Procurement Agreement Specialist

At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. Join a knowledgeable and supportive team as you solve problems, think critically, and provide procurement agreement management support on multi-million-dollar capital purchases and construction subcontracts.

We are looking for a Procurement Agreement Specialist who will report directly to the Manager of Agreements for our Life Sciences North America business at either Cincinnati, Ohio, Cary, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Indiana or our Conshohocken, Pennsylvania office location tp support multiple projects and clients across the region.

Bring your curiosity and passion for innovation in a fast-paced environment and we will help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Guide Project Procurement Managers in assembling project-specific agreement templates.

• With support of Manager of Agreements, draft flow-down documents to incorporate project-specific requirements into standard procurement agreements.

• Create summaries of prime agreement terms and conditions for use by project team.

• Review and evaluate exceptions to procurement agreements and participate in negotiations as required.

• Guide procurement professionals in obtaining approvals of exceptions.

• Support project teams in documentation and management of potential claims and ensure compliance with upstream and downstream contractual requirements.

• Act as resource for interpretations of and questions related to procurement agreements, terms and conditions, and procurement policies and procedures.

• As required, directly bid, evaluate, and award notable contract agreements for key works or strategic contractors.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, construction, supply chain, or operations management field; or equivalent years of experience in lieu of degree

• 5+ years of procurement, contract, and/or EPCM project experience.

• Experience using MS Office tools.

• Must possess strong communication, organization, and management abilities. This position involves the coordination of multiple activities across multiple projects.

• A drive to solve complex and challenging problems.

Please note: This position will be onsite 100% of the time. Travel is 10% or less

Ideally you'll have:

• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities

• Willingness to adopt best practices and contributing ideas for continuous improvement

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and expand knowledge across tools and processes

• Comfort working in cross-functional teams and contributing with guidance when needed

• Comfortable working within diverse teams and contributing across functions with guidance as needed  

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