Procurement Agent [Construction & AES ]

City of Charlotte

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides procurement and contracting expertise, consultation, and oversight in support of procurement needs and requirements for Charlotte Water while ensuring application and compliance with state and local guidelines, policies, and statutes to ensure the timely completion of assigned procurements. This position will be responsible for the procurement lifecycle, end to end procurement process (with the exception of purchasing or sourcing) for capital projects and obtain hands-on experience with all phases of governmental procurement, contracting, and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.
Three (3) years of related work experience.
OR an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant work/industry/military/job and specific experience.
Requires a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

CLGPO, C.P.M., CPPO, PMP, CPPB certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and manages procurement activities for construction and capital improvement projects, ensuring compliance with North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 143 and City policies through competitive bidding, supplier diversity, and efficient project execution.
Manages end-to-end procurement for construction and professional engineering services projects, including planning, solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract development.
Primarily responsible for project schedule development and planning, including facilitating pre-strategy meetings, pre-bid meetings, bid openings, drafting and issuing written documents (addenda, contracts, amendments,), facilitating selection meetings, and navigating multiple e-procurement systems.
Primarily responsible for following documented Project Development guidelines, applying standardized methodology to complete recurring tasks, ensuring adherence to organizational workflows, and ensuring all processes are performed efficiently and accurately, in accordance with state law and city policy.
Administers and prepares large-scale capital project contracts, amendments, renewals, change orders, etc.
Maintains procurement documentation for audits, transparency, and public records requests.
Acts as the primary point of contact between project managers, consultants, construction firms, and multiple city departments for each assigned project.
Ensures all assigned procurement projects comply with state law, city policy, legal requirements, and department procedures.
Contributes to process improvements, operational efficiency, and the successful execution of departmental priorities, while performing additional duties as assigned.