Senior Procurement Consultant - Renewable Energy Capital Programmes & Projects

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking to hire a Renewable Energy Procurement Consultant in Manchester. The candidate will help deliver major capital programmes for sustainable energy projects. Responsibilities include leading procurement engagements and supporting service development. Candidates should have knowledge of procurement strategies and experience managing contracts. This role offers significant career advancement and mentorship opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy.
• Experience in contract management.
• Ability to work autonomously without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support procurement engagements across multiple projects.
• Deliver improvement in clients' performance across procurement themes.
• Support renewable energy procurement service development.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Supply chain management

Contract management

Supplier evaluation strategies

Education

Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability or Business Management

Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Job description

Job Description: Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

Job Description

Reporting to an established Renewable Energy Procurement lead, you will be helping our clients to deliver major capital programmes and projects for green technologies to provide more sustainable energy sources for customers and the community at large. We have opportunities for people with a passion for renewable energy and major capital programmes and project to join our expanding Procurement team.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop their career, skills, and knowledge through working with industry leading organisations across the UK and globally, making a tangible impact on large scale flagship programmes and projects, challenging themselves in a market leading global professional services business and collaborating with an outstanding team of specialist procurement consultants.

The Opportunity

This role will provide the opportunity to further your capital procurement and consultancy experience, working with highly skilled teams to deliver industry leading programmes and projects advice to large global brands and on some of the most exciting transformational energy investments.

Main Expectations

• Lead or support procurement engagements across multiple programmes, projects, and commissions, helping clients progress towards better green, sustainable outcomes across numerous renewable energy asset types.
• Deliver and continually improve clients' performance and meet targets across key capital procurement themes.
• Support the development of the renewable energy procurement services provided by T&T.
• Lead or support the business development for renewable energy procurement and the marketing requirements of the wider Contract Services capability.
• Provide hands-on support the delivery of both team and wider business targets in T&T encompassing Business, Service Excellence, Operational and People based growth objectives.

Requirements

We are looking for individuals with knowledge and experience with embedding excellence into end-to-end procurement activities, in addition core skills-sets and experience across end-to-end procurement, supply chain management and/or contract management.

• Major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy and implementation throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Contract management.
• Supply chain intelligence.
• Supplier evaluation strategies.
• Supply chain management.
• Contract terms, negotiation, and award.

Desirable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following technologies is desirable but not essential:

• Hydro-Electric.
• Onshore and Offshore Wind.
• Tidal.
• Energy from Waste.
• Hydrogen.
• Solar.
• Carbon Capture.
• Net Zero.
• Biofuels.
• Geothermal.
• Combined Heat & Power (CHP).

The Offer

At T&T we pride ourselves on professionally developing our teams, offering a unique opportunity to rapidly progress their career within an entrepreneurial and growing team. This is achieved through a mixture of delivering large scale projects whilst being supported by project teams and leaders, mentoring, and coaching from industry leading professionals.

Qualifications

To deliver value for our clients we are looking for a mixture of the following:

• Preferably has a degree related to one of the following: Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management, or similar disciplines.
• Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
• Security Clearance (SC) - currently valid or could be reinstated, not essential.

Experience

We are looking for:

• Wider procurement consulting experience gained from either client, contractor, or professional services organisation.
• Experience of key responsible sourcing areas including human rights, environment, health and safety, anti-bribery & corruption, and labour practices.
• Good understanding of UK and international energy sector, related technologies and regulatory environments is desirable.
• Experience of successful supplier engagement.

Behaviours

We are looking for:

• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage work/business development/career development activities.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experienced and confident in compiling reports and research documentation.
• Confident in a client facing role and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Good IT skills and a real interest in tools, systems, and data.
• Driven to get results.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve desired outcomes.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.