Senior Procurement Consultant

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative consultancy as a Recruitment and Resourcing Manager in Leeds! This exciting role offers the chance to work on large-scale projects and deliver impactful procurement strategies. You'll be part of a motivated team, contributing to flagship projects while developing your career in a supportive environment. Embrace the opportunity to work with blue-chip organizations and achieve professional growth, all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you're ready to make a difference in a forward-thinking company, this role is for you!

Benefits

Flexible Working Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Opportunity for National and International Travel

Support for Chartered Status

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic procurement and tender preparation.
• Cross sector experience with Public/Utilities Contract Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to clients.
• Manage end-to-end procurement services for major projects.

Skills

Procurement Strategy Development

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Commercial Principles Understanding

Documentation Development

Education

Degree in Construction or Related Field

MCIPs Accreditation

Tools

NEC and JCT Contracts

Job description

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Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a leading global consultancy, with around 3,000 employees in the UK and over 6,000 globally. We are a growing organisation and recently ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company, quick to respond to market trends and with a reputation for quality.
At T&T we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Our three core Values are Love a Challenge, Stronger Together and Bring out the Best in Everyone, these bring T&T’s Purpose and Values to life in everything we do, now and in the future. It helps us bring out the best in everyone by sharing clear expectations of what’s required of ourselves and others across the business.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver challenging and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Our Contract Services team has over 140 employees located in our offices or seconded within client teams across the UK. We deliver services to a range of public and private sector clients with a focus in central and local government, defence, transport, power and utilities.

Job Description
Due to increased workload and securing of new clients across the Public and Private sectors, we have new opportunities for Senior Procurement Consultants to join our growing Contract Services team in our UK offices.

Successful Candidates Will Have The Opportunity To

• Work with some of the most exciting large-scale projects in the Country,
• Deliver advice and make a difference on flagship projects,
• Challenge themselves in a market leading global business,
• Develop their career in an entrepreneurial, motivated and growing team,
• Work with an outstanding team of specialist procurement and other specialist consultants.

The Contract Services team includes specialists in procurement and contract strategy, claims management and dispute resolution services.

The Opportunity
The individual will work with our highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and contract advice, including end-to-end procurement services to some of the larger brands and on the most exciting programmes and projects. This role will be a part of our growing Contract Services team and play a significant part in the continued expansion of our team and our services in this exciting period of growth, such as Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero Strategies.

Main Expectations

• To provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
• To manage and collaborate with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
• Support the development of the procurement services provided by T&T.
• To support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition.
• To support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
• To support on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.

The Offer
Turner & Townsend will be offering the right candidate a distinct opportunity to rapidly progress their career within an entrepreneurial, defined and growing team. This will be achieved through a mixture of experiencing large scale projects, developing innovative solutions, working with Blue Chip organisations and becoming trusted experts.
Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.
We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve Chartered Status for CIPS and regular Professional Development will be available to further the team’s high standards.
Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
• A strong background in tender preparation and development of respective documents in relevant sectors (including design and preparation of the process and key documentation).
• Experience of leading and/or supporting in supplier engagement activities, to include market engagement through to contract award.
• Cross sector experience with Public/Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Experience of using a range of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT, developing terms, negotiation and award.
• Have achieved - or is working towards/willing to work towards MCIPs accreditation.
• Preferably possess degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
• Preferably possess experience working in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure (roads, rail etc) sectors.
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated.

Skills

• Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of commercial principles and modelling.
• Delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in a capital project or programme environment.

Behaviours

• Adaptable and taking Personal Responsibility to succeed the right way.
• Confident, independent and able to work with autonomy without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Ability to Collaborate and develop and/or manage a team to achieve desired outcomes.

Additional Information
T&T is a leading global property consultancy, with around 3,000 employees in the UK and over 6,000 globally. We are a growing organisation with high ambitions and recently ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company, quick to respond to market trends and with a reputation for quality.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Consulting

Industries: Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services