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Job Description:
Parsons are seeking a highly experienced Senior Procurement Manager to lead and manage all tendering and procurement governance activities for a major airport infrastructure program, acting on behalf of the Delivery Partner. This role is responsible for the development, management, and execution of Request for Bids (RFBs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and related procurement processes for consultants, contractors, and specialist service providers.
The role is client-side in nature and focuses on procurement strategy, tender governance, commercial compliance, and contract award, ensuring all procurement activities are fair, transparent, compliant, and aligned with program delivery objectives. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 20 years of experience managing procurement for large infrastructure or aviation programs.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Develop and implement the procurement strategy and execution plan for the airport infrastructure program.
- Establish procurement governance frameworks, approval pathways, delegations of authority, and compliance controls.
- Define procurement packaging strategies in coordination with technical, commercial, and project controls teams.
- Ensure procurement activities align with program schedules, funding requirements, and delivery milestones.
- Lead the preparation, issue, and management of RFBs, RFPs, EOIs, RFQs, and related procurement documentation.
- Coordinate input from technical, commercial, legal, HSE, and project controls teams into tender documents.
- Ensure clarity, consistency, and completeness of scope, evaluation criteria, and contractual terms.
- Manage bidder communications, clarifications, addenda, and pre-bid meetings.
- Lead and govern tender evaluation processes in accordance with approved procedures.
- Chair or support technical and commercial evaluation panels, ensuring fair and auditable outcomes.
- Oversee preparation of evaluation reports, recommendations for award, and approval submissions.
- Support contract negotiations and successful contract award in collaboration with the Commercial Director and legal advisors.
- Act as the primary point of contact for procurement activities with internal stakeholders, consultants, and bidders.
- Coordinate closely with the client, Delivery Partner leadership, and external advisors.
- Ensure alignment between procurement outcomes and program delivery priorities.
- Ensure procurement activities comply with client policies, regulatory requirements, funding conditions, and audit standards.
- Identify procurement-related risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Maintain clear audit trails and procurement records for internal and external audits.
- Lead and mentor procurement specialists and tender managers.
- Establish best practices, standard templates, and continuous improvement initiatives across procurement activities.
- Support knowledge transfer and capability building within the Delivery Partner team.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 20 years of experience in procurement and tender management for major infrastructure or airport projects.
- Extensive experience managing RFB, RFP, and EOI processes in a client-side or delivery partner environment.
- Proven track record in procuring consultants, contractors, and specialist services.
- Strong understanding of procurement governance, tender evaluation methodologies, and contract award processes.
- Excellent coordination, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage complex, high-value procurements with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
- Experience on airport or aviation infrastructure programs.
- Familiarity with FIDIC or bespoke client contract forms.
- Strong understanding of public-sector or regulated procurement environments.
- Experience working with legal, audit, and funding bodies.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, or related discipline
- Minimum 20 years' experience in procurement and tender management for major infrastructure or airport projects
- Extensive experience managing RFB, RFP, EOI, and RFQ processes in a client-side or delivery partner environment
- Proven track record procuring consultants, contractors, and specialist services
- Strong understanding of procurement governance, tender evaluation methodologies, and contract award processes
- Excellent coordination, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage complex, high-value procurements with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines
- Experience leading and mentoring procurement specialists and tender managers
- Experience on airport or aviation infrastructure programs
- Familiarity with FIDIC or bespoke client contract forms
- Understanding of public-sector or regulated procurement environments
- Experience working with legal, audit, and funding bodies
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
