Procurement Specialist

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Disability confidence employer

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Procurement Specialist to drive end-to-end procurement across major clean energy and infrastructure programmes. You will work with stakeholders, suppliers, and project teams to deliver cost-effective, robust supply chain solutions and ensure on-time delivery.

The role involves negotiating with suppliers, developing early procurement strategies, and managing risks within engineering, nuclear, and energy sectors.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in end-to-end procurement, sourcing, tendering, contract award, and supplier management activities.
• Experience managing supplier performance, delivery schedules, and commercial relationships within a complex project environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, commercial principles, and contract terms and conditions.
• Experience within engineering, nuclear, construction, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, utilities, oil and gas, or similar technical industry.
• Proven ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve successful commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Managing sourcing and tendering activities to deliver cost-effective and technically robust supply chain solutions.
• Leading supplier negotiations to maximise commercial value and secure successful project outcomes.
• Developing procurement strategies through early engagement with stakeholders and project teams.
• Monitoring supplier performance, managing supply chain risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Project Management, and commercial teams to ensure successful delivery of materials and services.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Sourcing

Tendering

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Contract negotiations

Education

Degree qualified or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire or Warrington

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75266

Power the future of clean energy through strategic procurement and supply chain excellence

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Procurement Specialist at Bristol Business Park, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, or at our Warrington site.

The role

As a Procurement Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting some of the United Kingdom's most exciting clean energy and infrastructure programmes. Working across major projects, you'll partner with stakeholders, suppliers, and project teams to deliver innovative procurement solutions that drive value, performance, and operational success.

This is an opportunity to influence critical procurement decisions across complex engineering projects while developing your expertise within the nuclear, defence, and clean energy sectors. Your work will directly contribute to projects that support national infrastructure, energy security, and the transition to a more sustainable future. With opportunities to broaden your experience across major programmes, including future secondment opportunities within the MEH Alliance, this role offers excellent scope for professional growth and career progression.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Managing sourcing and tendering activities to deliver cost-effective and technically robust supply chain solutions.
• Leading supplier negotiations to maximise commercial value and secure successful project outcomes.
• Developing procurement strategies through early engagement with stakeholders and project teams.
• Monitoring supplier performance, managing supply chain risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Project Management, and commercial teams to ensure successful delivery of materials and services.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Bristol Business Park, Bristol or Warrington. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to Bristol and Hinkley Point C will be expected approximately once per month.

Essential experience of the Procurement Specialist:

• Demonstrable experience in end-to-end procurement, sourcing, tendering, contract award, and supplier management activities.
• Experience managing supplier performance, delivery schedules, and commercial relationships within a complex project environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, commercial principles, and contract terms and conditions.
• Experience within an engineering, nuclear, construction, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, utilities, oil and gas, or similar technical industry.
• Proven ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve successful commercial outcomes.

Qualifications for the Procurement Specialist:

• Degree qualified or equivalent professional experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 15/10/2026

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