Defence & Security Procurement Lead (Hybrid)

PA Consulting Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Community and charity initiatives

Job summary

PA Consulting seeks a Commercial & Procurement Specialist for its Major Programme Services (MPS) team. This role focuses on delivering complex procurements across defence, major projects and infrastructure, transport and public sector, within PA’s delivery framework.

Hybrid work with client-site presence offered. Ideal candidates have strong procurement lifecycle expertise, stakeholder management, and experience with government procurements and NEC contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience with large and complex procurements in equipment, digital services or infrastructure.
• Understanding of procurement lifecycle and comfort with identifying strategies, running sourcing processes, evaluating tenders, negotiating and closing deals.
• Experience advising on contract terms and designing agreements to drive market best practices.

Responsibilities

• Designing and running major procurements and creating procurement strategies and commercial agreements.
• Project managing procurement processes, engaging suppliers, evaluating tenders, negotiating and closing deals, and building the business case to launch procurements.
• Reviewing client procurement and commercial team performance and leading programmes to restructure and improve capability.

Skills

Procurement lifecycle

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Sourcing strategy

Project management

Vendor management

Education

MCIPS or MRICS Chartered status

Tools

NEC contract forms

Job description

PA Consulting seeks a Commercial & Procurement Specialist for its Major Programme Services (MPS) team. This role focuses on delivering complex procurements across defence, major projects and infrastructure, transport and public sector, within PA’s delivery framework.

Hybrid work with client-site presence offered. Ideal candidates have strong procurement lifecycle expertise, stakeholder management, and experience with government procurements and NEC contracts.