Job Opportunities

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. More information about Dashiell can be found at www.dashiell.com.

Job Title: Sourcing Manager – Preconstruction/Bids

Job Location: 12301 Kurland Drive, Houston, TX 77034.

Primary Function:

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.

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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, switchgear, 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.

How You Will Make an Impact

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience
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, switchgear, 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 specifications and work closely with engineering to confirm equivalency and compliance.
• Familiarity with ERP/procurement systems and sourcing tools for RFQs, bid tabulations, and supplier performance tracking.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with estimating, engineering, construction, field services, and corporate supply chain teams.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Clear communicator who can translate market and supply chain realities into options and recommendations for estimators and leadership.
• Highly responsive and organized, able to manage many RFQs and suppliers simultaneously within tight bid schedules.
• Comfortable working under pressure and handling multiple, overlapping deadlines.
• Data-driven, with the ability to track and use pricing, lead-time, and performance data to inform sourcing strategies.
• Team player with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a commitment to supporting a winning preconstruction culture.

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires minimal physical effort.
• Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will primarily work indoors, with occasional outdoor exposure to year around weather conditions and noise.
• Must be able and willing to travel overnight for trainings and/or meetings as required (10%)
• Working extended hours, including weekends, may be required periodically.
• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions as defined per Company policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Dashiell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Dashiell Corporation provides a competitive compensation and benefits package. The Company provides life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long term disability insurance, and an employee assistance plan at no cost to the employee. Benefit offerings also include a choice of traditional PPO or one of two HDHPs, with corresponding FSA or HSA, dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, short-term disability insurance, critical illness insurance, group accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, a 401(k) with immediate vesting, and more!

Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship. No third-party recruiters, please.