Procurement (Pre-Qual) Specialist

Job description / Role

The Procurement Specialist will form part of the team which will deliver the Procurement elements of works. They will be involved and will deliver the day to day procurement activities. The Procurement Specialist will work to the Procurement Lead and will receive his workflow and activities from this person. The Procurement Specialist will have limited input from a strategic perspective. However, they will understand the procurement concepts being utilised to ensure that this understanding is reflected in any deliverables created.

This role will report directly to the Procurement Lead. They will work within the Procurement team and the focus will be on the successful delivery of the day to day procurement activities.

Requirements

Pre-Tender Activities:
The Procurement Specialist will be expected to understand the Procurement Strategies being utilised as well as the different mechanisms for delivery. They will have limited input into the strategy creation but will be involved throughout the process aiding where required.

Processes and Procedures Creation:
The Procurement Specialist may be requested to assist in the creation and implementation of Al Wedyan standard templates and procedures. The Procurement Specialist may be tasked with various activities such as ensuring that the Al Wedyan Processes and Procedures are being effectively implemented to at the PMC level. There workload will be split by the Procurement Lead to make sure that those activities to be undertaken as part of the Procurement Scope are captured and delivered.

PMO Procurement Packages:
It is anticipated that there will be a variety of activities that will be procured by the P&C team rather than the specific PMC’s. The breakdown of this has not yet been confirmed. However, for those packages procured by the P&C team the Procurement Specialist will be required to administer and deliver the following activities with the Procurement Leads assistance

- Procurement Management for full procurement lifecycle (ITT – Contract Award)
- Expressions of Interest Issuance and process management
- Technical Evaluation Reports for tenders returned (With DevCo assistance)
- Final Tender recommendations.

PMC Procurement Packages:
It is anticipated that a variety of procurement activities will take place at the PMC level. The role of the P&C team for these activities is Procurement Specialist will assist in ensuring that these processes are adhered to and where necessary will provide input to any solutions provided.

Post-Contract Activities:
The Post Contract Activities undertaken by the P&C team focuses around collecting live data on Stakeholder performance as well as the administering of the various trackers being issued at the PMC level. The Procurement Specialist will carry out investigations with the various PMC’s ensuring that up to date market knowledge is received from live projects as well as identifying any processes and procedures that may need improving.

Reporting and Performance Tracking:
The Senior Buyer will be responsible for collating procurement progress in the form of trackers and reports. They are to provide updates to the Procurement Management team as required on activities undertaken as well as future workload.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).