Senior Procurement Project Manager Team Lead

We are searching for a Senior Procurement Project Manager Team Lead for a hybrid project

(Austin Area Candidates only) with our Austin Texas client supporting complex technology and professional services procurements across multiple large public-sector clients.

This is a senior hands-on leadership role responsible for leading procurement project teams while also directly contributing to the development and execution of complex procurement initiatives. The individual will provide structure and direction to assigned resources establish and manage procurement plans and schedules coordinate activities across business and technical stakeholders and personally assist with procurement development and execution as needed to keep initiatives moving.

This is not an oversight-only position. The successful candidate must be comfortable leading the team while also working alongside the team to develop solicitation materials coordinate evaluations facilitate procurement activities resolve issues and complete deliverables.

The role will potentially support procurements across multiple contracting vehicles and approaches possibly including Deliverables-Based IT Services Requests for Offer (RFOs) Technology Solution Services RFPs/RFQs and other technology procurement methods.

The ideal candidate has significant experience with complex technology and IT professional services procurements-not simply general purchasing or commodity acquisition-and combines deep public-sector procurement and contracting knowledge with strong project leadership and hands-on execution skills.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead and work alongside procurement and contract resources supporting multiple concurrent technology procurement initiatives.

* Execute established procurement strategies and plans while providing experienced input and recommendations regarding contracting vehicles procurement approaches sequencing schedules risks and implementation considerations.

* Lead complex technology and professional services procurements from planning and requirements development through solicitation evaluation negotiation vendor selection contract execution and transition to delivery.

* Develop and coordinate procurement packages that may include DBITS statements of work RFOs TSS requests RFPs/RFQs scopes of work requirements evaluation criteria schedules attachments and supporting procurement documentation.

* Develop and manage procurement project plans schedules milestones dependencies assignments priorities review cycles approvals and critical-path activities.

* Coordinate business technical procurement legal finance management and other stakeholders required to successfully complete procurement activities.

* Plan and coordinate vendor-facing activities including pre-proposal conferences questions and answers addenda clarifications negotiations and other activities required through vendor selection and award.

* Plan and coordinate vendor presentations and demonstrations during evaluation periods including schedules participants evaluation requirements documentation vendor communications scoring activities and follow-up.

* Develop and administer structured evaluation processes scoring methodologies evaluation tools evaluator instructions documentation and evaluation-team activities.

* Navigate applicable public-sector procurement review approval posting governance and compliance requirements and proactively identify dependencies or barriers that could affect procurement schedules.

* Personally develop review edit and complete procurement deliverables as needed while also reviewing teamwork for quality completeness consistency and readiness.

* Identify and help resolve procurement risks issues dependencies bottlenecks and schedule constraints; escalate matters requiring management direction when appropriate.

* Provide concise status recommendations risks dependencies and decision information to program and senior leadership.

* Help establish and improve repeatable procurement processes templates tracking mechanisms and lessons learned across client engagements.

Requirements:

* 8 years of progressive experience leading and executing complex procurement contracting acquisition or related procurement project activities.

* Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale technology modernization systems integration managed services cloud/data enterprise software or similarly complex IT initiatives and procurements.

* Demonstrated experience leading complex technology systems integration software or professional IT services procurements. Experience focused primarily on commodity equipment or routine purchasing does not meet the intent of this role.

* Demonstrated experience leading procurement teams while remaining directly involved in procurement execution and deliverable development.

* Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end competitive technology solicitations including requirements/scope development solicitation development vendor communications and Q&A evaluation activities vendor presentations/demonstrations vendor selection negotiations and contract award.

* Experience developing complex procurement documentation including statements/scopes of work requirements evaluation criteria solicitation attachments schedules and supporting materials.

* Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to drive multiple procurements stakeholders dependencies reviews approvals and deadlines through completion.

* Strong written communication facilitation negotiation stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

* Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

Preferred

* Government procurement and contracting experience.

* Familiarity with public-sector procurement review approval evaluation contracting and oversight processes.

* PMP CTCD CTCM CPCM or other relevant project management procurement or contract-management certification.