Procurement Manager

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Worley Canada Construction is a leader in industrial construction in Alberta and western Canada. Our employees enjoy exciting careers in fabrication modularization field installation and professional support services for some of worlds most challenging heavy-oil facilities gas plants power-stations and other industrial projects. As part of the global Worley team we enjoy shared resources and opportunities with more than 20 Canadian locations and 40 countries.

Worley Canada Construction is seeking an experienced Project Procurement Manager to join our Edmonton Procurement team. This role is accountable for developing and executing project procurement strategies that support safety schedule cost quality contractual and client requirements while protecting the companys commercial interests.

The successful candidate will provide hands-on procurement leadership coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and may lead buyers expeditors logistics field procurement and material management personnel. The position may also support proposals and require travel to project sites supplier facilities or other company locations as business needs require.

Responsibilities:

• Develop implement and maintain project-specific procurement plans contracting and sourcing strategies bidder lists procurement schedules responsibility matrices and reporting requirements.
• Lead procurement execution from requisition planning and market engagement through bid evaluation negotiation award expediting logistics delivery site support and closeout.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with delegated authority corporate policies project procedures contractual obligations approved budgets and client requirements.
• Partner with project management engineering construction planning project controls quality finance legal and material management to align procurement priorities with the project execution plan.
• Establish clear package ownership priorities deliverables and workload assignments for the project procurement team; monitor performance and remove execution barriers.
• Maintain proactive communication with clients and internal leadership including procurement status forecast commitments schedule risks commercial exposures recovery actions and decisions required.
• Lead the development and review of procurement inputs for estimates proposals execution plans staffing plans schedules and project risk assessments.
• Develop sourcing strategies and identify qualified Canadian and international suppliers capable of meeting technical commercial quality schedule and capacity requirements.
• Lead competitive bid processes commercial evaluations clarifications negotiations recommendations for award purchase orders subcontracts change orders and other procurement instruments.
• Ensure technical and commercial bid evaluations are complete properly documented and aligned before award recommendations are issued.
• Work with expediting inspection logistics and project teams to monitor supplier performance manufacturing progress documentation quality requirements shipping readiness and delivery commitments.
• Identify supply chain risks early and implement practical mitigation recovery and escalation plans to protect critical project milestones.
• Manage supplier commercial issues claims back-charges non-conforming materials warranty matters and closeout obligations in coordination with appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitor commitments procurement savings cash-flow considerations market conditions escalation lead times and supplier capacity; provide recommendations supported by current project data.
• Maintain accurate procurement records approvals correspondence commercial files and auditable decision documentation in applicable systems.
• Coach and develop procurement personnel reinforce accountability and ethical conduct and model collaborative solution-oriented leadership.
• Support continuous improvement by applying lessons learned standardizing effective practices and improving procurement tools reporting and governance.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of progressive supply chain or procurement experience in industrial construction EPC/EPCM oil and gas energy mining infrastructure or a comparable project environment.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience as a Procurement Manager Project Procurement Manager Procurement Lead or in a comparable role with responsibility for people and project outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience managing procurement for complex technical equipment materials and services across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong commercial and contractual capability including competitive tendering bid evaluation negotiation purchase order or subcontract formation change management claims and supplier performance management.
• Proven ability to work with engineering deliverables procurement schedules project controls construction priorities and material need dates.
• Experience supporting proposals estimates procurement planning project mobilization and execution readiness is preferred.
• Post-secondary degree diploma or certificate in supply chain management business engineering construction management or related discipline is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Supply chain designation such as SCMP CPSM or equivalent is an asset.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint and procurement or enterprise systems.
• Ability to travel to project sites or supplier locations when required.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation. Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here.

And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.