Help drive critical infrastructure projects while building strong supplier partnerships and delivering strategic procurement excellence.
We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Manager to lead sourcing, procurement, and contract administration activities for major utility, energy, infrastructure, and capital construction programs.
In this client-facing role, you will develop procurement strategies, manage competitive bid processes, support supplier selection and contract administration, and ensure procurement compliance across complex projects.
This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative professional who enjoys influencing business outcomes, navigating complex procurement challenges, and working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful projects.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute procurement and sourcing strategies for major capital projects.
- Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, ITBs, and other competitive sourcing events from planning through award recommendation.
- Coordinate supplier outreach, bid evaluations, negotiations, and procurement governance activities.
- Conduct commercial analyses, bid comparisons, supplier assessments, and market benchmarking.
- Support contract administration, supplier performance management, and procurement reporting.
- Identify and mitigate procurement risks, supply chain constraints, and long-lead equipment challenges.
- Maintain audit-ready procurement documentation and support compliance reviews, audits, and funding requirements.
- Partner closely with project, engineering, construction, legal, commercial, and client teams.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, or capital project delivery.
- Experience supporting utility, energy, infrastructure, construction, industrial, transmission, distribution, generation, or renewable energy projects.
- Strong understanding of competitive bidding, supplier evaluations, procurement governance, and contract administration.
- Experience developing solicitation documents, evaluation methodologies, and award recommendations.
- Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and procurement reporting tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting large capital programs, public procurements, or federally funded projects.
- Knowledge of procurement compliance, audits, and governance requirements.
- Experience working within PMO, PMOC, CMOC, EPC, or Owner's Engineer environments.
- Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPSD, CPPB, PMP, SCMP, or similar credentials.
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Why Join Us?
- At ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, we are driven by a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and delivering the critical infrastructure that powers and connects communities.
- Together with Leidos, we are building a scaled, end-to-end energy and infrastructure organization focused on modernizing the grid, improving reliability, and helping utilities and network providers meet rising demand.
- As an ENR top ranked firm, our team of more than 5,000 professionals brings deep technical expertise and advanced technology across electric, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure.
- We solve complex challenges for clients across North America and expanding markets, helping them strengthen reliability, expand capacity, and adapt to evolving infrastructure needs.
- We foster a culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are expected, and where people are empowered to challenge convention, think boldly, and make an impact.
- Whether you are looking to grow your expertise, lead transformative projects, or help shape the future of infrastructure, you will find opportunities to thrive here.
- If you are ready to outthink the status quo, tackle meaningful challenges, and build what is next, we would love to hear from you.
What We Offer:
- A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
- Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, retirement program with a company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules.
- This role is designated as remote, giving you the flexibility to primarily work from home while staying actively connected to your team and projects.
- We value collaboration and responsiveness, so we ask our remote team members to be available when in-office presence is needed—such as for client meetings, team events, or training sessions.
- Our approach blends freedom with shared accountability, making ENTRUST an exciting and supportive environment for professionals who thrive in remote work settings with clear, respectful expectations.
- To learn more about ENTRUST Benefits and Culture, please visit our company LinkedIn page and follow us at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrustsolutionsgroup
Benefits & Salary:
- This position pays between $120,000 and $155,000 annually and is an exempt position.
- Benefits offered include company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and retirement plan with company match.
- Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans.
- HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available.
- These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
- Full time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours.
- May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.
- ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
- Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers.
- ENTRUST Solutions Group does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with ENTRUST Solutions Group.
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