Procurement Manager

Crown House Technologies; Dartford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Crown House Technologies is seeking a proactive MEP Procurement Manager to lead procurement across major projects. You will drive processes, challenge where needed, and keep procurement activity organized, structured, and on track.

The role can be based in Manchester, Dartford, Worksop or Oldbury, with extensive training and long-term career progression. We value strong communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams across busy project environments.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to lead procurement processes across major projects.
• Comfort in fast-paced environments with structured planning.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of 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.
• Guide and develop 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 values.
• Champion innovation, DfMA and opportunities for self-delivery.
• Ensure governance and best practice compliance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Meeting facilitation

Problem-solving

Education

MCIPS / procurement qualifications

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 House Technologies, 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

• 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 organized
• 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.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑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.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]