Contracts & Procurement Lead

Turner-; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Health spending account

RRSP matching

Annual learning and development budget

Access to online learning tools

Professional membership/license fee

Vacation, flex and sick days

Flexible, hybrid work

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Calgary is seeking a senior contracts and procurement professional to lead strategies for energy and natural resources projects. You will manage end-to-end procurement, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and ensure compliant, high-quality commercial outcomes.

Hybrid work is offered, with opportunities to influence major capital programs while guiding project teams and governance processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of contracts and procurement experience in major capital projects, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, or industrial environments.
• Experience implementing contracting and procurement strategies and delivering procurement plans.
• Strong knowledge of pre-award and post-award contract management, tendering, negotiation, and close-out activities.
• Experience applying commercial principles, governance, and risk mitigation to complex projects.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute contracting and procurement strategies, plans, and processes.
• Manage portfolios of contracts and procurement packages through full lifecycle.
• Prepare, review, and administer contract documents and related procurement paperwork.
• Coordinate tendering and sourcing activities, including bidder engagement and award recommendations.
• Implement supplier prequalification processes to meet project requirements and local content objectives.
• Monitor contractor performance, administer variations, manage claims, and resolve issues.
• Maintain procurement plans, contract records and governance documentation.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Vendor negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying, or related

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority‑owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Execute contracting and procurement strategies, plans, and processes in support of project objectives and approved commercial frameworks.
• Manage a portfolio of contracts and procurement packages through the full lifecycle, including sourcing, tendering, award, administration, and close‑out.
• Prepare, review, and administer contract documents, commercial terms, purchase orders, amendments, and related procurement documentation.
• Coordinate tendering and sourcing activities, including bidder engagement, bid clarification, evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendations.
• Implement supplier and contractor prequalification processes to ensure compliance with project requirements, capacity expectations, and local content objectives.
• Support effective post‑award contract management by monitoring contractor performance, administering variations, managing claims, and resolving commercial issues.
• Maintain procurement plans, contract records, reporting, and governance documentation, ensuring compliance with approved procedures and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with project, technical, finance, and procurement stakeholders to support successful contract execution, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of contracts and procurement experience, preferably within major capital projects, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, or industrial environments.
• Proven experience implementing contracting and procurement strategies and delivering procurement plans in accordance with project and business objectives.
• Strong knowledge of pre‑award and post‑award contract management, including tendering, bid evaluation, negotiation, contract administration, and close‑out activities.
• Practical experience applying commercial principles, contract terms and conditions, procurement procedures, and governance requirements to complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders while effectively identifying and mitigating commercial and contractual risks.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams, with strong communication, relationship management, and collaboration skills.
• Self‑motivated, detail‑oriented professional with strong judgment, problem‑solving capabilities, and a track record of delivering high‑quality contracts and procurement outcomes in dynamic project environments.

Preferred

• Experience supporting local content and supplier development initiatives.
• Experience working in remote, brownfield, greenfield, or frontier project environments.

Additional Information

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

What’s in it for you…

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work‑life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.

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