Procurement Electrical Specialist

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Siemens Canada Limited is seeking a strategic and technically proficient professional to support procurement and estimating efforts for commercial building automation controls projects, with a focus on electrical systems. Reporting into the National Project Procurement Manager, this role blends strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, cost control, and technical insight to support operational efficiency and quality performance playing a pivotal part in supporting large-scale infrastructure and projects by aiding in the development of a robust subcontractor network across Canada.

Why you'll love working for Siemens

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Profit sharing available.
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
• Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them
• Employee perks and discounts.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Canada's Greenest Employers 2025 and Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2025.

What will you do?
Estimating & Technical Support:

• Analyzes conceptual and/or detailed customer plans and specifications to provide accurate electrical installation cost estimates.
• Collaborate with engineering and sales teams to interpret project specifications and design documents.
• Maintain and update cost databases and estimation tools to reflect current market conditions in various regions across Canada.

Strategic Procurement:

• Assist Project Procurement Managers to develop and execute procurement strategies.
• Identify, evaluate, and assist in onboarding subcontractors.
• Assist in negotiating contracts, evaluations of bids, pricing, and terms with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure optimal value and risk mitigation.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with project requirements, timelines, and quality standards.
• The candidate tracks and documents his/her activities according to standards established by the Buildings Procurement Organization and reports the results of negotiations in designated online tools and participates in subcontractor evaluation processes.

Subcontractor Development:

• Assist Project Procurement Managers in building long-term relationships with subcontractors to support project delivery.
• Assess subcontractor capabilities and capacity to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Assists in the prequalification processes and maintains a database of preferred partners.
• Assist in comprehension of Siemens scope of work documents
• Provide estimation support including installation methods and best practices on Siemens material and devices
• Provide estimation training with Siemens standards for controls installations for new and developing subcontractors

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with procurement, project managers, sales, design engineers, and finance team to align procurement and estimating activities with overall project strategy.
• Support bid preparation and proposal development for major projects with national and global operation centers
• Provide feedback on internal project estimates ie counts and scope gaps
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership on procurement risks, opportunities, and market trends.

Miscellaneous:

• Provide on-site electrical installation as well as estimation training to subcontractor within Canada (travel required).
• Compile additional project background information to support scope of work definition.
• Assists in scope clarifications with the electrical subcontractors to ensure appropriate understanding of the job to be performed/executed.
• Contributes to maintaining Siemens databases that include market labour and material cost factors and that shall permit a high level of estimate efficiency. Those databases must provide a level of detail that is critical to support successful negotiations with subcontractors.
• Train internal team members (sales, operations, etc) current & future electrical installation labour and material trends

What you will need to succeed?

• Construction Management experience, bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Experience installing and/or estimating in the electrical industry, including significant experience estimating labour and material for building automation, fire safety, or security system controls.
• The candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code (or CSA C22.1) and be familiar with provincial and Federal codes/requirements
• Demonstrated understanding of cost drivers associated with electrical installation
• Experience working with construction plans & specifications.
• Strong understanding of building automation systems, electrical controls, and construction processes.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Proficiency in estimating software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Procore, AutoCad, BlueBeam, BIM 360, Accubid).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong computer skills are required, including MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Bilingual (French/English) is an asset
• Good data and financial analysis skills and capability in determining risk.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with internal and external contacts, including management.
• Cross functional/organizational team management and facilitation skills (internal and external).
• Demonstrated understanding cost drivers associated to electrical installation.

About Us.
We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.
Siemens Canada is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company's purpose to is to create technology with purpose, transforming the everyday, for everyone, since 1912. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more liveable, and transportation more sustainable. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

In fiscal 2024, which ended September 30, 2024, Siemens Canada had revenues of approx. $2.2 billion CAD. The company has approximately 4,400 employees from coast to coast and 37 office and production facilities across Canada.

To learn more about Siemens Canada, visit our website at

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