What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

Why We Do It

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

Where We Work

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. While we are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Buyer/Expeditor is responsible for performing procurement activities to ensure the timely purchase of materials and equipment to meet project requirements. Duties include:

Working within a project team environment, potentially on multiple projects
Ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement while adhering to client requirements and proper procurement practices
Maintaining status reports
Preparing, issuing and evaluating standard procurement documents including bid lists, request for quotation and commercial bid evaluations
Purchasing mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, structural steel and piping commodity materials and equipment
Executing appropriate bidding strategies
Creating and issuing purchase orders for materials and equipment
Assisting in the negotiation of progress payments
Developing and managing vendor/contractor relationships
Assisting with expediting, as required
Performing other duties as requested
Attending and potentially managing purchase order kick off meetings
Attending local shop expediting visits, as required
Closing purchase orders
Communicating with suppliers to resolve issues affecting a purchase order
Attending status meetings with suppliers
Reviewing material and service invoices for accuracy
Coordinating transportation and logistics, as required
Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

Four (4) years of purchasing experience
Willingness to complete expediting activities as required
High-school diploma or equivalent
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to adapt in a changing environment
Ability to work without supervision
Open to Canadian residents only

Preferred

Experience in contracts
Post-secondary certification or equivalent
Five years of purchasing experience in an engineering, procurement, construction environment

Why People Like Working with Us

Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.

Challenging projects require focus and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.

Vista offers all employees

A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
Company-sponsored social events and team sports
Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
An organization that values and encourages diversity

How to Apply

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.

Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.

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