Contracts and Procurement Manager

Contracts and Procurement Manager
Calgary, AB

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Contracts and Procurement Manager
Your work environment at EXP
In this role you will manage contracts including input to contract execution strategy and claims negotiations; and procurement including purchasing, expediting, subconsultant quality, procurement initiatives. Ensures that performance of the work is consistent with applicable policies, procedures, and objectives and meets project needs.
What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Developing and implementing the overall contracts and procurement strategy for the projects
• Monitor performance of the contracts and procurement function
• Provide ongoing guidance in the various aspects of procurement and contract management to the Project Manager and key members of the project team ensuring sound formation and administration principles are applied
• Participate in project related meetings and work closely with other functions such as engineering, construction, project controls, finance, etc.
• Provide support and guidance to the project manager in management of the prime contract
• Preparation of progress reports on performance of the contracts team and procurement team
• Provide advice to senior project management on a wide variety of project issues
• Provide guidance on negotiation strategies and resolution of commercial issues
• Representing contracts and procurement function at package and project reviews
  Overseeing development of the contracts and procurement procedures, forms and templates
  Developing, monitoring and maintaining project master contracts forms
• Implementing changes to the terms and conditions, procedures templates and forms to improve efficiency, accuracy, quality of contracts and procurement function
• Performance management of contracts and procurement function
• Provides oversight for the management of prime contract, implementation of the prime contract management program and contracts administration procedures, training and supervision of contracts personnel
• Provides functional guidance to the project contracts and procurement personnel in the performance of their respective roles
• Additional tasks as required

What your experience looks like

• Degree in Business, Law, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• 15 years of experience in a similar position.
• Global experience in project procurement and contract management.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling.
• Thorough knowledge of planning, scheduling, cost control, and quality control functions.
• Specialized training courses in business law, finance and accounting, and related business subjects.
• Experience in working with the other functional service organizations, i.e., purchasing, expediting, supplier quality, traffic and logistics, and field procurement operations.
• Experience in managing workload distribution and execution of the work and well as being skilled in managing personnel including interviewing, hiring, training, development, performance evaluation, career counselling, salary administration, and knowledge of personnel.
• Thorough knowledge of planning, scheduling, cost control, and quality control functions.

EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address: hrsupport@exp.com.