CapEx Procurement Lead for Data Centre Projects

Virtus Data Centres Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking a senior CapEx Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for major capital projects across the UK and Europe. You will own commercial and procurement strategy, run tendering, complex contract negotiations and governance with executive stakeholders and tier-one contractors.

Partner with Design, Construction, Engineering, Finance and Operations, directing external consultants while building long-term category strategies and supplier frameworks to sustain

Qualifications

• Degree in Procurement, QS, Construction Management, Engineering, Commercial Management or related field.
• Significant CapEx procurement experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure, data centre, utilities or major project environments.
• Proven track record in complex sourcing, contract negotiations and major contract awards.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles and industry-standard forms of contract such as NEC, JCT or similar.
• Experience developing procurement strategies, supplier frameworks and category management programmes.
• Experience supporting governance forums, investment approvals, board papers or formal procurement approval processes.
• Proven experience managing suppliers, consultants and multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial and procurement strategy for assigned capital investment programmes, ensuring procurement decisions support project delivery commitments, commercial outcomes and long-term growth ambitions.
• Develop and execute project procurement strategies covering market engagement, packaging, sourcing approach, procurement schedules, supply chain risk and route-to-market recommendations.
• Lead complex sourcing and contract award programmes end to end, ensuring robust commercial evaluation, effective negotiation, appropriate risk allocation and clean contract mobilisation.
• Provide procurement leadership across the project lifecycle, influencing business, technical and commercial decisions in partnership with Design, Construction, Engineering, Finance and Operations.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contract negotiations

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Procurement/Construction/Engineering/Business

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Spend analytics

Job description

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking a senior CapEx Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for major capital projects across the UK and Europe. You will own commercial and procurement strategy, run tendering, complex contract negotiations and governance with executive stakeholders and tier-one contractors.

Partner with Design, Construction, Engineering, Finance and Operations, directing external consultants while building long-term category strategies and supplier frameworks to sustain