Purchasing Manager

Balfour Beatty•Falls Church, VA

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary role of the Purchasing Manager is to manage the procurement process of subcontracts and purchase orders for Mid-Atlantic Division projects. In this role, the Purchasing Manager works to ensure that all required items of work to be subcontracted or purchased are bought on time, have the correct scope of work, are from qualified Subcontractors or Suppliers, are within budget, and comply with all Balfour Beatty Construction standard procedures regarding subcontracts, purchase orders, bonding and insurance. The Purchasing Manager works to ensure that all procurement services required to support Operations personnel and other departments are provided with all work being accomplished in a professional and complete manner and with the highest degree of ethics. The Purchasing Manager also assists the preconstruction Team by preparing estimates and taking bids when requested.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business management, or a related field and has a minimum of 10 years experience in the construction industry. In some cases, relevant and equivalent years of experience in the construction industry may be substituted for formal education.
Possess excellent organizational and managerial skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as Smartsheet, Procore, Bluebeam, Building Connected, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Nice To Haves

Past experience at the project level is preferred.
Acts in a manner of integrity that demonstrates support for the company values and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations.

Responsibilities

Provides overall leadership of the purchasing process, working in conjunction with the Preconstruction and Operations teams to ensure that all company, project, client, cost, quality, and schedule requirements are met.
Reviews entire estimate and ensure estimate is properly established in the purchasing system with budgets, cost codes, target buy dates, etc.
Develops subcontract and purchase order project standards with assistance from the Project Executive for subcontracts and purchase orders, including requirements necessitated by the FAR’s when applicable.
Participates in startup and hand-off meetings from Preconstruction to Purchasing and participates in orientation Meeting from Purchasing to Operations.
Reviews plans, specifications, and addenda and notifies Operations of any discrepancies discovered.
Coordinates scopes of work for various design elements / partners and integrates these scopes with the purchasing effort.
Verify Bidders are qualified before beginning preliminary discussions or negotiations.
Reviews quotes for scopes to be bought, including inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and qualifications.
Continues the subcontracting plan efforts by attending outreach events and documenting participation through the purchasing process. Research qualified subcontractors to comply with plan if necessary.
Develops scopes of work for each trade, obtain project management agreement and review these scopes with prospective Subcontractors.
Awards subcontracts and purchase orders to qualified firms.
Prepares subcontracts and purchase orders for processing by the Purchasing Administrator.
Ensures subcontractors and suppliers are prequalified
Meets with project team to resolve conflicts in the contract documents.
Coordinates with purchasing Administrator to follow-up on issued subcontracts and purchase orders to ensure timely execution.
Negotiates terms and conditions with Subcontractors as required, including obtaining in- house approvals for any variations to standard Balfour Beatty conditions.
Oversees and works with assigned project Purchasing Team in the performance of their duties.
Documents and records all purchasing activities as required by the CAS Compliance Policy
Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.
Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent & Choices.
Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.
Perform other related duties as needed