Role Overview

The Contracts and Procurement Coordinator will coordinate tendering, procurement records, purchase orders, contracts, supplier performance, and commercial reporting for project and mining operations in Orkney.

Responsibilities

Convert approved scopes, drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities into RFQ and tender packages.
Maintain procurement, tender, approval, commitment, and long-lead-item registers.
Coordinate tender enquiries, bidder site meetings, clarifications, tender closing, technical-commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.
Compile commercial comparisons covering exclusions, qualifications, rates, delivery dates, taxes, securities, and contract terms.
Administer purchase orders and contracts, including correspondence, deliverables, variations, claims, invoices, payment status, and close-out.
Monitor supplier and contractor performance and expedite critical deliveries.
Reconcile commitments and report commercial exposure to the Project Manager.

Requirements

Experience coordinating procurement and contract administration in mining, construction, engineering, or project environments.
Ability to interpret scopes, drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities.
Strong RFQ, tender evaluation, purchase-order, variation, claims, invoice, and contract-administration competence.
Accurate register maintenance and commercial reporting skills.
Strong organisation, communication, and stakeholder-coordination ability.