Procurement Specialist

Shimmick is seeking a highly talented Procurement Specialist based out of Chattanooga, TN.  This challenging position will provide an excellent growth opportunity while improving the infrastructure of the city. 

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectation.

National Division

Shimmick’s National Division operates throughout the central and eastern U.S. Comprised of legacy companies, such as Morrison Knudsen, Washington Group, and others, this division has decades-long history of delivering successful transportation, transit, mining infrastructure, and water resources projects. In addition to state DOTs and transit agencies, the National Division has delivered more than $5 billion in work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, primarily in the water resources (dams, reservoirs, locks, levees) sector. The National Division is delivering Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s first build-finance project, the $260 million Gilcrease Expressway project in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs more advanced to complex tasks within a particular field.
  
• Under very general direction, purchases supplies and services from vendors at the lowest cost, according to the company standards and specifications.
  
• Prepares requests for quotations and proposals, analyzes quotes and proposals received, selects vendors and subcontractors, schedules and expedites deliveries and follows up on invoices received.
• May have responsibility for contracts administration on a large project or full management responsibility for contracts administration on a medium-size project.
  
• Demonstrates the ability to formulate and compile a variety of related Contract packages with responsibility for administering these packages during execution, including formation of the necessary documentation for adequate Contract control.
• This level is viewed as advanced within the scope of the position.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• FARs (Federal Acquisition Regulations) and DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) experience
• Federal procurement and subcontractor experience
• Previous heavy civil construction project experience
• Purchase goods or services that meet the quantity and quality expectations of the organization
• Evaluate and negotiate contracts with vendors and subcontractors.
• Track inventory and restock goods when needed
• Stay up to date on industry trends and new products
• Compare available goods with industry trends to determine appropriate pricing

Additional Information:

• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $90,000 - 105,000 per year depending on experience and/or education.

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.