Principal Contract Manager or Contract Acquisition & Proposal Manager
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JOB TITILE - Principal Contract Manager
LOCATION - Oakland CA - hybrid
JP-3490
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be Oakland General Office (OGO). General expectations for working days in OGO are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week.Description:
Department Overview
Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is a cross-functional organization leading Client’s Propel program, a major business and technology modernization initiative designed to unlock customer value by simplifying collaborative work processes. Propel will migrate Client to the new version of SAP, S/4HANA, presenting a unique opportunity for Client to standardize business processes, clean the technology core, and enable innovation for breakthrough change across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Information Technology. Through a phased approach, Propel will implement process standardization, operating model changes, data improvements, SAP, and other technology applications with a focus on incrementally improving business capabilities and delivering value.
Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is comprised of multi-disciplinary coworkers with deep functional and industry expertise to design and implement end-to-end business processes and technology solutions following industry-leading practices. The team partners closely with IT and external partners to work collaboratively with many stakeholders to adopt standard processes and maximize the use of out-of-the-box proven technology solutions to meet business needs. Each role in this department offers immense career growth potential and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accelerate the outcomes of our True North Strategy and deliver for our customers.
Position Summary
The Contract Manager, Principal will play a pivotal role in client’s Propel program, overseeing the lifecycle of multiple strategic 3rd party contracts. This role is responsible for ensuring that all parties adhere to the agreed terms, tracking key milestones, and managing renewals or amendments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring, analysis, compliance & reporting while working with other departments to ensure consistent compliance practices are followed.
Reporting Relationship: The Contract Manager, Principal will report directly to the Director of Supply Chain Propel.
Disclosure:
Client is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in Client’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Pay Range:
Bay Area – $132,000 to $196,900 annually
Job Responsibilities:
- Leads supplier relationship management for critical system integration partners.
- Advises senior leadership (internal and external) on contracting strategy and negotiations.
- Negotiates complex contract issues independently.
- Leads the effort to identify, analyze, improve existing business processes, or create new ones within the department to meet new goals and objectives.
- Works closely with key stakeholders to ensure alignment.
- Acts as a primary liaison for the contracts team to PG&E’s Legal Department and other compliance departments (i.e. Risk).
- Provides active guidance, support, mentorship and training to less experienced contract management staff.
- Develops and delivers contract management training to all stakeholders.
- Keeps track of program contracts and their associated obligations
- Analyzes contracts for potential compliance issues.
- Identifies and resolves discrepancies or non-compliance issues.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of compliance programs and procedures.
- Conducts audits and inspections to verify compliance.
- Communicates compliance requirements to all relevant stakeholders.
- Provides training and guidance on compliance procedures.
- Prepares reports on contract compliance activities and outcomes.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 9 years of direct experience in a similar role with ability to navigate complex sourcing strategies and contract compliance for large scale digital transformations (e.g. managing system integrator services and software professional services) while managing sophisticated contracts to minimize value leakage.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in related discipline
- Certification such as one of the following or related:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)
- Lean six sigma certification, green or black belt
- Experience with quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) regarding contract documents.
- Experience with process development, review, and continuous improvement.
- Experience in transmission pipeline construction.
- Utility industry experience.
- Subject matter expertise with composition, management, administration, and negotiation of contracts and change orders
- Ability to apply business knowledge, project management methodologies, and best practices.
- Ability to manage conflict constructively with a win-win resolution in mind.
- Knowledge of budget and resource allocation and formulation of contracts, bids, agreements, and RFPs.
- Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Analytical, critical, and technical thinking skills. Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Ability to develop reports, models, and simulations.
- Prioritizes workload independently based on department priorities and goals.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and contract information systems and applications (e.g. SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling software).
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JOB TITILE - Expert Contract Manager
LOCATION - Oakland CA - hybrid
JP 3491
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be Oakland General Office (OGO). General expectations for working days in OGO are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week.
Description:
Department Overview
Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is a cross-functional organization leading client’s Propel program, a major business and technology modernization initiative designed to unlock customer value by simplifying collaborative work processes. Propel will migrate PG&E to the new version of SAP, S/4HANA, presenting a unique opportunity for client to standardize business processes, clean the technology core, and enable innovation for breakthrough change across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Information Technology. Through a phased approach, Propel will implement process standardization, operating model changes, data improvements, SAP, and other technology applications with a focus on incrementally improving business capabilities and delivering value.
Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is comprised of multi-disciplinary coworkers with deep functional and industry expertise to design and implement end-to-end business processes and technology solutions following industry-leading practices. The team partners closely with IT and external partners to work collaboratively with many stakeholders to adopt standard processes and maximize the use of out-of-the-box proven technology solutions to meet business needs. Each role in this department offers immense career growth potential and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accelerate the outcomes of our True North Strategy and deliver for our customers.
Position Summary
The Contract Manager, Expert will play a pivotal role in client’s Propel program, overseeing the lifecycle of multiple strategic 3rd party contracts. This role is responsible for ensuring that all parties adhere to the agreed terms, tracking key milestones, and managing renewals or amendments. The ideal candidate will be responsible monitoring, analysis, compliance & reporting while working with other departments to ensure consistent compliance practices are followed.
Reporting Relationship
The Contract Manager, Expert will report directly to Director of Propel.
Disclosure:
Client is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Pay Range:
Bay Area – $114,000 to $162,800
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the supplier relationship management of critical system integration partners.
- Manages complex contracts and change order terms including, but not limited to, interpretation of contract terms and mitigation of risks, working with key stakeholders.
- Develops complex scorecards to assess contract performance.
- Independently facilitates vendor performance discussions.
- Negotiates major dispute settlement with internal stakeholders and vendors.
- Creates new and innovative approaches, tools and tactics to solve complex problems.
- Leads cross-functional projects or process improvement initiatives.
- Trains stakeholders on policy and complex contract issues.
- Provides quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) oversight for the contract performance team.
- Develops contract audit plan.
- Keeps track of program contracts and their associated obligations
- Analyzes contracts for potential compliance issues.
- Identifies and resolves discrepancies or non-compliance issues.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of compliance programs and procedures.
- Conducts audits and inspections to verify compliance.
- Communicates compliance requirements to all relevant stakeholders.
- Prepares reports on contract compliance activities and outcomes.
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Seven (7) years of direct experience in a similar role with ability to navigate complex sourcing strategies and contract compliance for large scale digital transformations (e.g. managing system integrator services and software professional services) while managing sophisticated contracts to minimize value leakage.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in related discipline
- Certification such as one of the following or related:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Experience with quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) regarding contract documents.
- Experience with process development, review, and continuous improvement.
- Experience in transmission pipeline construction.
- Utility industry experience.
- Expert on Contract Management and customer service.
- Forward thinking; can anticipate future consequences accurately.
- Ability to manage conflict constructively with a win-win resolution in mind.
- Results-oriented skills with a balanced emphasis between quality and quantity.
- Leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of federal, state, regulatory, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, agencies, and issues impacting (past, present, and future) gas or electric operations within the utility industry.
- Prioritizes workload independently based on department priorities and goals.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and contract information systems and applications (e.g. SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling software).
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Job Title: Government Contract Acquisition & Proposal Manager (Currently Part time, potential to convert to FTE)
Location: San Ramon, CA (Hybrid - 3 Days onsite)
Looking for a candidate who can fully handle onboarding for government contracts (including BART, Caltrans, state, and other agencies) and manage the proposal/estimate process from start to finish:
TOP 3 THINGS:
- Previous staffing agency experience or similar
- Proven negotiation skills and success in obtaining/wining Gov/State RFP bids
- Great written and verbal communication skills specifically in working w/Gov and State agencies having contacts and relationships w/Gove and State agencies is a plus
Company Overview:We are a small but ambitious Corporation seeking to expand into government contracting opportunities with agencies such as BART, Caltrans, local municipalities, and various state and federal entities. We are looking for a self-driven, highly organized professional to take full ownership of the contract acquisition process from registration to award.
Position Summary:The Government Contract Acquisition & Proposal Manager will be responsible for positioning our company to successfully bid on and win government contracts. This role will manage the entire process—including identifying opportunities, completing registrations and certifications, writing proposals and estimates, and ensuring compliance with agency requirements. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, with deep knowledge of public procurement processes and a proven ability to navigate complex requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Onboarding & Registration:
- Complete all necessary registrations for federal, state, and local government contracting portals (e.g., SAM.gov, Cal eProcure, BART procurement systems, Caltrans vendor registration).
- Obtain and maintain all required certifications (e.g., small business, DBE, MBE/WBE, etc., if applicable).
Opportunity Identification:
- Research, monitor, and track relevant bid opportunities across federal, state, local, and transportation agencies.
- Maintain a bid calendar with upcoming solicitations, deadlines, and submission requirements
Proposal Development:
- Prepare, write, and submit complete bid packages, including technical proposals, estimates, cost breakdowns, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure all proposals comply with solicitation requirements, formatting guidelines, and submission deadlines.
Estimating & Pricing:
- Develop accurate and competitive cost estimates for services or projects, factoring in labor, materials, subcontractors, and overhead.
- Collaborate with company leadership to determine bid strategies and profit margins.
Compliance & Recordkeeping:
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of procurement rules, contract clauses, and compliance requirements for each agency.
- Keep organized records of bids, submissions, awards, and feedback for continuous improvement.
Contract Administration (Post-Award):
- Assist with contract kickoff, compliance reporting, and any modifications or amendments as needed.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience managing government contracting processes from registration to award.
- Familiarity with procurement systems such as SAM.gov, Cal eProcure, and agency-specific vendor portals (BART, Caltrans, etc.).
- Strong proposal writing and technical documentation skills.
- Experience preparing detailed cost estimates and pricing proposals.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and online procurement portals.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with agency procurement officers and internal team members.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in construction, transportation, or related service industries.
- Knowledge of small business certifications and compliance programs.
- Understanding of contract law and public procurement policies.
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JOB TITILE - Contract Management Analyst
LOCATION - Oakland, CA - hybrid, once a month
3352
Pay - $30/hr-39/hr
Description:
LOOKING FOR ONLY SUBMIT CANDIDATES LOCAL TO BAY AREA/WORK LOCATION-OAKLAND GENERAL OFFICE. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID AND WILL BE REQUIRED ON-SITE MINIMUM ONCE A MONTH AND POTENTIALLY MORE DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NEED.
TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR:
- Familiarity with a company’s Sourcing/Procurement/Contracting process
- Proven track record of being able to quickly understand and distill complex processes into easily digestible nstructions/guides
- Ability to serve as a single point of contact and guide others through complex processes
Job Description
The selected candidate would be the Sourcing subject matter expert that 1) understands the end-to-end Sourcing process, 2) is able to document that process, 3) develop aids to help Program Managers successfully navigate the RFP/RFQ, contracting, change order process (cyber security, privacy reviews, budget updates), and 4) facilitate the Digital Strategy, Cyber Security, Privacy review process. Additionally, the person in this role would also help coordinate solicitations and submit new contract and change order requests.
Core Tasks:
• Document existing processes and create training materials
• Perform a stock take of current contracts and develop a timeline for actions required for each including timelines and key milestones
• New Contracts
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing to
Understand the current steps a Program Manager needs to take to onboard a new vendor, establish a new contract, and complete all required internal PG&E Sourcing hurdles, like cyber security, digital strategy, privacy, and legal
Develop a training aid that helps Program Managers navigate the steps they need to take to create new contracts
• When to engage with IT
• When to engage with Cyber Security
• When to engage with Digital Strategy
• When to engage with Privacy
• When to engage the vendor
• When to engage Legal
• RFPs/RFQs
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing to develop a
Scope of work for the RFP/RFQ process
Easy to follow step-by-step guide Program Managers can use to walk them through the RFP/RFQ process
A RFP/RFQ timeline/training aid
o Coordinate the RFP/RFQ process, like contract opportunity announcements, bidders conference, scoring team
• Existing Contracts
o Work with existing Program Managers and Sourcing subject matter experts to
Document the current Sourcing process Program Managers must follow to update contracts
Develop a training aid that helps Program Managers navigate the steps they need to take to update/modify/extend existing contracts
For example,
• When do Program Mangers need to submit a new Engagement Request versus utilizing and utilizing an existing Engagement Request?
• When does a Master Service Agreement (MSA) cover new and existing contracts with the same vendor?
Minimum Qualifications:
1-3 years of experience working with contracts
BS/BA Degree, or equivalent work experience
Desired Qualifications:
Familiarity with PG&E's Sourcing and Procurement processes is a plus
Experience working with an investor-owned utility
High level of organization
Strong communication skills
Ability to communicate complex processes to a wide audience