Project Procurement Manager - Mining & Metals

Requisition ID: 285250 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Brisbane, QLD 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets. 

Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will manage project procurement personnel in all operations for a project. You will participate with the project management team in defining and developing the scope of work, and in preparing and coordinating procurement plans, procedures, schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets. You will ensure procurement operations comply with corporate, business unit and project requirements.  

Major Responsibilities:

• Participates with the project team in defining and developing the scope of Procurement work, and in preparing and coordinating Procurement plans, procedures, schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets
• Contributes Procurement input to the preparation and/or modifications of the project’s prime contract
• Prepares and/or directs preparation of commercial terms and conditions for use on all project contract and purchase documents, ensuring that requirements of the prime contract are incorporated
• When assigned by the global business unit Manager of Supply Chain, prepares, coordinates, and submits Procurement input to business development proposals, soliciting input from global business unit Supply Chain Manager for operations
• Prepares or directs preparation of the project Procurement procedures in conjunction with global business unit functional management; contributes to the project procedures; monitors the Procurement team’s implementation of the project procedures; revises procedures and secures approvals as necessary
• Drives the development of the project execution plan, material assignment schedule and division of responsibility to define project, field and support office roles and responsibilities
• Coordinates Procurement plans with Engineering and Construction plans and Operations to ensure that input from these functional groups will enable Procurement to perform its operations in accordance with project plans
• Reviews commitment recommendations in accordance with Procurement policies and procedures, approving those within delegated authority
• Plans and directs the orderly closeout of Procurement operations, including destaffing, settlement of claims and back-charges, and resolves punch list items assigned to Procurement

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end procurement management
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Project Controls, Engineering, Quality and Construction to achieve project goals.

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