Strategic Project Procurement Lead

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Health benefits

Flexible schedules

Paid vacation & holidays

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vendor discounts

Employee referral program

AD&D insurance

Pre-tax accounts

Legal plan

Credit Union access

Performance bonus program

Job summary

Black & Veatch in Overland Park, KS is seeking a Project Procurement Manager I to lead assigned procurement activities for projects and support proposal effort. You will manage bid lists, quotes, negotiations and ensure on-time delivery of goods and services while coordinating with project teams.

The role offers hybrid work options after onboarding, ample development opportunities, and a strong ESOP culture that shares in long-term company success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Purchases 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

Budget development

Negotiation

Project management

Procurement processes

Communication

Data entry

Schedule planning

Education

BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Business, Technical / Engineering, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Databases

MS Office

Job description

Black & Veatch in Overland Park, KS is seeking a Project Procurement Manager I to lead assigned procurement activities for projects and support proposal effort. You will manage bid lists, quotes, negotiations and ensure on-time delivery of goods and services while coordinating with project teams.

The role offers hybrid work options after onboarding, ample development opportunities, and a strong ESOP culture that shares in long-term company success.