Nuclear EPC Lead: Procurement Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 190,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private Medical Care

Private Group Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Parking space

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Kraków, Poland, seeks a Lead Procurement Engineer to provide execution leadership for complex procurement scopes and oversee a small team. You will ensure supplier delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements, reporting to a Senior Manager in the US, with up to 20% travel and a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office).

The role requires a strong background in engineering or supply chain, 10+ years in procurement/engineering, nuclear

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Nuclear preferred) or Supply Chain.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, engineering, or project execution within a regulated/industrial environment.
• Nuclear industry experience (ASME Section III, NQA-1).
• Experience with large-scale EPC or capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing global suppliers and complex contracts.
• Experience with nuclear procurement requirements, quality standards, and supplier manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, global supply chains with high execution risk.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• PMP certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement execution across assigned scopes from pre-PO through delivery.
• Provide daily direction, prioritization, and oversight to a small team.
• Monitor performance, remove roadblocks, and enforce execution discipline.
• Oversee supplier performance across schedule, quality, and technical compliance.
• Manage, and resolve execution risks; escalate as needed.
• Drive supplier accountability and corrective actions.
• Ensure clear communication of technical, safety, and nuclear quality requirements (ASME, NQA-1).
• Prepare and review safety-related requisitions in compliance with standards.
• Align execution across Engineering, Quality, Commercial, and SPE.
• Support planning, estimates, and resource coordination.
• Lead RFx execution (supplier engagement, evaluation, negotiation support).
• Support sourcing strategy implementation in consideration of delivery.
• Apply total cost of ownership principles to drive value.
• Oversee PO lifecycle (placement, tracking, changes, issue resolution) and invoice resolution.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Cross-functional coordination

SAP

PowerBI

Nuclear/regulatory know-how

Contract management

Project management

PMP (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Sharepoint

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in Kraków, Poland, seeks a Lead Procurement Engineer to provide execution leadership for complex procurement scopes and oversee a small team. You will ensure supplier delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements, reporting to a Senior Manager in the US, with up to 20% travel and a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office).

The role requires a strong background in engineering or supply chain, 10+ years in procurement/engineering, nuclear