Procurement Manager

Laing O'Rourke group; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke, part of the Civil Works Alliance, seeks a Procurement Manager for Sizewell C in Ipswich. You will lead procurement strategies across subcontractors, materials, plant and services, delivering value and managing supply chain risks.

Hybrid working is available with travel support options. The role requires leadership of procurement teams, strong negotiation with suppliers, and ensuring governance and nuclear-regulated compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or senior procurement role in construction, civil engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of procurement strategies, tendering processes and supply chain management.
• Experience leading procurement teams with varied levels of experience.
• Excellent negotiation skills and supplier relationship management.
• Knowledge of contract law, commercial principles and procurement governance.
• Experience in risk and opportunity management, and logistics planning.
• Ability to influence at all levels and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Implement procurement strategies aligned with project objectives and governance.
• Own procurement activities for subcontractors, materials, plant and services.
• Support tendering, market analysis, supplier selection and risk assessments.
• Lead supplier engagement and negotiations to secure best value.
• Provide market intelligence and cost advice for decision making.
• Manage and develop procurement professionals and teams.
• Build strong supplier relationships and monitor supply chain performance.
• Develop Local Sustainable Procurement plans with cross‑functional input.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear regulations and ethical procurement standards.
• Produce procurement reports and KPIs for project performance.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supply chain management

Contract knowledge

Risk management

Decision making

Education

MCIPS

CIOB / RICS

Job description

Procurement Manager - SZC.

Location: Orwell Logistics Park, Ipswich
Hybrid working available | Travel & mobility support options available

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes – Sizewell C – a once-in-a-generation clean energy project that will help power over 6 million homes for decades to come.

Working within the Civil Works Alliance (a partnership between Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke), you'll play a key leadership role in developing and delivering procurement strategies across one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects.

As a Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering effective procurement solutions across the project, ensuring value is maximised, supply chain risks are managed and procurement objectives are achieved. You'll work closely with the wider procurement, estimating, commercial and project delivery teams, while managing and developing procurement professionals to deliver a best-in‑class procurement service.

What You'll Be Doing

• Implementing procurement strategies in line with project objectives, policies and governance requirements
• Taking ownership of procurement activities for subcontractors, materials, plant and services across allocated work packages
• Supporting procurement and estimating teams with tendering, market analysis, supplier selection and risk and opportunity assessments
• Leading supplier engagement, negotiations and procurement activities to secure best value for the project
• Providing market intelligence, cost advice and supply chain performance insights to support commercial decision-making
• Managing and developing a team of procurement professionals, including training, performance management and career development
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, subcontractors and service providers
• Monitoring supply chain performance throughout the project lifecycle, identifying opportunities for improvement and managing potential risks
• Developing supplier engagement strategies, including supporting local businesses, SMEs and diverse supply chain partners
• Leading the development of the Local Sustainable Procurement Plan, working collaboratively with parent company specialists
• Ensuring all procurement activities comply with project governance, legislation, nuclear regulations and ethical procurement standards
• Producing management information and procurement reports to support project performance and decision-making

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or similar procurement leadership role within construction, civil engineering or infrastructure
• Strong understanding of procurement strategies, tendering processes and supply chain management
• Experience managing and developing procurement teams with varying levels of experience
• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier relationships
• Knowledge of contract law, commercial principles and procurement governance
• Experience in risk and opportunity management, supply chain planning and logistics
• Demonstrable experience delivering value through effective procurement strategies
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work to tight deadlines and make informed commercial decisions
• MCIPS qualification or membership of a relevant professional body (CIOB, RICS) would be advantageous
• Experience within nuclear, energy or other highly regulated environments would be beneficial but is not essential

Why Join Us?

• Be part of one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects
• Lead procurement activities across a nationally significant programme of works
• Work within a collaborative alliance environment alongside industry-leading organisations
• Manage and develop procurement teams while influencing major supply chain strategies
• Play a key role in supporting local communities and sustainable procurement initiatives
• Long-term career opportunities within a major programme of works

• Competitive salary, benefits and hybrid working arrangements

  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-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.

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