EQUIPMENT SERVICES UNIT CHIEF (TECHNICAL MANAGER V)

Job Requisition ID: 51352 - 25-00587
Closing Date: 11/19/2025
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: TECHNICAL MANAGER V - PW415 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,519 monthly; Full Range: $6,519-$10,831 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: Teamsters Pro-Tech 916

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

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Position Overview:
This position is accountable for providing daily oversight of the Equipment Unit. This includes managing statewide programs for the procurement of all department equipment and related services purchases.

Essential Functions

• Conducts formal solicitations for equipment and related services, orders against master contracts, and utilizes other procurement methods as defined by the Illinois Procurement Code.
• Directs, plans, organizes, and controls department procurement processes for equipment and parts procurements.
• Develops, implements, and communicates department-wide procedures for equipment and parts procurements.
• Reviews proposed changes in legislation affecting assigned programs and issues written opinions (upon request) regarding potential impact on department operations.
• Oversees the posting of Equipment Unit’s procurements, contract award notices, and emergency procurement notices in BidBuy.
• Trains, motivates, and evaluates subordinates to ensure the effective completion of the Equipment Unit's accountabilities.
• Effectively uses BidBuy and trains others to use BidBuy, as needed.
• Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, English, communications, liberal arts, general studies, political science, or mathematics, PLUS three years of experience writing procurement solicitations and contracts; utilizing/analyzing complex scoring, pricing tables, and matrices to award procurements; navigating and producing procurements with electronic procurement systems, such as BidBuy; managing the procurement of specialized equipment, commodities, and services; or a combination thereof; OR Eleven years of experience writing procurement solicitations and contracts; utilizing/analyzing complex scoring, pricing tables, and matrices to award procurements; navigating and producing procurements with electronic procurement systems, such as BidBuy; managing the procurement of specialized equipment, commodities, and services; or a combination thereof.