Title: Project Manager II – Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing
​​​​​​​Client: Southern Company Gas
Contract: 3 Years
Preferred Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Alternate Locations: Atlanta, GA or Naperville, IL
Experience: 5–10 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager II – Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing to serve as the primary Supply Chain lead for major gas infrastructure and capital projects.

This role will integrate sourcing, contracting, procurement, supplier management, and commercial activities into the overall project plan. The position will work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Legal, Risk, Operations, and Supply Chain teams from early sourcing strategy through contract execution, supplier performance management, issue resolution, and project closeout.

The hiring manager strongly prefers candidates located in the Virginia Beach, VA area. Candidates located in Atlanta, GA or Naperville, IL may also be considered but must be willing to travel to Virginia Beach for project meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Supply Chain lead for gas infrastructure capital projects.

• Develop and execute project sourcing and contracting strategies.

• Build sourcing roadmaps aligned with engineering, construction, and overall project milestones.

• Develop and maintain Supply Chain work plans integrated with master project schedules.

• Translate engineering and construction milestones into procurement and contracting activities.

• Develop bidder lists and supplier sourcing strategies.

• Coordinate supplier prequalification and capability assessments.

• Prepare and manage RFPs and RFQs.

• Develop evaluation criteria and weighted supplier scorecards.

• Lead commercial bid evaluations.

• Develop and execute negotiation strategies.

• Prepare supplier award recommendations.

• Support contract development, negotiations, approvals, and execution.

• Manage supplier contractual performance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Identify and resolve contract, supplier, and commercial issues.

• Track multiple sourcing and procurement work packages simultaneously.

• Identify schedule risks, constraints, dependencies, and critical-path procurement activities.

• Develop mitigation strategies for sourcing and delivery risks.

• Provide clear status updates, risks, decisions, and escalations to project leadership.

• Monitor supplier capacity, delivery performance, and market conditions.

• Escalate supplier delivery or performance concerns before they impact project execution.

• Support project closeout and supplier performance evaluation.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Supply Chain, strategic sourcing, contracting, procurement, or related project roles.

• Experience supporting large capital projects.

• Strong project management capabilities.

• Experience developing and managing:

  • Sourcing schedules

  • Procurement milestones

  • Project dependencies

  • Risks

  • Deliverables

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Legal, Risk, Operations, and Supply Chain.

• Experience developing sourcing strategies and bidder lists.

• Experience executing RFP/RFQ processes.

• Experience with supplier evaluation and commercial bid analysis.

• Strong contract negotiation and supplier-management experience.

• Ability to independently drive Supply Chain activities and decisions.

• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the natural gas, pipeline, utility, energy, or infrastructure industry.

• Experience with natural gas utility, transmission, storage, compression, pipeline, or major construction projects.

• Understanding of engineering and construction contracting environments.

• Knowledge of the interaction between engineering design, equipment/material procurement, and field construction.

• Experience with major construction and equipment packages.

• Understanding of commercial risks associated with large capital programs.

• Familiarity with contractor qualification requirements, including:

  • Safety

  • Insurance

  • Bonding

  • Supplier prequalification

• Experience incorporating qualified diverse suppliers into sourcing strategies.

• Experience managing supplier performance, disputes, and delivery risks.

Project Management Skills

Candidates should be able to:

• Build and maintain a Supply Chain plan integrated with the overall project schedule.

• Establish realistic sourcing, negotiation, contracting, approval, and delivery durations.

• Track multiple parallel procurement packages.

• Identify critical-path procurement activities.

• Anticipate schedule impacts caused by engineering or construction changes.

• Develop mitigation and recovery strategies.

• Clearly communicate risks, decisions, and escalations to leadership.

Key Skills

Strategic Sourcing | Supply Chain | Procurement | Contract Management | Natural Gas | Pipeline | Utility Infrastructure | Capital Projects | RFP | RFQ | Supplier Management | Commercial Negotiation | Project Scheduling | Risk Management | Construction Procurement | Supplier Prequalification | Contract Negotiation | Project Controls