Project Procurement Manager, Monark

AtkinsRéalis • Mississauga, ON

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Project Procurement Director, the Project Procurement Manager, Monark serves as a strategic procurement manager to the Monark project, providing expert guidance on procurement planning, supply chain strategy, and commercial readiness. This position focuses on shaping procurement approaches, advising project leadership, and ensuring that procurement decisions leverage lessons learned, market intelligence, and program‑level optimization opportunities. Working closely with category management engineering, construction, commercial, and the suppliers, the Project Procurement Manager provides forward‑looking insight into procurement risks, opportunities, and execution pathways. The role advises contracting models, purchasing strategies, supply chain capacity, and sequencing to support predictable delivery across multiple unit builds. In addition, the Project Procurement Manager provides leadership to the project’s procurement personnel—Buyers and Order Administrators — working in a hybrid environment. While not solely focused on transactional procurement, the role ensures that procurement deliverables are aligned with project budgets, schedules, and governance structures, and that team members execute their responsibilities effectively and consistently. This strategic position ensures that procurement for multiple units of the Monark new build, integrated, and fully aligned with broader program objectives, including standardization, repeatability, supply chain readiness, and cost/schedule optimization across the multi‑unit deployment.

Requirements

• University Degree or relevant experience.
• Post secondary education preferred, supplemented by a minimum of ten years of progressive experience in procurement or supply chain, with strong knowledge of purchasing principles, practices, and commercial governance.
• Minimum 12 - 15 years’ experience Leading a procurement team.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including project leadership, coaching, and coordination of procurement activities or teams.
• Experience in developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies, leading supplier negotiations, and managing complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Contract Law, competitive bidding processes, and best practices related to public and private sector procurement.
• Familiarity with Quality Management System (QMS) standards, supply chain quality processes, and governance requirements applicable to nuclear or highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, while proactively identifying issues and driving timely resolution.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast paced, multi disciplinary environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong technical aptitude, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, analytical capability, and the ability to interpret and work with technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong work ethic, with advanced organizational and time management skills, and a collaborative, team oriented approach.
• Self starter with the ability to operate with minimal supervision, exercising sound judgment and initiative.

Nice To Haves

• CSCMP or CIPS certification, or active enrollment in CSCMP/CIPS professional programs, is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the project leadership team to develop and maintain the overall project procurement strategy and subcontractor management plan, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and technical requirements.
• Works closely with Category Management and Engineering to identify, qualify, and establish new suppliers for emerging scopes of work, supporting the expansion of supply chain capability for the Monark program.
• Leads all procurement tendering activities in accordance with the project’s Quality Management Program and applicable regulatory and governance requirements.
• Manages the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) process, including: Developing sourcing strategies and preparing bidders lists to support supplier qualification. Ensuring all bidders comply with quality, technical, commercial, and export requirements. Coordinating evaluations with Engineering and Quality Assurance to finalize comprehensive proposal assessments. Leading negotiations to secure optimal commercial and contractual outcomes. Preparing award recommendations and securing approvals in line with established levels of authority.
• Prepares, issues, and administers equipment supply contracts, purchase orders, and associated commercial documentation.
• Serves as a primary interface between suppliers and senior project leadership (Project Directors and Project Managers), ensuring clarity of procurement requirements, priorities, and expectations.
• Leads development of negotiation strategies and ensures strategic procurement of goods and services to achieve cost savings, performance standards, and required lead times.
• Manages all required export permits, freight forwarding arrangements, logistics contracts, Non Disclosure Agreements, and customer required commercial terms and conditions.
• Ensures strict adherence to the Quality Management Program, as well as the organization’s Code of Conduct, Business Ethics, and Compliance requirements.
• Supports integrated project activities including schedule development, planning, cost estimating, and forecasting.
• Ensures procurement KPIs, metrics, and data reporting are accurate, complete, and maintained in real time to support project controls, governance, and executive oversight.
• Leads the procurement team of buyers and order administrators.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Employee recognition
• Brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Diverse opportunities for training and professional development
• Hybrid working culture
• Generous time-off policies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees