Procurement Lead - Infrastructure Projects (Hybrid)

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible work schedules

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation, an employee-owned leader in sustainable infrastructure, invites a Project Procurement Manager 1 to join our team in Overland Park. You will perform procurement activities for proposals or projects and lead others with procurement responsibilities with minimal supervision.

We value hands-on problem solving across projects, strong collaboration, and adherence to policies. After a 90-day period, hybrid work options may be offered, with a strong emphasis on safety and

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Technical / Engineering, Construction Management or related field preferred
• Years of relevant experience can substitute for a degree

Responsibilities

• Purchases assigned equipment, construction, and service contracts for projects following established policies and procedures
• Assists in project setup of procurement related activities
• Executes and manages the procurement process on assigned contracts including bid list preparation, solicitation of quotes, and evaluating, negotiating and awarding of contracts
• Leads negotiations for assigned procurements and/or construction contracts
• Collaborates to resolve complex claims or other contract issues
• Ensures contract documents are issued correctly and on schedule
• Assists with the development and monitoring of project budgets and schedules (man-hours, cost, procurement milestone durations)
• Assists with the establishment and/or monitoring of procurement goals
• Monitors project procurement activities and reports status
• May develop, create and lead presentations to internal and external client and joint venture partners
• May be responsible for soliciting budgetary pricing for equipment, material, or labor to support estimating/proposal efforts for a project or projects
• May also lead and coordinate the entire budgetary pricing effort on a project or projects
• Files appropriate documents and follows filing rules
• Acts in capacity of a "lead person"
• Does not have management responsibility for the professionals to whom they provide work direction
• Possible positions receiving direction: Procurement Representative, Procurement Administrator, Expediter

Skills

Analytics

Attention to detail

Budget development

Written communication

MS Office

Data entry

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Process writing

Project process management

Scheduling understanding

Training development

Workflow coordination

Education

BA/BS in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Black & Veatch Corporation, an employee-owned leader in sustainable infrastructure, invites a Project Procurement Manager 1 to join our team in Overland Park. You will perform procurement activities for proposals or projects and lead others with procurement responsibilities with minimal supervision.

We value hands-on problem solving across projects, strong collaboration, and adherence to policies. After a 90-day period, hybrid work options may be offered, with a strong emphasis on safety and