Subcontract Formation Manager
Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C)External Job Opportunity Title Subcontract Formation Manager Position Number 41572 Company Hanford Tank Waste Operations City/State Richland, WA Location RCHN Posted 10/15/2026 Closes 10/29/2026 Regular/Temporary Regular Full/Part-Time Full-Time Job Responsibilities/Duties Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup effort. Every day, our teams work to safely remove, treat, and dispose of 56 million gallons of legacy tank waste at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. When you join H2C, you become part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." Guided by our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, we work together with integrity, innovation, and accountability. We empower our workforce, encourage continuous improvement, and celebrate achievements as we make measurable progress toward tank waste cleanup and long-term site closure. At H2C, your work has a meaningful impact—today and for future generations. Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup effort. Every day, our teams work to safely remove, treat, and dispose of 56 million gallons of legacy tank waste at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. When you join H2C, you become part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." Guided by our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, we work together with integrity, innovation, and accountability. We empower our workforce, encourage continuous improvement, and celebrate achievements as we make measurable progress toward tank waste cleanup and long term site closure. At H2C, your work has meaningful impact—today and for future generations. H2C is seeking a Manager for Subcontract Formation to lead a team responsible for all phases of subcontract formation, including acquisition planning, requisition development/approval, solicitation development, strategic sourcing, analysis, negotiation, and award. This position plays a critical role in ensuring timely, compliant, and high quality subcontract formation activities that support mission execution. Responsibilities and Duties: Lead and mentor formation buying team staff of employees, ensuring alignment with H2C's mission, strategic objectives, and business priorities. Ensure acquisition activities are conducted in accordance with the applicable federal regulations such as Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), DOE Requirements (Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR)), approved procurement systems and internal procedures. Implement and manage the formation team priorities, assign resources, monitor workload distribution, and ensure timely execution of formation activities. Build organizational capability through mentoring, training, knowledge sharing, and continuous professional development. Oversee the subcontract formation team including activities required participating on an integrated project team during acquisition planning including project management, engineering, operations, legal, and other subject matter experts to support requisitioning, acquisition planning, statement of work and associated requirement documentation completion, solicitations, evaluation/analysis and negotiation strategies to issue compliant award packages. Provide strategic acquisition guidance to project teams and management throughout the acquisition lifecycle. Partner with project stakeholders to align subcontracting strategies with project schedules, technical requirements, risk considerations, and mission objectives. Support development and execution of supplier engagement and sourcing strategies designed to maximize competition, value, and performance. Manage performance, development, coaching, and succession planning activities for an integrated formation buying team. Conduct market research and support development of robust acquisition strategies and risk mitig…