Senior Procurement Engineer
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The company is seeking a Senior Procurement Engineer to manage the full procurement lifecycle and contract administration for a waste-to-energy operations and maintenance plant in Dubai.
The role supports cost efficiency, operational reliability, supplier performance, and compliance with company and audit standards.
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About the Role
The company is seeking a Senior Procurement Engineer to manage the full procurement lifecycle and contract administration for a waste-to-energy operations and maintenance plant in Dubai.
The role supports cost efficiency, operational reliability, supplier performance, and compliance with company and audit standards.
Procurement Operations
- Manage requisition review, RFQs, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, purchase order issuance, and expediting.
- Improve supplier performance against delivery, cost, and quality targets.
- Execute savings and optimization projects with operations and maintenance managers.
- Implement framework agreements and long-term sourcing strategies.
- Manage local and international procurement, including shipping and customs clearance.
Contracts and Compliance
- Lead pre-qualification, tendering, evaluation, and award of service and supply contracts.
- Draft, review, and administer contract terms and variations.
- Monitor contractor performance and enforce contractual obligations.
- Coordinate with engineering, planning, finance, and legal teams on budgets and schedules.
Performance and Governance
- Maintain complete documentation for audit readiness.
- Support sourcing for CAPEX and major maintenance contracts when required.
- Identify and implement process improvements in procurement and supplier management.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
- Professional certification such as CIPS is an advantage.
- Ten to fifteen or more years of relevant procurement and contracts management experience, including O&M or EPC environments.
- Proven experience in industrial or energy projects such as waste-to-energy, power, or utilities.
- Strong exposure to purchasing, inventory management, and supplier development.
- Experience in the GCC is required.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong negotiation and analytical capabilities.
- Excellent understanding of procurement strategies.
- Reliable, independent, and structured approach to work.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High integrity, transparency, and ability to work under pressure.
- Proficiency with EAM/CMMS systems, with Infor preferred, and MS Office.
- Fluency in English.
About the Organization
The position supports a waste-to-energy plant operated by BESIX and Kanadevia Inova.
The role contributes to Dubai's sustainability goals in a high-performance operations and maintenance environment.
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