ICAST is hiring a
Purchasing Agent III

Summary

Join a dynamic team at ICAST as Purchasing Agent III and contribute to delivering green upgrades to multifamily affordable housing properties, fighting the affordable housing, climate change, and social equity crises. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for all aspects of purchasing, including developing a stable of trusted sub-contractors, performing virtual site walks, soliciting and evaluating bids, and selecting/awarding contractors. You will also ensure that ICAST procurement policies and procedures are kept up to date in alignment with Federal & State procurement guidelines and rules.

Requirements

• 15 Years’ experience performing Federally funded procurement in the multifamily, residential renovation, or new construction industries
• Prior experience in managing and executing contract agreements and change orders
• Procurement policy writing / authoring experience with Federal and or State (DOE, EPA) funds and other grant funded projects

Responsibilities

• Proactively understanding and forecasting material needs to help track or secure local and national inventory
• Creating and sending RFQ’s/RFP’s and assisting in the development of SoWs
• Negotiating with vendors to obtain the best pricing agreements
• Evaluating Bids and Selecting/awarding & contracting sub-contractors
• Maintaining sub-contractor agreements and documentation in ICAST file systems
• Purchasing materials as needed to ensure continuity of project timelines
• Updates and maintains all procurement policies & procedures to ensure compliance with Federal & State Funding procurement guidelines
• Provides training and guidance regarding procurement policies and procedures to Purchasing Agents and necessary ICAST staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to read and understand product specifications for construction-related materials such as Heat Pump-based HVAC systems
• Prior experience with Davis Bacon wage reporting
• Excellent attention to detail with an analytical mindset
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficiency with M365 suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel etc.)
• Some experience with Smartsheet project management software
• Some experience with SAGE Intacct accounting software

Benefits

• Company Health, Dental, and Life Insurance plan for the employee at no cost!
• Available Vision and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan available on day 1
• Unlimited PTO Plan