[Hiring] Buyer, Construction Subcontracts @Giga Energy

Role Description

As a Buyer, you will own subcontract packages for Giga data center projects from request to award. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will:

• Issue requests for proposal
• Level the bids
• Recommend the award
• Prepare the work order
• Manage the vendor through the job

You will work directly with subcontractors and partner with Engineering and Construction to ensure scopes are complete before they go out to bid. Legal owns the legal terms; you own the commercial outcome: scope, price, schedule, and payment milestones.

Our procurement platform is AI-native, utilizing AI agents built on Claude and our Google Sheets and Drive data spine to draft, log, compare, and check. You will spend your time with vendors and project teams, using the tools to move faster. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for a buyer who can run several live packages at once on more than one project.

This role is remote. We prefer candidates based in Texas and will consider candidates anywhere in the US. Expect about 20% travel to project sites and team onsites.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and Bidding
  • Own subcontract packages from request to award: civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and specialty trades.
  • Build each request for proposal with Engineering and Construction, checking the scope, drawings, and specifications for gaps before issue.
  • Build the bidder list, issue the package, run the pre-bid meeting, and manage bidder questions and addenda through one bids mailbox.
  • Level bids on a common basis and write the award recommendation: price, schedule, qualifications, and risk.
  • Follow the competitive bidding and approval policy, aiming for three qualified bidders on each package.
• Award and Work Orders
  • Prepare the work order for each award from our standard form under the master services agreement.
  • Negotiate commercial terms with the vendor: scope, price, schedule, and payment milestones.
  • Prepare the package for Legal review and signature, and track it to execution.
  • Hand each executed award to the Procurement Analyst for budget coding and schedule of values set-up.
  • Evaluate vendor change order requests for scope and price with Construction and Project Controls.
• Vendor Management
  • Build a qualified vendor pool for each commodity and region, ahead of each new project.
  • Qualify vendors: NDA, master services agreement, insurance, bonding, and safety.
  • Run the post-award kickoff with each vendor and track performance through the job.
  • Keep vendor records current in our vendor database.
• Scale With the Business
  • Stand up subcontract procurement for new sites as Giga adds projects.
  • Improve our templates, playbooks, and tools as the portfolio grows.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of construction procurement or subcontract buying, running competitive bids for trade packages from request for proposal to award.
• Ability to read drawings, specifications, and scopes of work, and to find gaps or conflicts before award.
• Experience leveling bids and writing award recommendations.
• Working knowledge of subcontracts, work orders, change orders, certificates of insurance, bonds, and retention.
• Strong vendor relationships and a habit of following up without being asked.
• Bias to action; you keep packages moving on an aggressive schedule.

Bonus Points

• Owner-side construction procurement on large capital programs, such as gigafactories, data center campuses, semiconductor fabs, or energy projects.
• Experience with data center, substation, MEP, or mission-critical construction.
• A Texas and Oklahoma subcontractor network.
• Hands-on use of AI tools in your daily work.
• Experience with NetSuite or another ERP, and with Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits, where applicable
• Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.