Procurement Specialist (EPC Services)

Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain a North American contractor pool covering design institutes, engineering firms, EPC contractors, general contractors, and construction subcontractors. Conduct qualification, track-record, financial, and compliance pre-screening. Maintain a current tiered contractor register. Review confirmed scopes of work and interface splits with project and engineering teams. Issue RFQs and tender documents for engineering and construction services. Organize quotations and commercial clarifications. Conduct commercial bid evaluations and prepare commercial bid tabulations and award recommendations. Lead negotiation of lump-sum pricing, unit pricing, milestone payments, bonds, insurance, change and claim mechanisms, and liability terms. Draft, review, and execute contracts and subcontracts. Administer post-award commercial matters including progress payments, settlement reviews, invoicing, and reconciliation. Manage the commercial handling of changes and claims. Maintain the contract register and commitment data. Build EPC-services cost baselines and price libraries. Track North American labor rates, contractor capacity, and price trends to support project budgets and bid pricing. Coordinate with project, engineering, finance, and legal teams to close commercial issues. Support contractor-performance reviews.

Qualifications & Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, quantity surveying, business, supply chain, or a related discipline.5+ years of commercial procurement experience involving engineering services, subcontracts, or EPC packages, including design services, construction general contracts, or specialty subcontracts. Experience in power, energy storage, data center, or industrial projects preferred. Familiar with engineering tender and contract frameworks including Lump Sum, GMP, Unit Price, and North American construction-contract practices. Able to understand scopes of work and interface splits. Capable of commercially handling changes and claims. Proficient with Excel and ERP/contract-management systems. Able to independently lead contractor commercial negotiations and contract reviews. Fluent English for commercial and contractual work. Based in the U.S. with valid work authorization.