Site Contract Specialist

Job summary

Lead procurement and sourcing through contract award, with a strong focus on pre-award activities such as RFPs, bid evaluations, commercial assessments, and negotiations. Administer contracts through execution and closeout, managing changes, claims, payments, contractor performance, compliance, and commercial records.

Job details

Our client, a leading organization in the mining sector, is seeking a Site Contract Specialist (Pre-Award) to support a large-scale capital project. This role will be responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle, from procurement strategy and tendering through contract administration, contractor performance management, and project closeout, with a stronger focus on the pre-award activities. Work Location: Remote BC mining site Rotation Schedule: 2/2 (camp site assignment with chartered flights available from departure point, travel allowance, food and accommodation provided) Employment Status: Independent Contractor Contract Duration: 1 year with possible extension Key Responsibilities Lead procurement and sourcing activities from planning through contract award. Prepare and manage RFPs, bid evaluations, commercial assessments, and negotiations. Administer contracts throughout execution, including amendments, change orders, and claims management. Ensure compliance with contractual, commercial, and governance requirements. Review and approve contractor invoices, progress claims, and payment documentation. Monitor contractor performance against safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives. Facilitate contractor and stakeholder meetings to resolve commercial and operational issues. Maintain purchase orders, contracts, and commercial records within project systems. Support contractor onboarding, mobilization, and project readiness activities. Identify opportunities to improve commercial outcomes, mitigate risk, and optimize project value. Qualifications Significant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contract administration, and commercial management. Experience supporting major capital projects within mining, construction, infrastructure, industrial, or heavy industry environments. Strong understanding of procurement processes, competitive tendering, contractor management, and contract negotiation. Experience managing multiple contract types, including lump sum, unit rate, reimbursable, and target-cost agreements. Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. Advanced analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities. Proficiency with ERP, procurement, and contract management systems, along with Microsoft Office applications To apply for this position, please send your resume in Word format to ziyi.chen@trsstaffing.com We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. TRS Staffing Solutions (Canada) Inc. specializes in supplying engineers, designers, project managers, and other technical and professional services personnel to a broad spectrum of industries worldwide.

What you’ll do

Lead procurement and sourcing through contract award, with a strong focus on pre-award activities such as RFPs, bid evaluations, commercial assessments, and negotiations. Administer contracts through execution and closeout, managing changes, claims, payments, contractor performance, compliance, and commercial records.

Requirements

Significant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contract administration, and commercial management on major capital projects in mining or related heavy industries is required. Candidates should understand tendering, contractor management, and negotiations across multiple contract types, and have strong analytical, stakeholder, and problem-solving skills plus proficiency with ERP, procurement, contract management, and Microsoft Office systems.

Benefits

• Travel Allowance
• Food
• Accommodation

Listed skills

• Procurement · Preferred
• Contract Negotiation · Preferred
• ERP systems · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Procurement
• Strategic Sourcing
• Contract Administration
• Commercial Management
• Competitive Tendering
• RFP Management
• Bid Evaluation
• Commercial Assessment
• Contract Negotiation
• Contractor Performance Management
• Claims Management
• Invoice and Payment Review
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Risk Mitigation
• ERP Systems
• Contract Management Systems

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Engineering
• Legal
• Logistics

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