Construction Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities

• Trade Engagement, Bidding & Subcontracting Support
• Support construction procurement activities from trade outreach through bid evaluation and subcontract award.
• Assist with preparing and issuing RFPs, bid packages, scopes of work, and subcontract documents.
• Help review trade partner bids for completeness, scope alignment, exclusions, assumptions, and cost competitiveness.
• Participate in bid leveling, scope clarification, and subcontract coordination under the direction of senior procurement staff or project leadership.
• Maintain procurement records, vendor communications, bid documentation, and subcontract files in a clear and organized manner.
• Coordinate with project and field teams to help track subcontractor requirements, schedule needs, and procurement priorities.
• Procurement Process & Compliance Support
• Follow established procurement procedures, document controls, approval workflows, and project requirements.
• Assist with incorporating appropriate contract provisions, flow-down requirements, reporting obligations, and compliance language into subcontract documents.
• Support internal reviews by maintaining accurate procurement files and responding to documentation requests.
• Coordinate with client, legal, finance, and project management stakeholders as needed to support compliant subcontracting execution.
• Help maintain procurement checklists, subcontract templates, vendor records, and project procurement trackers.
• Planning, Tracking & Reporting
• Help track the status of bidding, buyout, subcontract execution, vendor responses, and procurement deliverables.
• Maintain procurement logs, bid comparison summaries, vendor lists, and action item trackers.
• Support project buyout forecasting by gathering schedule, scope, and procurement status information.
• Assist with preparing procurement status updates, KPI reports, and documentation summaries for project leadership.

Qualifications