Project Procurement and Contract Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project procurement strategies, processes, procedures, and systems.
• Lead procurement execution from package definition through contract and purchase order closeout.
• Develop and manage the Project Procurement Execution Plan (PPEP) aligned with overall project objectives.
• Cook up sourcing, contracting, logistics, packaging, and transportation strategies.
• Monitor procurement performance, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, mentor, and support multidisciplinary procurement teams across multiple locations.
• Serve as the primary procurement contact for clients and project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, and other project functions to ensure alignment and delivery.
• Manage procurement resource planning, onboarding, and workload allocation.
• Provide regular procurement reporting and project updates to leadership and clients.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, corporate governance standards, and ethical business practices.
• Maintain procurement documentation and reporting within project systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and procurement performance reviews.
• Support contract administration, materials management, and procurement activities during site execution when required.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive procurement leadership experience within EPCM, engineering, construction, mining, energy, infrastructure, or industrial project environments.
• Proven experience managing complex procurement programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of procurement lifecycle management, contracts, purchasing, and materials management.
• Experience developing and executing sourcing, contracting, and purchasing strategies.
• Strong commercial, negotiation, and contract management skills.
• Experience administering construction/service contracts and major equipment or material purchase orders.
• Proficiency with procurement systems, materials management tools, and reporting platforms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or other relevant tertiary qualification.
• Engineering diploma or technical background.
• Formal training in contract law, commercial management, or negotiation.
• Knowledge of quality, environmental, health and safety regulations, and Incoterms.
• International project experience and exposure to multicultural teams.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• Contract & Commercial Management
• Project Management
• Negotiation & Risk Management
• Stakeholder & Client Relationship Management
• Team Leadership & Resource Planning
• Procurement Systems & Reporting
• EPCM Project Delivery Expertise

Benefits

Competitive salary and compensation package

Relocation assistance (if applicable)