Senior Procurement Advisor, Projects
Senior Procurement Advisor, Projects
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Job Description
Energy & Utilities Melbourne or Brisbane Permanent Full Time
The Opportunity
Downers Energy & Utilities business is seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Advisor Projects to play a key role in the successful delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects with a focus on complex capital works programs.
Based in Melbourne or Brisbane and reporting to the Sourcing & Contracting Director you will contribute to the development and execution of sourcing and contracting strategies across both bid and project mobilisation phases. This is a pivotal role that partners closely with project leadership suppliers and subcontractors to drive cost schedule and quality outcomes while supporting Downers long-term growth in the utilities sector.
What Youll Do
In this role you will:
- Lead procurement and contracting activities across bids tenders and project mobilisation phases.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that balance cost risk compliance and value-for-money principles.
- Manage end-to-end procurement for complex high-value packages including long-lead and international supply.
- Negotiate and finalise subcontracts supporting seamless contract execution and handover.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers subcontractors and internal stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
What We Offer
- Career development through leadership and professional training programs including THRIVE and EmpowHER.
- : exclusive discounts on travel health and financial wellbeing offers.
- A dedicated internal mobility team focused on progression succession and redeployment opportunities.
- Work with a Tier 1 ASX-listed company that delivers critical services across Australia and New Zealand with in-house capabilities that extend beyond traditional contractor environments.
What Were Looking For
We are seeking a motivated and commercially savvy procurement professional who brings:
- 7 years experience in capital project procurement within the energy infrastructure or resources sector (Tier 1 experience highly regarded).
- Proven success supporting bids and tenders and delivering procurement strategies in complex environments.
- Strong knowledge of the Australian construction market and contract frameworks with experience managing international supply.
- Excellent negotiation relationship management and influencing skills.
- Proactive resourceful and confident in leading discussions with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
About Energy & Utilities
Downers Energy & Utilities business is an integrated trans-Tasman team providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design build operate and maintain critical assets and networks across the electricity water telecommunications industrial and power generation sectors.
With in-house technical expertise engineering capability OEM partnerships and highly skilled field teams we deliver end-to-end solutions for some of Australia and New Zealands most important infrastructure projects.
At Downer we embrace the diverse experiences talents and cultures of our people. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone.
How to Apply
Click Apply to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Contract
