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Extraordinary Teams Building Inspiring Projects

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Project Overview

Fab 62 is an advanced semiconductor fabrication facility for Intel Corporation, located at Intel's Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. As part of this work, the M&T team is responsible for delivering the engineering, procurement, and construction scope required to complete and finish-out a leading-edge chipmaking facility a highly demanding environment where precision, cleanliness, schedule certainty, and coordination across thousands of craft and professional personnel are essential to success. The project supports the continued expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, contributing to a more resilient technology supply chain while creating significant opportunity for the local Arizona workforce. Joining the Fab 62 team means contributing directly to one of the most strategically important construction efforts in the United States and helping deliver the infrastructure behind the next generation of microelectronics.

Job Summary

In this role, you will perform tasks involved in the formation and administration of purchase orders. You will prepare bidders' lists, qualify bidders, form bid packages, issue bid requests, participate in negotiations, recommend commitments, secure approvals, communicate with suppliers and monitor supplier performance. Your efforts are to ensure potential and current suppliers comply with purchase order requirements and provide the required service and results to meet project needs. This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities

• Prepares bidders' lists and qualifies bidders
• Communicates with Engineering to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions for the procurement of materials and equipment and to achieve the understanding needed to process these requisitions
• Forms bid packages and issues bid requests, coordinates bidders' questions, and receives bids
• Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendations to award
• Communicates with suppliers and personnel within Bechtel to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure performance to purchase order requirements
• Identifies, defines, and secures agreement regarding purchase order changes
• Initiates and processes purchase order revisions that establish scope and effects on cost and schedule of agreed upon changes

Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Forms and issues purchase orders by performing the following:
• Prepares bidders' lists, prequalifies bidders, receives bids
• Forms bid packages, Issues bid requests
• Coordinates bidders' questions
• Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendation letter
• Recommends and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures
• Prepares and commits order, maintains control and status reporting documents
• Establishes files and controls for all outgoing and incoming correspondence on each assigned order
• Monitors supplier performance for conformance to commercial terms
• Monitors activities by Engineering and other in-house functions to ensure compliance with the order terms
• Initiates follow-up actions with the supplier or in-house functional group to ensure performance in accordance with contract terms and conditions
• Informs or works with other project Procurement personnel as assigned to the administration of the order
• Analyzes and distributes those suppliers' reports specified in the order/contract

Total Rewards/Benefits

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards.

Diverse Teams Build the Extraordinary

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent. We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.

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