Field Procurement Manager

Bechtel Corporation•Rochester, VA

13d•$140,800 - $203,700•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Field Procurement Manager leads Field Supply Chain activities for Bechtel’s Maple Creek Combined Cycle Power Project, a new natural gas-fired generation facility. Responsibilities span field purchasing, purchase order administration, expediting, supplier quality coordination, logistics, receiving, warehousing, inventory control, and surplus disposition. The manager develops and executes the field procurement plans, staffing, budgets, procedures, systems, and controls needed to support construction, commissioning, cost, and schedule objectives. The role receives operational direction from the Site Manager, functional direction from the applicable Global Business Unit Supply Chain organization, and coordinates project-to-field interfaces with the Project Supply Chain Manager. The position begins in Bechtel’s Reston, Virginia office for preconstruction and project planning, then transitions to a long-term field assignment at the project site in Sullivan County, Indiana.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in supply chain management, business, engineering, construction management, or a related discipline and 10–13 years of relevant experience; alternatively, 14–17 years of directly related experience.
Advanced knowledge of project procurement and Field Supply Chain practices, including purchasing, order administration, expediting, supplier quality, logistics, warehousing, inventory, and materials management.
Working knowledge of the Supply Chain IWPP, Project Supply Chain Managers Guidebook, Field Supply Chain Guidebook, commitment authority, supplier qualification, competition, ethics, records retention, and project procedures.
Strong understanding of EPC and combined-cycle construction sequencing, balance-of-plant materials, temporary facilities, tools and consumables, commissioning, and system turnover.
Ability to develop procurement strategies, staffing and work-hour plans, budgets, procedures, sourcing plans, warehouse plans, material controls, and closeout plans.
Strong commercial acumen in requisitions, bid evaluations, award recommendations, purchase orders, terms and conditions, changes, invoices, claims, warranties, and related commercial instruments.
Knowledge of supplier qualification, due diligence, risk assessment, performance management, recovery planning, and issue escalation.
Proficiency with Digital Supply Chain System applications and analysis of cost, schedule, inventory, supplier, logistics, and performance data.
Effective leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills in a matrixed construction environment.
Ability to work at an active construction site, manage changing priorities, and integrate environmental, safety, and health requirements into Field Supply Chain activities.
Prior supervisory or management experience on an EPC construction project.

Nice To Haves

Field procurement leadership on a power generation or combined-cycle project.

Responsibilities

Lead Field Supply Chain operations in accordance with applicable supply chain plans and guides, project procedures, the prime contract, and delegated commitment authority.
Develop and maintain the field procurement and materials strategy, execution plan, staffing, budget, procedures, facilities, warehouse and laydown requirements, reporting, and mobilization and demobilization plans.
Coordinate Supply Chain interfaces among the project office, jobsite, Construction, Field Engineering, Project Controls, Quality, Environmental Safety and Health, Finance, and suppliers.
Direct field purchasing from requisition review through sourcing, commercial evaluation, negotiation, award recommendation, commitment, administration, and closeout.
Ensure competition, sole-source actions, supplier qualification, due diligence, approvals, and commitments comply with applicable requirements and delegated authority.
Manage purchase order administration, expediting, supplier performance, changes, invoices, claims, backcharges, delivery recovery, and commercial closeout.
Coordinate supplier quality and logistics for field orders, including surveillance needs, shipment readiness, routing, site access, unloading, and delivery documentation.
Manage receiving, inspection coordination, storage, preservation, inventory, traceability, material issue, shortage and damage resolution, security, and surplus disposition.
Implement approved Digital Supply Chain System applications and maintain accurate procurement, delivery, inventory, cost, schedule, risk, and performance data and reporting.
Identify and mitigate Field Supply Chain risks affecting safety, quality, cost, schedule, construction sequencing, commissioning, or turnover.
Lead and develop Field Supply Chain personnel, establish priorities and accountabilities, and support audits, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
Plan and execute field closeout, including final order reconciliation, equipment and tool disposition, surplus management, records archiving, and completion of procurement obligations.