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About the Role
The Procurement Specialist supports Infrastructure Ontario's procurement activities by leading competitive procurement processes and providing strategic procurement advice to internal stakeholders. The role is responsible for managing end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, trade agreements, government directives, and applicable legislation. Working closely with business units, Legal Services, and external vendors, the position helps deliver fair, transparent, and value-driven procurement outcomes while contributing to the continuous improvement of procurement practices across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end execution of competitive procurement processes, including Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Qualifications (RFQ), Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Tender (RFT), and other procurement activities.
- Develop procurement documents, evaluation frameworks, scoring methodologies, procurement schedules, and supporting materials in collaboration with business stakeholders and Legal Services.
- Act as the primary procurement contact throughout competitive procurement processes, coordinating bidder communications, addenda, clarifications, fairness requirements, and procurement administration activities.
- Facilitate procurement evaluations by providing guidance to evaluation teams, coordinating evaluator training, managing consensus meetings, and ensuring compliance with procurement requirements.
- Support contract negotiations, contract execution processes, vendor onboarding activities, contract amendments, and procurement-related approvals.
- Provide procurement advice and guidance to business units regarding procurement options, procurement strategies, evaluation methodologies, market approaches, and procurement best practices.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients, vendors, suppliers, consultants, and other stakeholders to support successful procurement outcomes.
- Monitor developments in procurement legislation, trade agreements, public-sector procurement practices, and industry trends to support continuous improvement.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of procurement policies, tools, templates, standards, and procedures.
- Participate in special projects, working groups, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen procurement effectiveness across the organization.
Requirements
- University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law, Public Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Procurement experience within the public sector, broader public sector, infrastructure, real estate, construction, professional services, or a comparable environment.
- Experience leading competitive procurement processes and developing procurement documents, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and other procurement tools.
- Knowledge of public-sector procurement principles, trade agreements, procurement legislation, and competitive procurement best practices.
- Experience facilitating procurement evaluations, managing stakeholder engagement, and supporting contract award processes.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple procurement projects concurrently while meeting tight deadlines.
- Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to interpret complex procurement requirements and provide practical procurement advice to stakeholders.
- Experience in construction, infrastructure, real estate, facilities management, public-private partnerships (P3), or alternative financing and procurement (AFP) environments is considered an asset.
Skills
- Procurement
- Competitive procurement processes
- RFI
- RFQ
- RFP
- RFT
- Procurement documents
- Evaluation frameworks
- Scoring methodologies
- Procurement schedules
- Bidder communications
- Addenda
- Clarifications
- Fairness requirements
- Procurement administration
- Procurement evaluations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Contract negotiations
- Contract execution
- Vendor onboarding
- Contract amendments
- Procurement advice
- Procurement strategies
- Market approaches
- Procurement best practices
- Relationship building
- Procurement legislation
- Trade agreements
- Public-sector procurement practices
- Industry trends
- Procurement policies
- Procurement tools
- Procurement templates
- Procurement standards
- Procurement procedures
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Organizational skills
Location
- 1 Dundas St West
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- University degree
Salary/Compensations
- $90,100 to $105,700
Benefits
- Defined contribution pension plan
- Group Retirement Savings Plan
- Group Tax Free Savings Account
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services coverage
- Pregnancy and parental leave program with salary top-up
- $1000 Healthcare Spending Account
- Lifestyle Account
- Support for professional development opportunities
- Coverage for up to two membership and license fees per year
- Virtual healthcare options
About the Company
- Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty.
- IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate.
- IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario.
Equal Opportunity
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- We understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
- At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging.
- We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength.
- We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life.
- Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
- Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.