Turner & Townsend are looking for a Procurement & Contracts Manager to support a large-scale construction project. The ideal candidate has great communication skills and leadership skills.
**Houston, Texas based and travel to client sites required (frequency to be determined)
Responsibilities:
- Lead procurement and supply chain activities in support of a large-scale capital construction program, ensuring alignment with project delivery, commercial, cost, schedule, and risk objectives.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies, sourcing plans, and contract packaging approaches that support project execution and long-term program goals.
- Establish and continuously improve procurement and contracts governance, including ways of working, procedures, workflows, templates, guidance documents, and reporting mechanisms as part of the development of an integrated commercial function.
- Manage end-to-end procurement processes including market engagement, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award, and contract administration activities.
- Support the development, review, and formation of contract documents, procurement packages, scopes of work, commercial exhibits, and associated procurement requirements.
- Provide procurement, contractual, and commercial advice to project leadership and cross-functional stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Work closely with project delivery, construction, design, cost management, legal, and commercial teams to ensure alignment between procurement activities and project objectives.
- Identify and manage procurement and supply chain risks, including market constraints, contractor capacity, material availability, escalation pressures, and long-lead equipment requirements.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants, equipment suppliers, and strategic supply chain partners.
- Monitor supplier and contractor performance and support implementation of corrective actions where required.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and maturation of the organization's procurement, supply chain, and contracts management capabilities.
- Drive continuous improvement across supply chain tools and processes.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Project/Program specifics:
- This role supports the delivery of a large-scale, high-value capital construction program comprising a major building development and associated civil infrastructure works.
- The successful candidate will operate within an evolving commercial organization responsible for establishing an integrated commercial, procurement, and supply chain function to support project delivery.
- The program utilizes collaborative and progressive delivery approaches requiring close coordination between owner, designers, contractors, consultants, and supply chain partners.
- Procurement activities will encompass construction services, professional services, equipment, materials, and long-lead items critical to project delivery.
- The candidate will support procurement and commercial activities across project planning, preconstruction, procurement, construction, and closeout phases.
- The role requires engagement with senior stakeholders and project leadership to support the implementation of commercial strategies and procurement governance frameworks.
- Experience working within progressive project delivery environments is highly desirable, particularly where procurement and commercial functions are being established or transformed to support project execution.