Purchasing Professional Associate

About the role

We are seeking a Purchasing Professional Associate to join our team. This position is responsible for effectively and professionally conducting and coordinating the activities associated with subcontracting of services and the procurement of goods.

Responsibilities

• Cook up procurement and subcontracted services, process assigned procurement agreements to accomplish project or group objectives and obligations.
• Subcontracting assignments typically consist of professional or technical services, and major construction services, procuring goods.
• This role will combine the procurement of goods, material, equipment along with Subcontracting services necessary for the project.
• Track procurement activity, progress information, and guidance to project personnel on subcontracting issues, with specific attention to change management and financial status.
• Cook up closely with Engineering, Construction, and all other disciplines for continuity and overall program effectiveness.
• Formulate duties for assigned purchase orders and, subcontracts, including prequalification of bidders, solicitation of proposals, proposal evaluations, source selection recommendations, leads negotiation of contract terms and pricing issues, conformance and finalizing of agreements, and subcontract issuance and execution.
• Ensure applicable prime contract flow-downs are identified, addressed, and included in assigned subcontracts.
• Obtain necessary reviews and approvals of bidder exceptions, bid evaluations, source selection recommendations, Subcontracts, and change orders prior to execution.
• Avoid budget compliance issues are addressed and award subcontracts.
• Perform subcontract post-award administration duties, including change order management, contractual compliance, invoice verification, performance evaluation, closeout of agreements, and records retention.
• Utilize established policies, procedures, systems, and tools to assure maximum contribution.
• Aid Procurement Management in the preparation of proposal deliverables, including pricing of subcontracted services, execution approach narratives, and labor hour estimates for subcontracting.
• Aid Procurement Management in providing other support services as requested.

Qualifications

• Overall Knowledge of Jacobs Business: Basic understanding of technical, organizational, managerial, and business issues related to operations management.
• Project Delivery Knowledge: Understands the project delivery processes as used for various contracting scopes and their relationship to Enterprise Procurement procedures.
• Resources/Capabilities: Understands overall corporate resources and capabilities.
• Communications: Has good communications and writing skills. Communicate and prioritize a variety of tasks with multiple stakeholders.
• Systems Support: Of electronic mail, and standard Microsoft Office software. Familiar with the capabilities of a procurement, or subcontracts management system and has a good understanding of how to use it for the procurement activities.

Job Specifications & Scope of Responsibility

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in procurement, subcontracting, and contract management, with specific experience in working on projects such as environmental, airports, dams, stadiums, buildings, highways and bridges, water projects, rail projects, power projects, refinery expansions, petrochemical units, pulp and paper mills, pharmaceutical plants, pipelines, dock construction, ocean terminals, offshore construction, or automated assembly lines.
• Certifications/Registrations: None required. CPCM, CCCM, or CCFM Certification from the National Contract Management Association (or other international equivalent) is desirable.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $69,600.00 to $108,750.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.