Procurement Specialist (EPC Services)

American Jereh International Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

American Jereh International Corporation, based in Houston, TX, seeks a Procurement Specialist (EPC Services) to own commercial procurement for North American EPC projects. You will define scopes, evaluate bids, and negotiate contracts to establish a reliable local EPC supply chain.

You will build and manage a contractor pool for design institutes, EPC contractors, and construction subcontractors, conduct pre-screenings, issue RFQs, and lead negotiations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, quantity surveying, business, supply chain, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a North American contractor pool for EPC services.
• Conduct qualification, track-record, financial, and compliance pre-screening.
• Issue RFQs and tender documents for engineering and construction services.
• Lead lump-sum pricing and unit pricing negotiations, milestones, bonds, insurance, changes and claims.
• Draft, review, and execute contracts and subcontracts.
• Administer post-award commercial matters including progress payments, invoicing, and reconciliation.
• Track North American labor rates, contractor capacity, and price trends.
• Coordinate with project, engineering, finance, and legal teams to close commercial issues.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Scoping & interfaces

Procurement strategy

English communication

Independent leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher (engineering, quantity surveying, business, supply chain)

Tools

ERP/contract-management systems

Job description

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Procurement Specialist (EPC Services)

Houston, TX, US

Commercial procurement owner for EPC-type services supporting AIDC microgrid projects, covering engineering services including FEED/IFC, Design & Build, and construction general contracting. Responsible for building a reliable local EPC supply chain for North American projects. Scope definition, interface splits, and technical evaluation sit with project and engineering; this role owns the commercial and contractual side.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a North American contractor pool covering design institutes, engineering firms, EPC contractors, general contractors, and construction subcontractors.
• Conduct qualification, track-record, financial, and compliance pre-screening.
• Review confirmed scopes of work and interface splits with project and engineering teams.
• Issue RFQs and tender documents for engineering and construction services.
• Organize quotations and commercial clarifications.
• Conduct commercial bid evaluations and prepare commercial bid tabulations and award recommendations.
• Lead negotiation of lump-sum pricing, unit pricing, milestone payments, bonds, insurance, change and claim mechanisms, and liability terms.
• Draft, review, and execute contracts and subcontracts.
• Administer post-award commercial matters including progress payments, settlement reviews, invoicing, and reconciliation.
• Manage the commercial handling of changes and claims.
• Maintain the contract register and commitment data.
• Build EPC-services cost baselines and price libraries.
• Track North American labor rates, contractor capacity, and price trends to support project budgets and bid pricing.
• Coordinate with project, engineering, finance, and legal teams to close commercial issues.
• Support contractor-performance reviews.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, quantity surveying, business, supply chain, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of commercial procurement experience involving engineering services, subcontracts, or EPC packages, including design services, construction general contracts, or specialty subcontracts.
• Experience in power, energy storage, data center, or industrial projects preferred.
• Familiar with engineering tender and contract frameworks including Lump Sum, GMP, Unit Price, and North American construction-contract practices.
• Able to understand scopes of work and interface splits.
• Capable of commercially handling changes and claims.
• Proficient with Excel and ERP/contract-management systems.
• Able to independently lead contractor commercial negotiations and contract reviews.
• Fluent English for commercial and contractual work.
• Based in the U.S. with valid work authorization.