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Sno-Isle Libraries Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist in Marysville, Washington
Sno-Isle Libraries is recruiting for a Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist!
Working at Sno-Isle Libraries
Public libraries are more useful---and exciting---than ever. Embark on a meaningful journey where your passion for learning, commitment to public service, and love for literature converge. Plus, you'll have access to all you can read books. Every day is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of over 800,000 residents across two counties. Your journey towards professional growth and community connection starts here! Our libraries are the gateway to things yet unimagined, and we want you to help create that experience for future generations. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment, ensuring equitable access to opportunities for both personal and professional development. Join us in creating a library experience for our diverse communities, where your contributions play a pivotal role in building a more inclusive and connected future for everyone.
About the Opportunity
The responsibilities of this position include leading and providing task direction on the work of others who are purchasing, preparing procurements, and preparing contracts for routine goods and services for the Library District. This position ensures consistency of the work by interpreting various federal, state, and local regulations, and internal policies and procedures for purchasing, procurement, and contracting. This position also provides expertise as a specialist in the procurement and contracting of all significant contracts involving construction, technical, professional, architectural/engineering services for the building and maintenance of public works infrastructure, capital improvement projects, capital purchases, and other non-routine and/or complex purchases. This position works to mitigate the risks inherent with purchasing, procurement, and contracting to ensure the Library District remains good stewards of public funds and to protect the Library District from litigation, public criticism, and unexpected costs due to unclear and/or non-compliant procurement and contracting documents.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by AFSCME Council 2.
Job Location: Marysville, WA
Minimum Requirements
Essential Functions
Functions listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Provide guidance and training for a diverse group of library staff and departments who purchase a wide range of goods and services.
Prepare requests for proposals for the procurement of construction and maintenance of public works/capital improvement projects, architectural and engineering projects, capital purchases, and other non-routine, high profile/impact, technically complex goods and services.
Develop solicitation strategies for all procurement types, propose alternative procurement approaches as appropriate, write and edit scopes of work prepared by the Buyer and other departmental staff, coordinate with departmental staff to develop selection criteria, and review the phasing and weighting of the selection criteria.
Develop and implement procedures for the selection of construction and maintenance of public works/capital improvement projects, architectural and engineering projects, capital purchases, and other non-routine, high profile/impact, technically complex goods and services.
Remain current on federal, state, and local procurement and contracting legislation and review and update