Description

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for reviewing solicitations and prepares routine response for proposals, bids, and contract modifications; analyzes contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to determine compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies and NFS procedure; drafting and negotiating simple contractual instruments commensurate with skills and position level; communicating contract policy and practice to NFS project teams; ensuring contract review, approval and execution in accordance with corporate and/or NFS guidelines; acting as a point of escalation to resolve questions about compliant and prudent contracting processes; and preparing and publishing bulletins addressing contracting process and practices, as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Supports with construction operations by: providing technical guidance and coordination with the support team following broadly defined parameters; using judgment and discretion to develop solutions to resolve moderately complex problems; and establishing a communication network between the project team and other internal and external personnel.
• Supports with construction deliverables by: working on multiple moderately complex organizational projects from initiation to close-out; developing, analyzing, and executing project plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast; assisting and monitoring project financials; monitoring project performance against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes, and makes adjustments as needed; coordinating with project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project; and driving allocation of resources, establishes schedules, and task assignments to ensure established project management practices are in place.
• Contributes to vendor relationship management by: overseeing vendor assessment and provide support to analytics processes (e.g., gathering data used to report out to senior leadership as requested, sharing frontline experiences for process improvement); and independently assisting vendors with challenges meeting financial and/or safety criteria for the qualification process.
• Provides KP compliance consultation by: coordinating with other internal teams to ensure technical systems and processes are used and maintained in a manner that ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and standards; and consulting with operational leaders, risk managers, and facility directors to ensure compliance with relevant government, accreditation, and industry standards and initiatives at the service area, regional, and enterprise levels.
• Contributes to the management of knowledge and documents by: providing professional and/or technical guidance to team members using advanced knowledge of policies and procedures;
  developing. reviewing, and updating template documents independently;
  and facilitating training and knowledge management practices to increase knowledge (e.g., Business Process Package, Community of Practice).
• Supports the use of data and metrics throughout construction management process by:
  performing moderately complex data entry, and independently supporting planning and scoping;
  and utilizing advanced knowledge of metrics to monitor and improve upon their own performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum eight (8) years of contract preparation experience and/or experience in contracting and contractual arrangements.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management, Cost Estimating, Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Finance, Law, or related field AND minimum three (3) years of experience in construction management, field construction, design, construction/project management software, procurement, contract administration, a directly related field OR Minimum six (6) years of experience in construction management, field construction, design, construction/project management software, procurement, contract administration, a directly related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of experience in quality management/improvement.
• One (1) year of experience in healthcare or another heavily regulated industry (e.g., Banking).

Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building E
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Oakland Reg - 1800 Harrison - NFDC Construction Acquisition - 0308
Pay Range: $133100 - $172150 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: No Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
Requisition #: 1419475

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