Supply Chain Project Manager Lead Procurement & Commercial Strategy for a Major Energy Infrastructure Expansion Are you an experienced supply chain leader who thrives on complex, high-value capital projects? This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure initiative that will shape the future of energy transmission.As the Supply Chain Project Manager, you will serve as the Supply Chain Track Lead for a major compression station expansion and transmission pipeline project. You'll drive procurement strategy, lead commercial decision-making, and partner closely with executive leadership, engineering, construction, legal, and operations teams to deliver critical infrastructure from concept through execution.This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence project success at every stage while managing 50-75 sourcing and procurement packages across engineering, construction, environmental, land acquisition, pipeline installation, compression facilities, and engineered equipment. Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Lead supply chain strategy for a multi-year, high-profile infrastructure project through 2030
- Partner directly with leadership and executive stakeholders
- Own complex sourcing decisions with significant commercial impact
- Influence major contract awards and supplier selection strategies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Construction, Legal, Risk, Operations, and Environmental groups
- Work on projects that directly support critical energy infrastructure development
What You'll Do Strategic Project Leadership
- Serve as the dedicated Supply Chain Lead and primary point of contact for all procurement and sourcing activities.
- Develop and manage the project's integrated supply chain roadmap, aligning sourcing activities with engineering, construction, and stage-gate milestones.
- Identify procurement risks, dependencies, and schedule impacts while proactively developing mitigation plans.
- Provide regular updates, recommendations, and executive-level presentations on sourcing strategies, project status, risks, and award decisions.
Sourcing & Procurement Excellence
- Manage approximately 50-75 procurement and work packages throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop sourcing strategies for:
- Engineering services
- Environmental services
- Land acquisition services
- Construction contracts
- Pipeline installation
- Compression facilities
- Engineered equipment and materials
- Determine optimal procurement approaches, including:
- RFI/RFQ/RFP processes
- Direct sourcing
- EPC strategies
- Competitive bidding events
Supplier & Commercial Management
- Build sourcing plans and qualified bidder lists based on market intelligence and supplier capabilities.
- Lead RFP development, bid evaluations, supplier interviews, negotiations, and award recommendations.
- Develop evaluation frameworks and weighted scorecards to support objective supplier selection.
- Conduct commercial analyses and negotiate pricing, risk allocation, and contract structures to deliver best-value outcomes.
- Support supplier performance and issue resolution following contract award.
Executive & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Operations, Legal, Risk, Environmental, and Land teams.
- Present sourcing strategies and high-value award recommendations to executive leadership.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, governance requirements, and supplier qualification standards.
What We're Looking For Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Contracting, or Project Procurement.
- Proven success supporting large-scale engineering, infrastructure, construction, utility, or capital projects.
- Experience leading end-to-end RFP/RFQ processes from strategy development through contract award.
- Strong commercial negotiation, bid evaluation, and supplier-management experience.
- Ability to manage multiple complex procurement packages simultaneously.
- Strong project management skills, including risk management, milestone tracking, stakeholder alignment, and schedule coordination.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence leadership.
- Ability to work independently while driving accountability and governance across project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within:
- Natural gas
- Pipeline transmission
- Compression facilities
- Utilities
- Energy infrastructure
- Power generation
- Electric transmission
- EPC environments
- Heavy industrial construction
- Experience sourcing construction, engineering, environmental, or land acquisition services.
- Familiarity with supplier qualification, bonding, insurance, and compliance processes.
- Experience working within stage-gate project delivery frameworks.
- Experience with SMART by GEP, IBM procurement systems, or similar sourcing platforms.
- Experience supporting regulated infrastructure or utility projects.
Work Environment & Travel This is a hybrid position requiring 4 days per week onsite at an approved office location.Candidates located in Virginia Beach will primarily support the project locally. Candidates located in Atlanta or Illinois should expect periodic travel to Virginia Beach for project meetings, sourcing events, stakeholder workshops, and key project milestones.Travel is anticipated approximately every other month initially and may increase during critical project phases. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Virginia Beach, VA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Virginia Beach, VA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Virginia Beach,VA.About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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