Sr Procurement Manager (MEP) (Data Center)
JacobsAt Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
Our Global Data Center business - reinforces our drive to imp
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rove the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.
We're looking to hire 2 Senior Procurement Managers to support MEP Data Center Construction at our projects in Saint Francisville, LA and Corpus Christi, TX.
This person should be comfortable moving between drawings, specifications, estimates, bid packages, contracts, schedules, change orders, cost reports, and vendor conversations in the same day.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement & Subcontracting
• Develop and execute procurement strategies for major construction trade packages and equipment.
• Personally prepare and issue subcontractor RFPs and equipment RFQs.
• Identify, source, and qualify contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Manage bidder communications, RFIs, clarifications, addenda, site walks, and bid deadlines.
• Review proposals for scope completeness, exclusions, qualifications, schedule commitments, and commercial exceptions.
• Build and maintain commercial bid analyses and award recommendations.
• Check proposal math, labor rates, quantities, unit rates, markups, escalation, allowances, and other pricing assumptions.
• Lead commercial negotiations with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Draft and negotiate purchase orders, subcontracts, exhibits, and commercial terms.
• Drive packages from initial strategy through executed contract/PO and handoff to the project team.
Commercial & Cost Management
• Read and understand contracts rather than relying solely on summaries or direction from others.
• Review contractor and subcontractor change orders in detail, including supporting labor, material, equipment, indirect cost, and general-condition backup.
• Reconcile pricing against contractual rates, original estimates, bid assumptions, quantities, and actual field conditions.
• Identify duplicate charges, unsupported costs, scope gaps, incorrect rates, excessive hours, and other commercial discrepancies.
• Validate pay applications and supporting documentation where required.
• Track committed cost, forecast exposure, contingency, allowances, and pending changes.
• Develop defensible commercial positions and negotiate resolution of disputed costs.
• Maintain clear documentation supporting negotiations, awards, changes, and commercial decisions.
Construction & Technical Coordination
• Develop a working understanding of the technical scope being procured rather than treating procurement as an administrative function.
• Review drawings, specifications, scopes of work, equipment requirements, and construction sequencing.
• Work directly with engineering, preconstruction, estimating, project management, field operations, scheduling, and commercial teams.
• Identify mismatches between drawings, specifications, estimates, proposals, contracts, and actual project requirements.
• Understand how procurement decisions affect construction schedule, installation sequencing, logistics, commissioning, and overall project risk.
• Escalate unresolved scope gaps before award rather than allowing ambiguity to become a future change order.
Problem Solving & Project Execution
• Independently investigate complex commercial or procurement issues and determine the underlying cause.
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