Principal Procurement Consultant

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Procurement Consultant to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the opportunity to engage in diverse projects across the built environment, providing strategic procurement advice and leading tender management processes. You will collaborate with clients and colleagues to deliver sustainable outcomes while fostering a culture of continuous professional development. The company values individuality and teamwork, ensuring a supportive environment where your contributions can make a meaningful impact. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes your growth and well-being.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Flexible Benefits

Profit Share

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting procurement strategies and tender evaluation reports.
• Knowledge of public sector procurement regulations and contract forms.

Responsibilities

• Lead best practice procurement strategy and tender management.
• Provide high-quality commercial advice to clients.

Skills

Procurement Strategy

Tender Management

Client Relationship Management

Commercial Advice

Public Sector Procurement

Education

BSc in relevant field

MCIPS Certification

Tools

NEC Contract

JCT Contract

FIDIC Contract

Job description

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Principal Procurement Consultant, London

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Client:

Arup

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Consulting

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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Job Description:

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our Procurement Advisory team provide strategic advice and procurement services to construction and infrastructure clients in the UK and internationally. Based in Leeds and London and operating globally, we are an award-winning Centre of Excellence recognised by industry bodies including the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), who recently shortlisted our team for the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Award 2023 for Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year. We pride ourselves on providing expert advice across a variety of projects. Read what one of our own procurement consultants has to say about their journey at Arup so far:

“During my time at Arup I have been given the opportunity to engage in unique projects spanning diverse industries allowing for the broadening of my expertise on an unparalleled professional journey. Arup’s commitment to continuous professional development fosters a supportive and collaborative team environment in which growth is prioritised. The company culture is unrivalled, with the work unbound policy allowing for a healthy work-life balance, and the employee-owned business model giving confidence that any decisions taken are always in your best interest.”

The Opportunity

Our Procurement Advisory business is growing with a strong increase in the demand for our expertise. As a result, we have a new opportunity for an experienced and open-minded procurement professional to join our ambitious team, based out of our London office, but as a part of our national procurement advisory business, with occasional travel required.In your role, you will jointly lead alongside other specialists in the Procurement Advisory team, and colleagues across Arup, to deliver a wide variety of procurement activities at every stage of projects and the procurement lifecycle. This will include:

• Lead best practice procurement strategy, tender management, and tender evaluation services across the public and private sectors to deliver tangible value and sustainable outcomes.
• Meeting with clients to present findings on projects and on a business-development basis to discuss new opportunities and manage relationships with existing and new clients.
• As required, provide high quality commercial advice and support to clients to define, negotiate and award a range of standard and bespoke contracts.
• Lead and support Arup colleagues within the team and wider Arup business with business development activities to continue to grow our Procurement Advisory capabilities within Arup and across our client base.

Every day you will be encouraged and supported to demonstrate and develop your procurement and consultancy expertise in various contexts, showcasing your skills and experience on complex and diverse projects to support our clients in identifying and implementing innovative procurement solutions to drive value through their projects. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for individuals with knowledge and experience in embedding excellence into end-to-end procurement across the built environment. This is likely to include leading projects and advising clients, providing expert procurement advice and delivery capabilities to clients commissioning capital programmes and projects across various sectors. You will have responsibility for co-ordinating the production of reports and procurement documentation and providing input into project business cases, strategies, and delivery models to embed robust and pragmatic commercial and procurement practices. If you have a background in working in a client facing environment, bidding for new projects, with a confident approach to managing client relationships and managing teams to deliver such projects, this could be the role for you.

Requirements:

• BSc and Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS).
• Significant track record within the procurement and supply chain management discipline across the Built Environment.
• Demonstrable experience of drafting procurement strategies and tender evaluation reports for a variety of construction, infrastructure, and professional services projects.
• Awareness of public sector procurement (e.g. use of the Public Contracts Regulations or Utilities Contracts Regulations) or another regulated procurement environment, including awareness of the upcoming Procurement Act implications.
• Understanding and application of contract forms such as NEC, JCT, FIDIC. Experience of other forms of contract is also valued.

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

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