Senior Purchasing Specialist

Requisition ID:  282032

• Relocation Authorized:  National - Family
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Richland, WA
• Salary Range: $90,990 - $138,760 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

 Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

 Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our commitments – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver

 

Project Overview:

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

 

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

 

Job Summary:

Performs procurement duties by formulating, awarding and administering moderately to large complex purchasing agreements; procurement strategy, including bidder prequalification, compiling bidder lists, bid solicitation preparation, bid analysis, negotiation and commitment of purchasing agreements. Performs administration of purchase orders following commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications, or supplementary commercial conditions, and potential follow-on services for supplier support of troubleshooting of for start-up or commissioning. Negotiates with suppliers/subcontractors to obtain settlement and prepares change order and amendment documentation. 

 

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.#LI-SF1

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Reviews and develops other commercial and technical data prepared by Engineering, Construction, Finance, Traffic & Logistics, Insurance, Tax and other procurement functional groups and inputs suitable terminology into pro-forma documents.
• May provide input in the development of project purchasing procedures.
• Prepares, maintains and monitors project bidders lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement/project functions and other operational groups.
• Participates in the planning, work hour calculations, budgeting and other related activities in projecting purchasing staffing requirements for projects.
• Reviews international project commercial conditions of purchasing to ensure pu