Assistant Director, Contracts and Procurement

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026, AT 11:55 PM

FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2026

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ABOUT MTC
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the state designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is committed to being an equitable and inclusive workplace. MTC provides services to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). For more information about MTC, visit www.mtc.ca.gov.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Under general direction of the Procurement, Risk, and Property Management Section Director, the Assistant Director, Procurement and Contracts directs, manages, supervises, and coordinates the agency's procurement and contract administration functions. The position is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and overseeing procurement and contracting activities, including solicitations, evaluations, negotiations, contract awards, contract administration, contract performance management, vendor relationship management, and procurement policy development.

The Assistant Director provides leadership throughout the entire contract lifecycle, ensuring contracts are effectively administered from award through closeout, contract objectives are achieved, vendor performance is monitored, risks are mitigated, and agency departments receive strategic support in acquiring goods and services in a timely, transparent, competitive, and cost-effective manner.