastructure projects.

Our Organization, Mission & Culture: The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We are working toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed. Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team: Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront. As an integral part of Alaska's infrastructure development and maintenance, DOT&PF provides employees with a dynamic and diverse work environment where they can continually enhance their skills and climb the career ladder. The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and advance in their chosen fields. With the vast and unique challenges of Alaska's geography and climate, employees can work on groundbreaking projects that contribute to the state's growth, making the DOT&PF an ideal choice for those seeking a fulfilling and evolving career in transportation and public facilities.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information:

The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public. A successful candidate will have sound judgment, decision-making, and a strong ethical and professional conduct history.

The Working Environment You Can Expect: Depending on the selected applicant, this position can be in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau.

Working at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers a uniquely challenging and rewarding environment. With Alaska's diverse and expansive terrain, coupled with its extreme weather conditions, employees of the DOT&PF can work in various locations, including remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs. Their roles demand adaptability and resourcefulness as they maintain and improve roads, bridges, airports, ports, and public facilities in a state known for rugged terrain and extreme seasonal changes. This work not only presents professionals with a range of fascinating challenges but also allows them to contribute to developing and maintaining critical infrastructure against the backdrop of Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty, reflecting a strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

Who We Are Looking For:

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Minimum Qualifications: To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies:

• Contracting/Procurement/Property Control: 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.
• Decision Making: 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.
• Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions.
• Managing Human Resources: 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.
• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: 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.

Special Note: "Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. "Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. "Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. "Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment. "Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information: **NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit (if not already attached to your application):

• Valid Driver`s License
• Level 3 Procurement Certification from SOA, Division of General Services (If applicable)

ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are: Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

EDUCATION To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that