Associate Director – Conventional and Low Carbon Major Programmes Procurement

Turner & Townsend; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for career development

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Procurement Leader in Aberdeen City, UK, to manage procurement for innovative low-carbon projects. The successful candidate will enhance renewable energy procurement strategies and lead a team within a rewarding work environment. The role demands strong communication skills, experience in relevant sectors, and a degree in a related field. You'll join a rapidly growing team at the forefront of sustainability in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within carbon capture or oil & gas sectors.
• Knowledge of human rights, environment, health and safety practices.
• Understanding of UK and international energy regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement engagements for sustainable energy projects.
• Improve client's procurement performance and achieve targets.
• Drive business development and marketing for the procurement team.

Skills

Confidence

Excellent communication skills

IT skills and interest in tools and data

Education

Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management or similar

Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Leader to support our clients developing groundbreaking Carbon Capture and other low‑carbon major programmes all across the UK. You will be helping our clients to deliver major capital programmes and projects to provide more sustainable energy sources for customers and the community at large. We have opportunities for people with a passion for low‑carbon energy and major capital programmes and projects to join our expanding Procurement team within Contract Services, across our UK offices, as we respond to the increasing demand for our services from our clients.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop their career, skills, and knowledge through working with industry leading organisations across the UK and globally, making a tangible impact on large scale flagship programmes and projects, challenging themselves in a market leading global professional services business and collaborating with an outstanding team of specialist procurement consultants.

We are the first consultancy to be recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for excellence in the procurement processes that it provides for clients in the construction sector. Our Team received a Procurement Excellence Programme Award demonstrating excellence in our procurement and supply chain activities.

The Opportunity

This role will provide the opportunity to work with and lead highly skilled teams to deliver industry leading programmes and projects advice to large global brands and on some of the most exciting transformational energy investments.

Main Expectations

• To lead procurement engagements across multiple programmes, projects, and commissions, helping clients progress towards better green, sustainable outcomes across numerous asset types.
• Operate as an industry expert with hands‑on experience and knowledge of clients within the carbon capture and oil & gas sectors and their associated contracting models, contract forms and rigorous governance approaches.
• To deliver and continually improve clients’ performance and meet targets across key capital procurement themes.
• Drive the development of the procurement services provided by Turner & Townsend, with the potential to recruit, grow and develop a team to support this.
• To lead and drive the business development and marketing requirements of Turner & Townsend.
• To provide hands‑on leadership and drive in the delivery of both team and wider business targets in T&T encompassing Business Generation, Service Excellence, Operational and People based growth objectives.
• To be a business leader, coach and developer of talent and an exemplar of Turner & Townsend’s leadership behaviours.

Qualifications

To deliver value for our clients we are looking for a mixture of the following:

• Preferably has a degree related to one of the following: Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management, or similar disciplines.
• Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated, not essential.

Experience

• Key areas of procurement and industry experience set out above.
• Wider procurement consulting experience gained from either client, contractor, or professional services organisation.
• Experience of key responsible sourcing areas including human rights, environment, health and safety, anti‑bribery & corruption, and labour practices.
• Good understanding of UK and international energy sector, related technologies and regulatory environments is essential.

Behaviours

• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage work, business development, career development activities.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experienced and confident in compiling reports and research documentation.
• Confident in a client facing role and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Good IT skills and a real interest in tools, systems, and data.
• Driven to get results.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve desired outcomes.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.