Senior Procurement Specialist

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Job Description:

T5 Program Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Technical Support Services Contract 5 (T5) to Parsons in April 2023. Parsons is the prime contractor. This $1.8+ billion contract has a 4-year base period with two 3-year options. The statement of work includes a variety of activities that support the FAA’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and certain reimbursable programs, the FAA NextGen Program, national security programs and aviation safety. Specifically, work includes site selection and engineering, construction, environmental and fire/life safety, equipment installation and testing, drafting, contract surveillance, and other technical services as required. Work is performed across the nation in each of the FAA’s nine regions as well as the Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey and in several U.S. territories. An average staff of 500 with a peak staff over 650 supports this contract, in addition to those subcontractors who perform construction work. 

 

Parsons is now hiring a Procurement Specialist to join our expanding team! Parsons extensive experience combined with your procurement skills will propel your career forward. We need our Specialists at this level to collaborate with technical teams to source materials, equipment, and construction related services nationwide. In this role you will participate in a variety of procurement functions to ensure quality, efficiency, and timeliness of services provided to clients and project personnel. You may provide purchasing support, develop bidder’s lists for large procurement actions, solicit small construction related services, and assist with vendor management and document control.  The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, with strong attention to detail.

 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Participates in a variety of procurement functions to ensure quality, efficiency, and timeliness of services provided to clients and project personnel. Specific assignments depend upon project requirements. This position will primarily provide purchasing and subcontract administration support to multiple regional offices and may serve has a document control specialist, as required, under the oversight of a Senior Procurement Manager for the region. 

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

Procurement experience with a major engineering and construction firm or industrial supplier, good written and oral communication skills, and a proficiency in utilizing basic Microsoft Office products is preferred. In addition, a working knowledge of vendor data control, expediting, and other purchasing activities is required. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Contacts suppliers to ensure equipment and materials are delivered to job sites in support of construction schedules.

• Follows up on assigned purchase orders to ensure adherence to terms and conditions.

• Initiates action, as required, to resolve any supplier problems which might adversely affect project requirements and construction schedules.

• Collaborates with Sr. Subcontract Administrators in the pre-award solicitation process. Prepares bidders lists, issues Request for Quotations or Request for Proposals, receives and analyzes bids, prepares bid analysis summaries, and may make recommendations for purchase order awards.

• May prepare and award Purchase Orders or Subcontracts, as required.

• Assists in post award activities such as obtaining final vendor data and invoices from suppliers, inputting data into SharePoint for supplier performance evaluations, and preparing for closeout of all records.

• Serves as primary contact for purchasing support to project management, engineering, and other non-procurement disciplines within an a