Contract Regional Manager
Kaiser Permanente Colorado (Denver, Colorado)

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JOB SUMMARY: Manages the activities of commercial contract professionals including multiple Contract Managers in review, preparation and management of contract documents for KP National Facilities Services organization involved in construction of new and/or retrofit hospital buildings and other medical facilities. Maintains and supports a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity. Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures and performs in accordance with the Principles of Responsibilities and applicable regulatory requirements, external laws and accreditation standards. Appropriately reports observed fraud or abuse.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law, Construction Management or other related field. 10+ years business experience which includes significant technical knowledge, and/or experience in contracting joint venture formation, strategic partnering, or other highly complex contractual arrangements. Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility and working knowledge of construction functions and their interrelationship to commercial contracts, development, change orders and management. Ability to manage and train less experienced contract professionals and to identify and develop contract skills in assigned function. Ability to draft moderate to complex, non-routine contractual instruments. Excellent knowledge of corporate policies and procedures, coupled with ability to identify required improvement to established policies and to communicate implementation procedures to others. Expert knowledge of contracting concepts, Uniform Commercial Code, applicable public contract acquisition law and regulations, and applicable contract law. Strong to excellent analytical and communication skills. Good presentation leadership and management skills. Use of independent judgment and creativity applied to resolution of contract issues. Excellent internal and external negotiation skills. Emerging ability to excel in upper level management environment. Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) or Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) highly desirable.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for assigning and directing activities of contracts professionals, providing leadership, training, oversight and technical direction for solicitations and specialized and/or non-routine response for proposals, bids, and contract modifications applying knowledge of industry, regulatory standards, and full range of commercial contracts expertise. Manages staffing, budgeting, group professional integrity, training and general management activities. Trains and develops subordinate contract professionals to assume more complex contract activity. Represents Region to senior management at NFS and KP.
Analyzes significant, and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and KP policies and NFS procedure and communicates results to subordinates.
Assists/leads project teams in performing contract format risk analysis. Provides Project teams with commercial analysis of the impact of including or excluding contractual terms and conditions. Analyzes new law, regulation and contract trends for potential impact on NFS goals and objectives. Assists in identification, development and implementation of new contract policy and processes. Focal point for all communication with law, finance and business team disciplines for resolution of contract issues and disputes. Provides authoritative guidance to internal project teams and contract subordinates on corporate goals and objectives relating to contract activity.
Develops negotiation strategy and leads negotiation team on complex contractual issues. Have a general understanding of the business case and an appreciation of financial/analytical issues and profit and loss implications. Develops and implements training programs for professional contracts staff as well as NFS Operations staff as required. Analyzes business trends and vendor capabilities by interfacing with local and regional business communities through vendor fairs, seminars, and community activities. Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente’s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulation, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente’s policies and procedures.

Functional and Environmental Factors available upon request.
Location:  10350 East Dakota Ave Denver, CO 80247

SCHEDULE: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $88,000 - $121,000 DOE plus excellent benefits package

Qualified candidates please apply on our website at www.jobs.kp.org to job # DE.0800294

- Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -