Contracts & Procurement Lead

Turner & Townsend • Calgary, AB

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of contracts and procurement experience, preferably within major capital projects, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, or industrial environments.
• Proven experience implementing contracting and procurement strategies and delivering procurement plans in accordance with project and business objectives.
• Strong knowledge of pre-award and post-award contract management, including tendering, bid evaluation, negotiation, contract administration, and close-out activities.
• Practical experience applying commercial principles, contract terms and conditions, procurement procedures, and governance requirements to complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders while effectively identifying and mitigating commercial and contractual risks.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams, with strong communication, relationship management, and collaboration skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional with strong judgment, problem-solving capabilities, and a track record of delivering high-quality contracts and procurement outcomes in dynamic project environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting local content and supplier development initiatives.
• Experience working in remote, brownfield, greenfield, or frontier project environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute contracting and procurement strategies, plans, and processes in support of project objectives and approved commercial frameworks.
• Manage a portfolio of contracts and procurement packages through the full lifecycle, including sourcing, tendering, award, administration, and close-out.
• Prepare, review, and administer contract documents, commercial terms, purchase orders, amendments, and related procurement documentation.
• Coordinate tendering and sourcing activities, including bidder engagement, bid clarification, evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendations.
• Implement supplier and contractor prequalification processes to ensure compliance with project requirements, capacity expectations, and local content objectives.
• Support effective post-award contract management by monitoring contractor performance, administering variations, managing claims, and resolving commercial issues.
• Maintain procurement plans, contract records, reporting, and governance documentation, ensuring compliance with approved procedures and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with project, technical, finance, and procurement stakeholders to support successful contract execution, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• Vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior