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Vista Projects Limited Project Procurement Lead in Calgary, Alberta
What Vista Does
Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.
Why We Do It
We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.
Where We Work
The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.
What You Would Do in This Role
The Project Procurement Lead is responsible for planning and performing procurement activities to ensure the timely purchase of materials, services, and equipment to meet project requirements. Duties will include:
Working within a project team environment, potentially on multiple projects
Enforcing timely and cost-effective procurement while adhering to client requirements and proper procurement practices
Developing and maintaining status reports
Developing procurement plan and strategy documents
Reviewing and evaluating standard procurement documents including bid lists, requests for quotation / proposal and commercial bid evaluations
Overseeing the purchase of complex engineered equipment and services as well as electrical, instrumentation, structural steel, and piping commodity materials
Overseeing the negotiation of commercial terms including but not limited to progress payments and terms and conditions
Attending status meetings with clients, project management and suppliers
Developing man-hour estimates, resource plans, schedules, and relevant procurement procedures
Periodically reviewing departmental processes, procedures, and standards, identifying areas of improvement, deficiencies and taking the necessary corrective action to maintain quality
Planning, scheduling, and managing responsibilities, objectives, and project milestones for the team
Managing the performance of the team, including mentoring, and coaching direct reports
Providing input to, and participating in, Human Resources activities, including recruitment, terminations, and discipline
Performing other duties as requested
Requirements
More than ten (10) years of procurement experience with a minimum of six years of procurement experience, at a supervisory level, in an engineering, procurement, construction environment
Demonstrated Advanced Negotiating Experience
Demonstrated Knowledge of contracting, contract law and T&Cs
Post-secondary certification or equivalent experience
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Problem solving and decision-making skills
Ability to adapt in a changing environment
Ability to work without supervision
Strong computer processing skills; competency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
Focus on quality with an acute attention to detail
Strong communication and influencing skills
In-office work is required for this position
Why People Like Working with Us
Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.
Challenging projects require focus, and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.
What We Offer
An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.
Vista offers all employees
A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
Company-sponsored social events and team sports
Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
An organization that values and encourages diversity
How to Apply
Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy (https://www.vistaprojects.com/privacy/) , and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.
Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.
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