Senior Contracts & Procurement Manager — EPC Power Projects

About the role

Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Lead the contracting and procurement of engineering services, long-lead equipment, and contractor packages across Pacifico's power generation projects serving data center facilities.
• Run competitive tenders from specification through award, then administer the resulting contracts and purchase orders through project execution.
• Bridge strategic sourcing and hands-on execution, ensuring equipment and services are procured on schedule and at competitive cost while maintaining quality standards, contractual compliance, and alignment with project priorities.
• Work closely with Project Controls, Engineering, Construction, Legal, and Accounting to deliver value, efficiency, and reliability across the procurement lifecycle.

Sourcing and Tendering

• Manage the end-to-end RFP/RFQ process: drafting bid packages, distributing documents, managing bidder inquiries, and collecting and leveling bids.
• Identify, prequalify, and evaluate suppliers and contractors on both technical and commercial merit.
• Develop bid comparison matrices and vendor evaluation summaries that support clear, defensible award recommendations.
• Drive competition between multiple qualified and vetted suppliers to secure the best available costs and conditions.
• Conduct market and vendor research to assess cost, capability, and lead times, and identify qualified new suppliers.
• Ensure sourcing activities adhere to corporate procurement policies, quality standards, and ethical practices.

Contract Management

• Lead contract preparation, negotiation, and finalization in coordination with Pacifico's Legal team and vendors, ensuring clear terms, scopes, and deliverables.
• Administer purchase orders, service agreements, and amendments alongside Project Controls and Legal.
• Track contract progress, review cycles, and approvals, maintaining visibility across stakeholders.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready contract records, correspondence, and executed documents within SharePoint.

Procurement Planning and Coordination

• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with project schedules, budgets, and milestones.
• Work with Engineering, Construction, and Project Management to define specifications, scopes of work, and vendor requirements.
• Partner with Project Controls to build procurement schedules, bid trackers, and material delivery dashboards.
• Implement supply chain strategies that support business objectives and project execution priorities.

Cost and Risk Management

• Maintain visibility on equipment and material lead times and proactively communicate potential schedule impacts.
• Collect and preserve market data from quotations, market soundings, and studies to support cost estimating and lead-time tracking.
• Conduct cost analysis and benchmarking for materials and services to validate competitive pricing and create value.
• Identify procurement and supply chain risks and propose mitigation strategies that protect project timelines.
• Monitor procurement KPIs, realized cost savings, and delivery performance to support continuous improvement.

Stakeholder and Supplier Relationship Management

• Serve as the key liaison between internal teams (Engineering, Construction, Accounting, Project Controls) and external vendors.
• Coordinate supplier communications to ensure timely responses, document submissions, and clarity on expectations.
• Build and sustain strong supplier relationships that foster collaboration and innovation.
• Support supplier onboarding by collecting W-9, EFT, NDA, and insurance documentation and routing to Accounting.
• Lead vendor performance reviews and lessons-learned sessions, and act on what they surface.

Strategic Value and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to sourcing and contracting strategies that enhance agility, value, and resilience across the supply chain.
• Track and maintain visibility into sourcing pipelines, material deliveries, and procurement milestones.
• Support the implementation of digital tools and processes for improved procurement efficiency and transparency.
• Promote inclusive and sustainable procurement practices, engaging diverse and community-based suppliers where possible.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, contracts, or supply chain within power generation, renewable energy, construction, EPC, or oil & gas.
• Demonstrated ownership of competitive tenders for engineering services, materials, and contractor packages — from scope definition through award.
• Strong understanding of EPC procurement processes, contract management, and commercial negotiation.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SharePoint, with experience in an ERP system (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Procore, or Sage); familiarity with Microsoft Project is a plus.

Skills

• Excellent communication, analytical, and coordination skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
• Strategic sourcing and commercial acumen, with a bias toward creating competition.
• Strong organizational, tracking, and multitasking skills, and the discipline to run several projects concurrently.
• Collaborative mindset with excellent stakeholder management across Engineering, Construction, Accounting, and Legal.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to compliance and quality.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.

Additional preferred qualifications

• Experience on power generation projects serving data centers or other large-load users is a plus.
• Exposure to long-lead power generation equipment markets (turbines, generators, transformers, switchgear) is a plus.
• Certification in procurement or supply chain (e.g., CIPS, CPSM) is a plus.

This role may support multiple power generation projects concurrently. Occasional travel may be required to supplier locations or project sites.