Strategic Procurement Construction Services, General Planner & General Contractor

About the job

• Assuming procurement responsibility as a specialist for the integration of planning, work, and delivery services within a project organization for building and civil engineering projects.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies considering the specific requirements of construction projects, regulatory requirements, and the SIA and KBOB guidelines.
• Preparing and conducting (including leading award negotiations and drafting contracts) procurements for planning services with a focus on architectural and general planning services.
• Guiding the connected planners for the procurement of work and delivery services as well as general or total contractor services.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating market developments, supplier landscapes, and industry-specific trends.
• Establishing and maintaining a supplier evaluation system.
• Identifying and assessing procurement risks and deriving measures to minimize risks.
• Ensuring quality, transparency, fairness, and legal certainty in the procurement process as well as any change order management.
• Further developing contract templates for work services and guiding the connected planners in the tendering process for work and delivery services.

• Proven several years of experience in the construction environment with additional qualifications in procurement, contract law, or project management.
• Several years of professional experience in strategic or project purchasing, especially in construction services, architectural and general planning services.
• Solid knowledge of the Swiss procurement landscape, especially SIA and KBOB standards.
• Experience in conducting award procedures and contract management.
• Team orientation, initiative, and resilience.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical thinking, structured working method, and pronounced problem-solving competence.
• Good knowledge of common IT tools.
• Fluent in German, French is an advantage.

RUAG Real Estate AG is a real estate competence center and a subsidiary of RUAG MRO Holding AG. We plan and implement tailor-made space, construction, and service solutions within our own real estate portfolio at central locations in Switzerland. Our focus is on the duality of investment and operational real estate, especially for special objects in the fields of aviation, defense technologies, and highly secure infrastructures. In addition, our space solutions and operator services create optimal conditions for the business success of our customers. With a holistic approach along the entire real estate lifecycle, digital solutions, and long-term customer relationships, we stand for the highest professionalism and sustainable value creation.

• Proven several years of experience in the construction environment with additional qualifications in procurement, contract law, or project management.
• Several years of professional experience in strategic or project purchasing, especially in construction services, architectural and general planning services.
• Solid knowledge of the Swiss procurement landscape, especially SIA and KBOB standards.
• Experience in conducting award procedures and contract management.
• Team orientation, initiative, and resilience.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical thinking, structured working method, and pronounced problem-solving competence.
• Good knowledge of common IT tools.
• Fluent in German, French is an advantage.

• Assuming procurement responsibility as a specialist for the integration of planning, work, and delivery services within a project organization for building and civil engineering projects.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies considering the specific requirements of construction projects, regulatory requirements, and the SIA and KBOB guidelines.
• Preparing and conducting (including leading award negotiations and drafting contracts) procurements for planning services with a focus on architectural and general planning services.
• Guiding the connected planners for the procurement of work and delivery services as well as general or total contractor services.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating market developments, supplier landscapes, and industry-specific trends.
• Establishing and maintaining a supplier evaluation system.
• Identifying and assessing procurement risks and deriving measures to minimize risks.
• Ensuring quality, transparency, fairness, and legal certainty in the procurement process as well as any change order management.
• Further developing contract templates for work services and guiding the connected planners in the tendering process for work and delivery services.