Procurement Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown HouseTechnologies, part of the Laing O’Rourke Group, seeks an MEP Procurement Manager to lead procurement on major projects. You will drive processes, run tenders, and keep procurement activity organised and on track across multiple sites.

Experience in MEP is helpful but not essential; transferable skills in project coordination, estimating, or commercial support are valued. Training and long-term career progression are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written).
• Ability to influence, challenge and drive outcomes.
• Strong organisational skills across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of procurement services across a major project portfolio.
• Implement procurement plans in line with project strategy.
• Run and manage tenders for subcontractors, materials, plant and services.
• Provide market insight, cost advice and supplier performance feedback.
• Support and guide a team of procurement professionals.
• Maintain clear procurement information and reporting.
• Represent procurement in project meetings and reviews.
• Build ethical relationships with suppliers aligned to company values.
• Champion innovation and opportunities for self-delivery.
• Ensure compliance with governance and best practice.

Skills

Excellent communication

Influence & challenge

Organisational skills

Meeting leadership

Structure & documentation

People-first mindset

Job description

MEP Procurement Manager

Are you a strong communicator who can build relationships, influence stakeholders, and keep complex projects moving?

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where organisation, problem-solving, and people skills matter more than technical knowledge?

Then Crown HouseTechnologies, is the perfect place for you!

We're looking for a Procurement Manager to support major projects within Laing O'Rourke. You do not need MEP experience or to be a subject matter expert, we can teach you the technical elements. What we do need is someone who can drive processes, challenge when needed, and keep procurement activity organised, structured, and on track.

This role can be based at any one of our offices in either Manchester, Dartford, Worksop or Oldbury.

If you join us you'll be a valued member of an industry leading team which can offer you an exciting and varied career with access to some truly great projects. We are committed to extensive training, development, and long-term career opportunities and as such this role is suitable for someone who is seeking long-term career progression.

Key Responsibilities

Working alongside senior procurement leaders, you will:

• Support the delivery of best-in-class procurement services across a major project portfolio
• Implement procurement plans in line with project strategy
• Run and manage tender processes for subcontractors, materials, plant and services
• Contribute to market insight, cost advice and supply chain performance feedback
• Support and guide a team of procurement professionals
• Maintain clear, accurate procurement information and reporting
• Represent procurement in project meetings and reviews
• Build strong, ethical relationships with suppliers and subcontractors aligned to LOR values
• Champion innovation, DfMA, and opportunities for self-delivery
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance and procurement best practice

This is a role for someone who can:

• Lead conversations with suppliers and internal teams
• Enforce processes and ensure standards are followed
• Run meetings across different projects and keep actions moving
• Challenge stakeholders where needed, with confidence and professionalism
• Manage tenders, documentation, and procurement information clearly and on time
• Build strong working relationships at all levels
• Bring structure, organisation, and pace to busy projects

You Don't Need to Be a Technical Expert — But You DO Need:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Confidence to challenge, influence and drive outcomes
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Experience running meetings, managing stakeholders or working across busy project environments
• Ability to follow structure, apply processes and keep detailed information organised
• A people-first mindset with professionalism, integrity, and ownership

MEP experience is helpful — but not essential, if you have transferable skills such as project coordination, estimating, commercial support, stakeholder management, or operations.

Desirable Qualifications (Not Essential)

• MCIPS / procurement qualifications
• Construction-related diploma or degree But again — not a requirement. The right behaviours and people skills matter more.

About us

CHT is one of the UK's most advanced, and innovative, engineering and business services specialists. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, and founded on more than 200 years of experience, we are a leading construction and infrastructure technology services provider, supplying a complete Building Services package with communications, ICT, intelligent building, monitoring, BMS and the UK's largest mechanical, electrical & public health manufacturing facility - a 129,000 sq. ft factory - offering Off-site manufacturing and assembly for our digitally engineered modular MEICA packages.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

About us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.