SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

The Procurement Lead shall be the strategic partner of the Project team for all procurement and purchases matters.

He shall be responsible for the following:execute the procurement activities in accordance with the Procurement Plan and maintain an up-to-date Procurement Plan;contribute to the Execution Phase Procurement Strategy, including on major value and longer lead procurement items, and for equipment, material required for the execution of the Project Execution domestic and international supply chain development;set a procurement schedule that includes a sequence of activities required to be performed and which outlines priorities;establish a suite of template vendor compliance, tender and contract documents;initiate, develop, comprehend, interpret, tender, evaluate, negotiate and issue contracts;negotiate contracts for supplying commodities, capital equipment, services and supplies;establish and apply tools for ensuring that equipment, material and supplies procured are providing value for money and will enable the achievement of the Project scope, specification and schedule requirements;contribute to procedures and standards for project procurement,



including the incorporation of existing company practices and methods, where appropriate;audit compliance to established procedures and standards for project procurement;issue required documentations to pre-qualified bidders of tender;analyzing and administering contractual documents for completeness and accuracy to achieve value for money; andparticipate in working groups and other project meetings and reporting on all procurement activities. 8 years' relevant procurement experience with at least 2 years' experience in leading procurement teams for major capital design and construction projects.A minimum of 3 years' rail transit experience is an assetPMAC or equivalent

Experience with preparing, negotiating, and awarding major project contracts.

Experience with government procurement of capital projects.

Knowledge of technical specifications as required for individual contracts.CPSM or MCIPS or relevant equivalent certification is an asset.SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Chance Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching.

These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected] .

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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📌 Procurement Lead (Montreal)
🏢 SYSTRA
📍 Montreal