Infrastructure Procurement Manager at Tetratech Coffey Nigeria Limited

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. It supports government and commercial clients with innovative solutions focused on international development, climate mitigation and adaptation, environmental sustainability, biodiversity, conservation, land reform, infrastructure, urban development, transport, water, and resource management. With 27,000 associates worldwide in over 120 countries, Tetra Tech’s capabilities span the entire project cycle.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Infrastructure Procurement Manager

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Procurement Manager will lead all procurement and contracting activities for the SPRiNG CDEL infrastructure programme, working across Benue and Plateau states.
• This is a specialist infrastructure procurement role requiring expertise in donor-funded procurement compliance and the practical realities of the Nigerian construction works and goods market.
• The role sits in Abuja with the SPRiNG Core Team whilst maintaining close working relationships with field engineers based in Benue and Plateau.
• The Procurement Manager will own the procurement policy, manage procurement cycles from preparation to contract award, provide contract oversight support during construction, and maintain the programme's compliance and documented audit trail throughout.
• This is not a generalist procurement role.
• The successful candidate will understand infrastructure procurement specifically — the difference between goods supply, works contracts, different forms of contract and procurement routes; the role of the different parties under the contract (e.g. employer and employer's representative); retentions; defects liability provisions; and the challenges of procuring construction works in markets with limited contractor capacity/ potential community involvement in works.
• Timelines are tight and the projects must advance through the project cycle quickly.

Key Responsibilities
Procurement Policy and Strategy:

• Review update and maintain the SPRiNG CDEL Infrastructure Procurement Policy — managing the FCDO no objection process, ensuring the team understand and apply it correctly, and updating it as programme requirements evolve.
• Develop procurement strategies for each works package — confirming procurement procedure, packaging approach, contract type, and pricing and procurement strategy.
• Advise the field engineers and the team on appropriate procurement routes for each project type — e.g. D&B versus traditional and applicable tender process based on the procurement policy taking account of programme deadlines.
• Undertake a rapid pre-qualification process of contractors and suppliers across Benue and Plateau states — managing the PQQ process, evaluating credentials for the types of work that SPRiNG will complete to expedite subsequent procurement processes.
• Develop and maintain standard template procurement documents for each contract type used by the programme — invitation to tender, contract terms and conditions, evaluation criteria, contract award notice etc. This should be based on common best practice in Nigeria and robust. Where possible, standard forms (e.g. FIDIC or forms of contract commonly used locally) should be used if appropriate and adapted using specific conditions.
• Support field team with developing the institutional strategy and undertake political economy analysis in identifying appropriate procurement strategy and contracting entity to hold the overall works contract. Support the field team with appropriate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the implementation of the works. This needs to bear in mind the plan to package the works into larger sized contracts if possible to make management and oversight more efficient.

Procurement Cycle Management:

• Review standard forms of contract and use and adapt specific conditions to the local market and contractor capacity / project types.
• Prepare all tender documents for each procurement cycle — incorporating technical specifications and BoQs from the field engineers into complete, compliant tender packages.
• Manage advertisement and shortlisting processes — drafting and placing advertisements, managing PQQ returns, preparing shortlisting recommendations for procurement committee approval.
• Manage the tender process including issuing tender documents, coordinating pre-bid site visits with field engineers, responding to clarifications etc.
• Lead tender evaluation — convening and chairing evaluation panels, managing scoring processes, preparing tender evaluation reports for FCDO no objection.
• Prepare and submit FCDO no-objection requests for various project stages.
• Manage contract negotiations and award — conducting negotiations within approved parameters, preparing contract documents for execution, and managing the contract signing process with employers and contractors.
• Maintain the procurement register and audit trail for all procurement activities with complete documentation filed and accessible for audit.

Contract Management Support:

• Advise field engineers on contractual matters during implementation — interpreting contract conditions, advising on instruction and variation procedures, and supporting and drafting variations and claims management.
• Review and process payment certificates submitted by field engineers — confirming contractual entitlement. Ensure payment certificates are signed by the relevant people.
• Manage retentions — tracking retention amounts and processing retention release at both practical completion and the end of Defects Liability Periods (DLPs).
• Maintain a contract register tracking all active contracts — status, payment history, milestone dates, retention balances, and DLP end dates.
• Support management of contractor performance issues — documenting poor performance, advising on notice procedures, and supporting any contract termination or remediation process.
• Provide CDEL drawdown forecasting to the Programme Manager as part of the programme forecasting to FCDO.

Supplier and Market Engagement:

• Conduct market testing through maintaining relationships with key suppliers in the Nigerian market — relevant works contractors and equipment manufacturers, e.g. solar equipment suppliers, drilling contractors, building materials suppliers — tracking local pricing, lead times etc.
• Conduct market assessments for fast-track packages — identifying potential suppliers, confirming lead times, and advising on realistic procurement and delivery timelines.
• Identify and engage potential contractors for the pre-qualification roster in Benue and Plateau states.

Ethics, Compliance and Safeguarding:

• Apply and enforce the programme's policies on safeguarding, anti-bribery and all other relevant company policies throughout all procurement activities. Knowledge of safeguarding and how to integrate this into contracts. Training of contractors on safeguarding.
• Supply chain mapping for FCDO reporting,
• Conduct due diligence on all shortlisted contractors and suppliers, e,g. verifying registrations, tax clearance, cash position etc.
• Identify and manage any conflicts of interest in the evaluation process.
• Provide procurement training and guidance to field engineers and other programme staff if needed to ensure consistent application of procurement policy across the programme.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Degree in quantity surveying, engineering, or closely related discipline such as procurement or contract management— professionally qualified in Nigeria.
• Minimum 8 years infrastructure procurement experience — specifically managing tender processes for civil works covering water supply (boreholes), small buildings, processing facilities, solar energy.
• Demonstrated experience managing procurement processes on other donor projects (for example, these could be FCDO, World Bank, USAID, or equivalent donor procurement rules — understanding of no-objection procedures, procurement thresholds, and audit requirements. Experience of infrastructure procurement on donor funded projects is required.
• Experience drafting and managing works contracts in the Nigerian context — understanding of the types of works contracts used as appropriate to the context and advising the team on this. E.g. FIDIC short form, other donors etc, or bespoke locally used forms of contract.
• Demonstrated experience preparing tender documentation — ITTs, PQQs, BoQ traditional contracts, performance-specified D&B contracts and management contractor in particular.
• Experience managing tender evaluation processes and preparing evaluation reports to a high standard.
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian construction market — contractor capacities, pricing, supply chain constraints, and contracting risks in northern Nigeria.
• Experience working in programmes operating in conflict-affected states in Nigeria.
• Language – English, local languages advantage.

Desirable:

• Previous experience on FCDO-funded infrastructure programmes in Nigeria is an advantage — familiarity with FCDO procurement policy requirements and no-objection processes is an advantage.
• Experience with goods and equipment procurement as well as works — solar systems, cold storage, market infrastructure equipment
• Experience developing and maintaining pre-qualification registers on other programmes.
• Ability to review and interrogate BoQs and engineer's cost estimates using experience in the Nigerian market.

Application Closing Date
5th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to: stephanie.kyoku@tetratech.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.