Procurement & Contract Specialist

About the Company

Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people, community, and cutting‑edge technology to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for a Permanent Procurement & Contract Specialist to join our team.

We offer a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment enables staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship, and succeed in their careers.

The Procurement & Contracts Specialist supports the Procurement & Contracts Manager and broader Project Management Office by coordinating and executing procurement, contract administration, and procurement support activities across a variety of client projects and operational initiatives. The role focuses on sourcing, tendering, supplier management, contract administration, procurement documentation, and procurement coordination activities, ensuring alignment with organizational standards, client requirements, and public procurement practices.

The ideal candidate will bring experience working within public sector, infrastructure, mining, energy, or engineering and possess a strong understanding of procurement governance, competitive bid processes, and contract administration practices. The specialist will work collaboratively with internal teams, project managers, clients, suppliers, consultants, and contractors to support project delivery and contribute to the organization’s procurement function.

• Support the Procurement & Contracts Manager with procurement execution and coordination across multiple concurrent projects and operational initiatives.
• Provide fractional procurement support to client projects remotely, from corporate offices, or periodically on site, depending on project requirements.
• Assist project teams with procurement planning, tender preparation, bid administration, supplier coordination, and procurement tracking activities.
• Support sourcing activities including RFQs, RFPs, tenders, supplier outreach, and commercial evaluations.
• Coordinate procurement schedules, evaluation meetings, clarifications, addenda, and procurement documentation.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining procurement templates, evaluation matrices, scoring tools, consensus documents, and procurement trackers.
• Support contract administration including drafting contracts and amendments, contract reviews, and coordination of agreement execution.
• Maintain procurement files, contract registers, supplier records, and project documentation in accordance with client and company requirements.
• Support timesheet and invoice reviews, procurement reconciliation activities, and coordination with accounting and project teams.

• Support public and client‑driven procurement processes in alignment with client policies, trade agreements, and Canadian competitive bidding requirements.
• Assist with ESG, Indigenous economic reconciliation, supplier diversity, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of supplier scorecards, supplier questionnaires, baseline spend tracking, and procurement reporting tools.
• Assist with procurement compliance activities including bid evaluations, audit‑ready documentation, fairness requirements, and process consistency.
• Participate in the development and continuous improvement of procurement SOPs, templates, evaluation guides, and procurement procedures.

• Coordinate with suppliers, consultants, contractors, project teams, and client stakeholders throughout procurement and contract execution activities.
• Support supplier onboarding, communications, follow‑ups, and supplier relationship management.
• Participate in project meetings, procurement working groups, evaluation committees, and coordination meetings as required.
• Assist with gathering market intelligence, supplier research, and procurement benchmarking activities.

• Support internal procurement administration activities including…