Purchasing Agent

Grunley Construction Company, Inc.; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

Grunley Construction Company, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Agent to assist in procuring subcontractors and professional services for construction projects. This role reports to the Purchasing Manager and supports multiple company projects.

The ideal candidate has 3 years of construction purchasing experience, a bachelor's degree preferred, familiarity with Procore, and strong negotiation and collaboration skills. US citizenship is required and the role offers competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of construction purchasing experience.
• Background knowledge of contracts, costs, scheduling, estimating, means and methods.
• Experience with general contracting operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop scopes of work and interpret drawings, specs, and contracts.
• Negotiate subcontracts, purchase orders, and professional service agreements.
• Review bids for scope, maintain buyout budgets, and build vendor relationships.
• Manage project budgets and buyout logs through construction.
• Maintain compliance with Grunley safety requirements.

Skills

Team building

Negotiation

Decision making

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Procore

Job description

Brief Description

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for assisting the Purchasing Department in procuring subcontractors and professional services related to necessary construction trades able to perform construction duties on all company projects.

The Purchasing Agent will report to the Purchasing Manager.

Requirements

Required Experience:

The Purchasing Agent requires three (3) years of experience working in the construction industry, with a background knowledge of contracts, costs, scheduling, estimating, construction means and methods, and general knowledge of the overall operations of a general contracting company.

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience with Procore.
• Estimating or purchasing experience.

Preferred Skills

• Must possess strong team building, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to make a decision.
• Strong negotiation abilities.
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
• Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.

Must be a US Citizen.

Summary

Functions/Responsibilities

Develop scopes of work

• Examine and interpret drawings, specifications, technical requirements, logistics, schedule, qualifications, general requirements and conditions, and other Prime Contract and Grunley safety requirements to determine contractual obligations and flow down requirements.
• Review details for practicality of Construction, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Prepare after bid contract scope packages for Lump Sum, Unit Price, Design/Build, and CMc contracts.

Negotiate Subcontracts, Purchase Orders, and Professional Service Agreements

• Solicit subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Prepare for distribution of subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and professional service agreements and associated Prime Contract Documents and exhibits.
• Conduct in person and over the phone scope review meetings with competitive bidders to ensure bids are based on equal scopes of work.
• Verifies proper subcontractor and supplier scopes prior to and during negotiation.
• Make appropriate award decisions in Grunley Construction Company’s interest.
• Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors and vendors.
• Maintain project budget and buyout logs and track the budget through buyout and construction.

Manage Risk

• Perform interviews of potential subcontractors and vendors and adequately document for future use.

Our benefits package is designed to support employee well-being and financial security, including employer-sponsored health and life insurance, paid time off for sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, jury duty, and vacation, and retirement options like 401(k) plans. Other compensation opportunities may include overtime and bonuses. Comprehensive benefits will be discussed during the recruitment process; benefit eligibility is determined by tenure, position and/or plan documents. The salary range for this role will be $90,000.00-$120,000.00.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 240-399-6162 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.