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Grunley Construction Company, Inc. Purchasing Agent in Rockville, Maryland

Description/Job Summary

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for assisting the Purchasing Department in procuring subcontractors and professional services related to necessary construction trades able to perform construction duties on all company projects.

Responsibilities/Duties

Develop scopes of work

  • Examine and interpret drawings, specifications, technical requirements, logistics, schedule, qualifications, general requirements and conditions, and other Prime Contract and Grunley safety requirements to determine contractual obligations and flow down requirements.

  • Review details for practicality of Construction, Operations, and Maintenance.

  • Prepare after bid contract scope packages for Lump Sum, Unit Price, Design/Build, and CMc contracts.

Negotiate Subcontracts, Purchase Orders, and Professional Service Agreements

  • Solicit subcontractor and supplier pricing.

  • Prepare for distribution of subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and professional service agreements and associated Prime Contract Documents and exhibits.

  • Conduct in person and over the phone scope review meetings with competitive bidders to ensure bids are based on equal scopes of work.

  • Verifies proper subcontractor and supplier scopes prior to and during negotiation.

  • Make appropriate award decisions in Grunley Construction Company's interest.

  • Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors and vendors.

  • Maintain project budget and buyout logs and track the budget through buyout and construction.

Manage Risk

  • Perform interviews of potential subcontractors and vendors and adequately document for future use.

Required Skills

  • Must possess strong team building, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.

  • Strong ability to make a decision.

  • Strong negotiation abilities.

  • Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.

  • Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.

Required Experience

The Purchasing Agent requires three (3) years of experience working in the construction industry, with a background knowledge of contracts, costs, scheduling, estimating, construction means and methods, and general knowledge of the overall operations of a general contracting company.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with Procore.

  • Estimating or purchasing experience.

Required Education

This position requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field.

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