Procurement Specialist

We are seeking a Senior Contract Manager / Procurement Specialist to support a major capital/construction project through both pre-award procurement and post-award contract execution. The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Management Consultant (PMC), engineering/design teams, procurement, project controls, and construction stakeholders to ensure contracts are properly developed, tendered, awarded, administered, and closed out. This individual will play a hands-on role in the day-to-day management of construction contracts, including preparing tender documents and scopes of work, coordinating bid evaluations, administering contractual obligations, tracking change orders, supporting invoice/payment processes, expediting materials and documentation, and maintaining contractor reporting. They will also provide guidance and mentorship to junior members of the contracts and procurement team. This is a remote, 1 year contract opportunity with a high likelihood of extension. We are only considering candidates based in Calgary, Regina, or Saskatoon, as occasional in-person meetings are required. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: Manage construction contracts throughout the full lifecycle, from tender development and award through execution, completion, and closeout. Work between the PMC, engineering/design group, construction team, project controls, procurement, and contractors to coordinate contract execution and resolve outstanding commercial or contractual matters. Gather technical, commercial, construction, schedule, and scope information from the Project Team and translate it into standardized contracts, scopes of work (SOWs), RFQs, RFPs, tender packages, and purchase orders. Review existing scopes and contract documents to identify gaps, ambiguities, commercial risks, and missing deliverables before packages are issued to market. Support Procurement in developing prequalification criteria, bidder lists, bid instructions, commercial requirements, and tender documentation. Coordinate bidder communications, clarification requests, addenda, and commercial questions throughout the tendering process. Coordinate pre-bid meetings and pre- and post-award commercial/contractual reviews. Evaluate commercial components of bids and work with engineering and project stakeholders to ensure evaluations are fair, consistent, documented, and traceable. Prepare bid tabulations, commercial evaluations, contract award recommendations, and supporting documentation. Engage directly with contractors, suppliers, consultants, and vendors to obtain quotations, estimates, proposals, clarifications, and required supporting documentation. Prepare and process purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, amendments, and change orders, coordinating internal reviews and approvals to keep procurement activities moving. Administer awarded contracts and monitor contractor compliance with contractual terms, commercial requirements, reporting requirements, milestones, and deliverables. Maintain contract registers and trackers for commitments, invoices, payments, changes, claims, correspondence, deliverables, deficiencies, and outstanding actions. Manage and track change orders, including collecting supporting documentation, validating scope and commercial impacts, coordinating internal reviews, maintaining change logs, and progressing changes through approval. Review contractor invoices and progress claims against contract terms, completed work, approved changes, milestones, and supporting documentation before progressing them for approval. Work with project controls and finance teams to reconcile contract values, commitments, invoicing, forecasts, approved changes, and remaining contract balances. Monitor material and equipment requirements and support expediting activities to identify potential delivery delays or documentation gaps that could affect construction. Follow up with contractors and suppliers regarding outstanding drawi…

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