Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:
Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.
We are seeking a Procurement Engineer, MEP and Civil to support hyperscale data center construction projects in a PMC / owner’s representative capacity.
This role is responsible for procurement coordination at the building level, with a focus on MEP equipment packages, submittal tracking, shop drawing approval cycles, delivery sequencing, and procurement system management.
The successful candidate will independently manage assigned building-level procurement scope, monitor approval timelines, coordinate delivery requirements, and proactively identify risks that could delay manufacturing starts or impact construction sequencing.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain dedicated building-level procurement accountability for one assigned data center building with no cross-building responsibilities. Procurement records, approval logs, and delivery trackers are maintained independently per building.
- Manage procurement coordination for assigned building-level scopes.
- Track MEP equipment package status within the procurement management system.
- Monitor submittals, shop drawings, approvals, and required action timelines.
- Coordinate delivery sequencing for MEP equipment packages.
- Identify and escalate approval delays that could impact manufacturing start dates.
- Track procurement milestones against project schedule requirements.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date procurement records in designated systems.
- Coordinate with project teams, vendors, contractors, and client stakeholders.
- Review procurement data to identify gaps, delays, and required actions.
- Escalate risks affecting delivery, installation, or construction sequencing.
- Support procurement reporting, lookaheads, and status updates.
- Follow up with stakeholders to close outstanding procurement actions.
- Coordinate with construction and project controls teams to align procurement activities.
- Maintain clear documentation for assigned packages and building-level scope.
- Support the resolution of procurement issues impacting field execution.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
- 7+ years of procurement, construction, or project coordination experience on large capital construction projects.
- Experience supporting procurement for MEP equipment packages.
- Experience tracking submittals and managing procurement approval workflows.
- Strong understanding of shop drawing approval cycles for construction equipment.
- Experience coordinating delivery sequencing for MEP equipment.
- Ability to identify approval delays and assess the impact on manufacturing start dates.
- Experience using Procore, Oracle Unifier, or equivalent procurement management platforms.
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or mission-critical construction projects.
- Experience working in a PMC, owner’s representative, developer, or client-side environment.
- Experience supporting owner-direct procurement or OFCI/OFOI equipment.
- Ability to independently manage and deliver assigned building-level procurement scope.
- Experience coordinating with contractors, vendors, project teams, and stakeholders.
- Strong documentation, organization, follow-up, and communication skills.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience supporting civil procurement or civil construction packages.
- Experience with equipment logistics and delivery tracking.
- Experience with procurement reporting, dashboards, or lookahead tracking tools.
- Experience with Oracle, SAP, Coupa, Smartsheet, Power BI, or Microsoft Project.
- Familiarity with construction schedules and manufacturing release milestones.
POSITION DETAILS
- Location (On-site):
- Corsicana, Texas
- Sweetwater, Texas
- Position: Procurement Engineer, MEP and Civil
- Position Classification: Salary-based full-time hours
- Current work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered)
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft 365
Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.
