Procurement Specialist

Infrastructure Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave top-up

Healthcare Spending Account

Professional development

Transit-accessible location

Job summary

Infrastructure Ontario, a crown corporation, seeks a Procurement Specialist to lead end-to-end competitive processes, ensuring compliance with policies, trade agreements, and legislation.

You will develop documents, facilitate evaluations, support contract negotiations, and advise internal clients while building strong vendor relationships in a fast-paced public sector environment.

Located at 1 Dundas St W in Toronto, IO offers a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience leading competitive procurement processes in the public sector.
• Knowledge of RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and RFTs and related procurement documents.
• Ability to interpret procurement legislation and trade agreements.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, or real estate is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end competitive procurement processes and related activities.
• Develop procurement documents, evaluation frameworks, and scoring methodologies.
• Act as primary contact for procurement processes, coordinating communications.
• Facilitate evaluations and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Support contract negotiations, vendor onboarding, and amendments.
• Provide procurement guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Build relationships with clients, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor procurement legislation and market trends for process improvement.
• Contribute to policy, tools, templates, standards, and procedures.
• Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Public sector procurement

Contract administration

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

University degree in Business Administration or related discipline

Job description

Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty. IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate. IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario.

Position Purpose

The Procurement Specialist supports Infrastructure Ontario's procurement activities by leading competitive procurement processes and providing strategic procurement advice to internal stakeholders. The role is responsible for managing end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, trade agreements, government directives, and applicable legislation. Working closely with business units, Legal Services, and external vendors, the position helps deliver fair, transparent, and value-driven procurement outcomes while contributing to the continuous improvement of procurement practices across the organization.

What You Will Do

• Lead the end-to-end execution of competitive procurement processes, including Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Qualifications (RFQ), Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Tender (RFT), and other procurement activities.
• Develop procurement documents, evaluation frameworks, scoring methodologies, procurement schedules, and supporting materials in collaboration with business stakeholders and Legal Services.
• Act as the primary procurement contact throughout competitive procurement processes, coordinating bidder communications, addenda, clarifications, fairness requirements, and procurement administration activities.
• Facilitate procurement evaluations by providing guidance to evaluation teams, coordinating evaluator training, managing consensus meetings, and ensuring compliance with procurement requirements.
• Support contract negotiations, contract execution processes, vendor onboarding activities, contract amendments, and procurement-related approvals.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to business units regarding procurement options, procurement strategies, evaluation methodologies, market approaches, and procurement best practices.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients, vendors, suppliers, consultants, and other stakeholders to support successful procurement outcomes.
• Monitor developments in procurement legislation, trade agreements, public-sector procurement practices, and industry trends to support continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of procurement policies, tools, templates, standards, and procedures.
• Participate in special projects, working groups, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen procurement effectiveness across the organization.

Who You Are

• University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law, Public Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Procurement experience within the public sector, broader public sector, infrastructure, real estate, construction, professional services, or a comparable environment.
• Experience leading competitive procurement processes and developing procurement documents, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and other procurement tools.
• Knowledge of public-sector procurement principles, trade agreements, procurement legislation, and competitive procurement best practices.
• Experience facilitating procurement evaluations, managing stakeholder engagement, and supporting contract award processes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple procurement projects concurrently while meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to interpret complex procurement requirements and provide practical procurement advice to stakeholders.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, real estate, facilities management, public-private partnerships (P3), or alternative financing and procurement (AFP) environments is considered an asset.

What We Offer

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee. IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs.
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

We offer a competitive salary range of $90,100 to $105,700 (P4 level), pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.

This posting will close on Friday September 25th, 2026 at 11:59 pm.

Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.