Buyer, Construction Subcontracts, Data Center Projects

Giga Energy

. Own subcontract packages from request to award for civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection and specialty trades.

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in construction procurement, managing subcontract packages from request to award while ensuring compliance with competitive bidding policies. Proficient in vendor qualification, bid leveling, and contract negotiation, with a strong focus on maintaining vendor relationships and tracking performance.

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Construction ProcurementBid LevelingVendor QualificationContract NegotiationAI-Native Procurement Tools

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Hard Skills

Subcontract BuyingRequest For ProposalChange OrdersWork OrdersReading DrawingsWriting Award RecommendationsCertificates Of InsuranceBondsRetentionCompetitive Bidding

Soft Skills

Strong Vendor RelationshipsBias To ActionFollow-Up Habit

Tools & Technologies

NetSuiteAutodesk Construction CloudGoogle SheetsGoogle DriveAI Tools

Industry Keywords

Civil TradesStructural TradesMechanical TradesElectrical TradesFire Protection TradesData Center ConstructionGigafactoriesSemiconductor FabsEnergy ProjectsTexas And Oklahoma Subcontractor Network

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own subcontract packages from request to award for civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection and specialty trades.
Build requests for proposal with Engineering and Construction and check scopes, drawings and specifications for gaps.
Build bidder lists, issue packages, run pre-bid meetings, and manage bidder questions and addenda.
Level bids and write award recommendations covering price, schedule, qualifications and risk.
Follow competitive bidding and approval policy and aim for three qualified bidders per package.
Prepare work orders from the standard form under the master services agreement.
Negotiate commercial terms covering scope, price, schedule and payment milestones.
Prepare packages for Legal review and signature and track execution.
Hand executed awards to the Procurement Analyst for budget coding and schedule-of-values setup.
Evaluate vendor change-order requests for scope and price with Construction and Project Controls.
Build qualified vendor pools by commodity and region.
Qualify vendors on NDA, master services agreement, insurance, bonding and safety.
Run post-award kickoffs and track vendor performance.
Maintain current vendor records in the vendor database.
Establish subcontract procurement for new sites and improve templates, playbooks and tools as the portfolio grows.
Use AI-native procurement tools, Claude, Google Sheets and Google Drive data systems to draft, log, compare and check procurement information.
Run several live packages simultaneously across multiple projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3 or more years of construction procurement or subcontract buying, running competitive bids for trade packages from request for proposal to award.
Ability to read drawings, specifications and scopes of work, and to find gaps or conflicts before award.
Experience leveling bids and writing award recommendations.
Working knowledge of subcontracts, work orders, change orders, certificates of insurance, bonds and retention.
Strong vendor relationships and a habit of following up without being asked.
Bias to action. You keep packages moving on an aggressive schedule.
Owner-side construction procurement on large capital programs, such as gigafactories, data center campuses, semiconductor fabs or energy projects. (Bonus points)
Experience with data center, substation, MEP or mission-critical construction. (Bonus points)
A Texas and Oklahoma subcontractor network. (Bonus points)
Hands-on use of AI tools in your daily work. (Bonus points)
Experience with NetSuite or another ERP, and with Autodesk Construction Cloud. (Bonus points)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
401(k) with 4% employer match
Unlimited PTO
Parental leave
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
Commuter benefits, where applicable
Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites