Become Part of Our Team
As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Holidays
- Paid Volunteer time
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Bonus
Summary
The primary role of the Purchasing Agent is to ensure that all required items of work to be subcontracted or purchased are bought on time, have the correct scope of work, are from qualified Subcontractors and Suppliers, are within budget, and comply with all Balfour Beatty Construction Standard Procedures. Must be sensitive to the needs of Small Business Enterprises and be able to assist them in obtaining some of the work that will subcontracted. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for knowing and understanding the details of the Work. Collaborates with Operations, Estimating, IP / Design Team and Risk Management personnel to ensure that the project is bought effectively and efficiently and all Balfour Beatty Construction procedures are followed.
Essential Functions
Pre-Bid and Bid Day Activities
- Reviews plans and specifications for upcoming bids.
- Provides input to Estimators on how job will be bought.
- Talks to Subcontractors about scope issues.
- Meets prospective Subcontractors to discuss job.
- Assists bid team by performing quantity surveys, pricing, taking bids and / or backing up Estimators.
Post Bid Responsibilities
- Assists in the development of project standards for contracts and purchase orders.
- Participates in hand-off meetings from Preconstruction to Purchasing and participates in the Orientation Meetings from Purchasing to Operations.
- Reviews plans, specifications, and addenda.
- Reviews all quotes for scopes being bought, including inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and qualifications.
- Prepares written scopes of work for items to be bought.
- Reviews scopes with prospective Subcontractors.
- Continues efforts to meet goals in the subcontracting plan.
- Awards subcontracts and purchase orders to qualified firms.
- Prepares subcontracts and purchase orders for processing.
- Ensures all subcontractors and suppliers are prequalified when utilizing the Subguard Program.
- Meets with project team to resolve conflicts in the contract documents.
- Follow-up on issued subcontracts and purchase orders to ensure timely execution.
- Negotiate terms and conditions with Subcontractors as required.
- Document and record all purchasing activities as required by the CAS Compliance Policy.
Promote Customer Relations
- Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
- Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.
Culture, Leadership and Employee Development
- Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent & Choices.
- Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.
Perform Other Related Duties As Needed
Essential Competencies*
Balfour Beatty
Band/Position
Division
- Customer Focus
- Ethics and Values
- Functional and Technical Skills
- Integrity and Trust
- Dealing with Ambiguity
- Business Acumen
- Conflict Management
- Developing Direct Reports
- Motivating Others
- Planning
- Problem Solving
- Building Effective Teams
- Competencies
- For key definitions, refer to the Profile for Success.
Working Conditions
- The majority of the work is completed in an office setting at the Division’s main office.
- Periodic meetings at off-site locations may occur.
- May have to travel to remote areas for an unspecified period of time to purchase a project.
Education, Experience and Knowledge
- Knowledge and job competencies identified for a Purchasing Agent are typically acquired through a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business management, or a related field and has from 4 to 7 years experience in the construction industry. In some cases, relevant and equivalent years of experience in the construction industry may be substituted for formal education.
- Past experience at the project level is preferred.
- Acts in a manner of integrity that demonstrates support for the company values and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations.
- Proficient using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook)
Salary: $67K-$70K
About Us
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.