Sourcing Manager - Preconstruction​/Bids

Dashiell

Dashiell is a leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects. Built on 50 years of experience handling large scale complex projects, Dashiell is unique in that we are a turnkey Engineering, Construction, and Testing company that specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure.

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Sourcing Manager – Preconstruction/Bids

12301 Kurland Drive, Houston, TX 77034.

As Sourcing Manager, you will own the supply chain strategy during the bidding phase of HV/MV substation EPC projects. You’ll be embedded with the estimating and preconstruction team to secure competitive, reliable supplier and subcontractor inputs.

• Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:
• Collaborate with Engineering, Estimating and Sales to identify alternate products, equivalent solutions, and modular options that improve competitiveness or schedule. Develop bid-phase sourcing strategies for major categories such as power transformers, breakers, switch gear, protection & control panels, steel, cable, civil works, and specialty services.
• Prepare and issue RFQs to approved suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring clear technical scope, commercial terms, and schedule requirements.
• Lead the comparison and evaluation of supplier and subcontractor quotations (technical compliance, price, lead time, warranty, risk).
• Work closely with the estimating team to incorporate vendor quotations into the estimate and understand cost/lead-time sensitivities.
• Collaborate with engineering and the VP of Preconstruction to identify alternate products, equivalent solutions, and modular options that improve competitiveness or schedule.
• Maintain and enhance supplier databases, including performance, pricing history, lead times, and strategic relationships.
• Support pre-bid and post-bid clarification discussions with suppliers, ensuring alignment on scope and key assumptions.
• Provide market intelligence on commodity trends, capacity constraints, and lead-time changes to inform pricing and proposal strategy.
• Partner with corporate/operations supply chain teams to ensure bid-phase strategies can transition effectively into execution-phase procurement.

• Increase win probability by bringing timely, competitive, and technically sound supplier and subcontractor quotes into bids.
• Improve margin and value by driving value engineering with suppliers, identifying alternates, bundling opportunities, and commercial levers that reduce cost or risk.
• Support schedule competitiveness by prioritizing suppliers and solutions that provide better lead times and support modular or prefabricated strategies.
• Strengthen supplier partnerships across the HV/MV substation ecosystem, positioning us as a customer of choice and enabling early collaboration on key opportunities.
• Mitigate risk by understanding and communicating supply-related risks (lead times, capacity, commercial terms) in each bid so they can be priced and managed appropriately.
• Enable scale by building repeatable sourcing playbooks and category strategies that streamline bid-phase supply chain support as volume grows.

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, or procurement, with at least several years supporting capital equipment or construction projects (HV/MV substation, transmission, or power/utility experience strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of the HV/MV substation supplier landscape (transformers, breakers, switch gear, protection & control, steel, civil, and installation services).
• Experience analyzing and negotiating complex quotations, including commercial terms (INCOTERMS, warranty, LDs, payment terms, etc.).
• Ability to interpret technical…