Project Manager (Procurement and packaging lead)

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Manager (Procurement and packaging lead) to join our team! In this role you will lead procurement planning and package coordination within a PMO establishment and launch assignment for a major technology and infrastructure program in Saudi Arabia. The role develops practical procurement arrangements and translates program requirements into coordinated packages, clear approval requirements and a controlled procurement pipeline.

• Develop and implement the Procurement Strategy and Procurement Packaging Strategy with client procurement, technical, commercial, legal and finance stakeholders
• .Assess sourcing and contracting options against program sequencing, market capability, package interfaces, lead times and delivery risks.
• Establish package ownership, readiness criteria, review and approval routes, templates and working procedures within the PMO governance framework.
• Develop the Procurement Schedule, Tender Management Framework and Evaluation Framework with the relevant functional owners.

• Lead planning and coordination for assigned packages, defining boundaries, dependencies, responsibilities, milestones and required procurement outputs.
• Coordinate technical scopes, specifications, deliverables, quantities or pricing schedules, service levels, acceptance criteria and commercial inputs into complete tender packages.
• Obtain specialist review of technical and contractual content from the responsible discipline owners and the Contracts and Claims team. Lead package readiness reviews, resolve gaps and track the evidence and decisions needed for authorized tender release

• Coordinate market sounding, requests for information, expressions of interest and prequalification through the approved client procurement process.
• Plan tender activities and coordinate bidder briefings, clarification responses and evaluation inputs with the client procurement and technical teams
• Apply the agreed evaluation framework and maintain complete records of clarifications, scoring inputs, qualifications and recommendations.
• Support negotiation preparation, award recommendations and supplier mobilization planning as authorized by the client.

• Integrate procurement milestones, approval periods, lead times and package dependencies with the integrated program schedule and controls baseline
• Maintain the package register, Procurement Tracking Dashboard and procurement status reports, using agreed definitions and reporting cycles.
• Track readiness, tender progress, risks, decisions and recovery actions against agreed targets; escalate constraints affecting program milestones
• Assess procurement impacts of proposed scope or package changes with technical, commercial and project controls colleagues before submission for approval.

• Lead package coordination meetings and maintain clear accountability for actions across client functions, advisers and delivery partners
• Operate within approved procurement procedures and the delegated authority matrix, routing tender issue, award and contractual commitments through authorized client representatives.
• Maintain confidentiality, conflict-of-interest declarations and an auditable record of procurement decisions and communications
• Coordinate handover of approved scope, tender and contract information to the teams responsible for mobilization and delivery.

• Pilot the procurement procedures and templates on priority packages, capture lessons and refine the arrangements with the PMO governance team.
• Guide client and PMO personnel in package planning, readiness reviews, reporting and use of approved procurement records and systems
• Transfer the procurement pipeline, procedures, open actions, risks and decision records to nominated continuing owners before assignment completion.

• Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain management, engineering, quantity surveying, business, project management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in project management, program procurement, procurement planning, packaging or tender management.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating procurement packages and multidisciplinary inputs for complex programs or portfolios.
• Experience developing procurement strategies, package plans, tender documentation, evaluation arrangements and procurement schedules.
• Evidence of establishing or improving procurement processes, templates, approval arrangements and reporting within a PMO, program or client organization.
• Working understanding of contracting options, commercial risk, package interfaces and the distinction between coordination, technical approval and procurement authority.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with experience using procurement, project management or document control systems.•   Strong planning, analytical, stakeholder management and written communication skills, including preparation of clear recommendations and decision papers.

• Relevant procurement or project management professional certification.
• Experience supporting PMO establishment, client-side program management or a consultancy assignment with defined implementation and handover outputs.
• Experience in national or multi-site technology, ICT, security systems, smart infrastructure or comparable programs.•   Experience working with Saudi Arabian or GCC client procurement functions and multidisciplinary delivery teams.•   Familiarity with PM Web, Aconex, Power BI or comparable systems supporting procurement tracking and program reporting.

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