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The Hive Consulting

Public-sector leaders make difficult people decisions every day.

Some are highly visible: choosing the next department head, responding to a workplace conflict, or making changes to compensation.

Others happen quietly: an HR team stretched beyond capacity, a position that has become increasingly difficult to fill, a classification system that no longer reflects the work, or a culture issue that everyone recognizes but no one quite knows how to address.

These decisions matter.

They affect employees, leadership teams, organizational performance—and ultimately the communities public agencies serve.

That’s why The Hive exists.

The Hive helps public-sector organizations solve complex people challenges with experienced judgment, practical solutions, and data-informed analysis.

We help agencies:

• Recruit executives and hard-to-fill professionals
• Build competitive and defensible classification and compensation systems
• Understand and strengthen workplace culture
• Add experienced HR capacity when it’s needed
• Develop practical HR policies and processes
• Facilitate difficult conversations and organizational decisions

Our approach is deliberately hands-on.

Every engagement is led by senior consultants who understand public agencies, the constraints they operate within, and the importance of getting these decisions right.

We don’t believe in handing over a report and walking away.

We work alongside our clients to understand the problem, make sense of the information, evaluate the options, and develop a practical way forward.

Because behind every organizational challenge is a people decision.

And better people decisions build stronger public organizations.

That’s The Hive.

Oct 12, 2026
Full time
Director of Purchasing and Contracting, County of San Diego
$240,000 - $260,000 yearly
The Hive Consulting San Diego, CA
A recruitment by The Hive Consulting. For the full position description, please visit:  Brochure   The County of San Diego is recruiting its next Director of Purchasing and Contracting. The Department of Purchasing and Contracting (DPC) sets countywide procurement policy and provides centralized purchasing, contracting, and related services to the departments that serve 3.3 million residents, with work spanning health and human services, public safety, infrastructure, elections, and environmental health. The department manages more than 3,500 contracts, a $17 billion contract portfolio, and $2.3 billion in annual procurement spend, with 76 staff and a $21.9 million operating budget. The Director reports to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer / General Manager – Finance & General Government. The role The Director sets direction for the department; oversees major solicitations, negotiations, and contract administration; and works with department...