Senior Infra Supply Chain & Operations Leader

EY; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Total Rewards package

Professional development

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain and Operations, Infrastructure, to lead delivery across major infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will combine senior client leadership with strategic delivery, shaping operating models and procurement approaches to drive sustainable outcomes.

The role focuses on transforming infrastructure delivery, balancing risk and quality, and mentoring leaders, while developing repeatable assets and pursuing new opportunities within the infrastructure

Qualifications

• Experience within the infrastructure or related sector, with depth in at least one of: supply chain, operations, sustainability in an infrastructure context
• The ability to write to an exceptional standard, whilst being fluent/native in English (additional major languages desirable)
• Ability to adapt style and approach to suit different contexts and environments, including senior/executive audiences
• Demonstrable experience leading leaders (e.g., managing Managers / leading multi-workstream teams), with a strong track record of coaching and developing others
• A willingness to travel and work across the UK and potentially overseas

Responsibilities

• Own and grow senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor across supply chain, operations and/or sustainability in the infrastructure sector, with responsibility for expanding impact and scope
• Lead major workstreams or multiple workstreams, setting direction, governance and outcomes, and ensuring successful delivery across complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Provide senior day-to-day leadership on engagements, steering team performance, resolving delivery challenges, and aligning stakeholders around clear decisions and priorities
• Set the standard for insight-led client deliverables, ensuring outputs are strategically coherent, decision-oriented and consistently “partner-ready” in quality
• Take accountability for delivery excellence and risk, anticipating issues early, managing escalation effectively, and protecting quality through robust controls and review
• Lead leaders (develop Managers and Seniors), building high-performing, inclusive teams, and actively mentoring others to create the next generation of leaders
• Originate and lead business development activity, including shaping pursuits, leading proposal strategy, and converting pipeline within the infrastructure market
• Drive practice and capability development, building repeatable assets, methods, and points of view that strengthen our infrastructure supply chain & operations offering
• Strengthen EY’s profile in the UK (and global) infrastructure market, through thought leadership, external engagement, and account/sector leadership activities

Skills

Operating model leadership

Transformation programmes

Commercial leadership

Procurement strategy

Contracts governance

Sourcing / category management

Supply chain mapping

Operations leadership

Asset management

Policy development

Change programmes

Programme leadership

Tools

NEC

FIDIC

JCT

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain and Operations, Infrastructure, to lead delivery across major infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will combine senior client leadership with strategic delivery, shaping operating models and procurement approaches to drive sustainable outcomes.

The role focuses on transforming infrastructure delivery, balancing risk and quality, and mentoring leaders, while developing repeatable assets and pursuing new opportunities within the infrastructure