About this role
What is the Opportunity?
At Aecon, we are committed to delivering operational excellence through accountability, organization, and disciplined project execution. Within the Aecon U.S. Federal division, the Federal Procurement team supports federally regulated and nuclear construction operations requiring strong procurement coordination, supplier management, compliance awareness, and operational support.
The Procurement Specialist supports the full lifecycle of procurement activities across federal projects and regulated operational environments. Reporting to the Senior Federal Procurement Specialist, this role is responsible for vendor sourcing, purchase order administration, procurement coordination, invoice management, supplier communication, and operational procurement support.
This position works closely with project teams, vendors, subcontractors, accounting personnel, and procurement leadership to ensure procurement activities remain aligned with project requirements, funding structures, operational timelines, and federal compliance expectations.
The ideal candidate possesses strong organizational skills, communication capabilities, procurement awareness, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively within fast-paced and highly regulated federal environments.
Citizenship Requirement:
This position requires access to nuclear facilities and information governed by U.S. federal regulations. As a result, applicants must be U.S. citizens to meet eligibility and security clearance requirements.
What You'll Do Here:
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for supporting procurement operations from initial sourcing and vendor engagement through procurement execution, monitoring, invoice reconciliation, and procurement closeout activities. This role supports both external supplier coordination and internal procurement administration to help ensure projects remain operationally supported throughout all phases of execution.
The position maintains visibility over:
- Vendor sourcing and qualification
- Supplier relationship management
- Purchase order lifecycle management
- Framework purchase orders and periods of performance
- Invoice reconciliation and funding coordination
- Procurement tracking and operational continuity
- Procurement compliance and documentation management
- Vendor communication and procurement support activities
- Federal procurement operational requirements
- CUI / UCNI awareness and regulated procurement environments
- Support procurement activities from sourcing and requirements coordination through purchase order execution, monitoring, and closeout.
- Identify, coordinate with, and maintain relationships with vendors, subcontractors, manufacturers, and service providers supporting federal operations and nuclear construction projects.
- Assist in building and maintaining qualified vendor networks aligned with operational and project-specific procurement requirements.
- Develop, review, administer, and maintain procurement documentation, purchase orders, procurement tracking logs, and supplier records.
- Coordinate procurement activities with project teams to support material requirements, rentals, labor support, fuel usage, subcontracted services, and operational procurement needs.
- Monitor procurement timelines, deliverables, periods of performance, funding utilization, and ongoing operational support requirements.
- Process, review, reconcile, and validate vendor invoices to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with procurement and financial controls.
- Coordinate with vendors, procurement personnel, accounting teams, and project stakeholders to resolve procurement discrepancies, invoice issues, funding concerns, and operational procurement risks.
- Support framework purchase order administration, including funding adjustments, procurement continuity actions, and operational support extensions.
- Maintain visibility over procurement commitments, invoice burn rates, open obligations, and procurement continuity requirements.
- Ensure procurement compliance and documentation requirements are maintained.
- Support procurement reporting, operational tracking, audit readiness activities, and continuous improvement initiatives within the pr