Buyer, Engineering

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• Relocation Authorized:
  
  National - Family
• Telework Type:
  
  Part-Time Telework
• Work Location:
  Knoxville, TN

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Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on Terra Power’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. Terra Power, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium.

The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier, less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining, or the wind is not blowing.

With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

Performs purchasing duties, including bidder prequalification, developing bid lists, bid solicitation, bid analyses, negotiation and commitment of purchase orders. Administers purchase orders following commitments. Solicits and evaluates budgetary quote requests to support project estimates.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership" #LI-SF1

• By reviewing the prime contract requirements, develops and prepares project master purchases pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in purchase documents on project commitments
• Reviews and develops other commercial and technical data prepared by Engineering, Construction, Finance, Logistics, Insurance, Tax and other procurement functional groups and inputs suitable terminology into pro-forma documents.
• Participates in the development of project purchasing procedures
• Prepares, maintains, and monitors project bidder’s lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups
• Communicates with Engineering to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions
• Participates in the planning, job hour calculations, budgeting and other related activities in projecting purchasing staffing requirements for projects
• Reviews international project commercial conditions of purchasing to ensure purchasing pro-forma terms, conditions and procedures are compatible with applicable Bechtel Directives, Instructions and Supply Chain Governance
• Forms, issues, and administers purchase orders
• Communicates with suppliers to achieve required service and meet project needs
• Prepares and organizes assigned Procurement sponsored meetings
• Directs negotiations in the commitment of purchases, following review and approval of the proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor
• Provides training and guidance to other purchasing personnel regarding all aspects of formation and administration of purchasing forms, procedures, and buying goods
• Assists project Procurement team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplemental commercial conditions
• Monitors billing for compliance

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

• Knowledge and experience in all phases of purchase order formation including bidder prequalification, preparation of bidders lists, compilation of bid requests, negotiation of terms and…