Hybrid Defence & Security Procurement Specialist

PA Consulting Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave (+3 days optional

Birthday/holiday flexibility

Generous pension

Bonus potential

Employee share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting Group seeks a Commercial & Procurement Specialist in Defence & Security. The role focuses on leading major procurements, setting commercial strategies, and delivering complex assignments from a client-facing Delivery stream within PA’s MPS team.

You will work on infrastructure, major programmes and public sector engagements across the UK, with hybrid working and client-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience with large, complex procurements across equipment, digital services and infrastructure.
• Ability to identify procurement/commercial strategies and manage tender processes.
• Experience advising on contract terms and designing agreements to leverage market.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple teams and government procurements.

Responsibilities

• Designing and running major procurements; creating strategies and commercial agreements.
• Project managing procurement processes; evaluating tenders and negotiating deals.
• Transitioning contracts from legacy to new frameworks; managing major contracts and business change.
• Reviewing procurement performance and leading programmes to restructure functions and improve capability.
• Renegotiating and improving agreements or resolving major disputes.
• Providing effective commercial management for large, complex PA assignments.

Skills

Procurement lifecycle

Contract terms

Government procurements

NEC contract forms

MCIPS or MRICS

Project/financial management

Education

MCIPS or MRICS Chartered status

Tools

NEC contract forms

Job description

PA Consulting Group seeks a Commercial & Procurement Specialist in Defence & Security. The role focuses on leading major procurements, setting commercial strategies, and delivering complex assignments from a client-facing Delivery stream within PA’s MPS team.

You will work on infrastructure, major programmes and public sector engagements across the UK, with hybrid working and client-site collaboration.