Senior Procurement Lead - ( Construction OFCI )

Linesight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Senior Procurement Lead in London to shape equipment sourcing strategies, partner with client technical teams and construction managers, and drive value across OFCI construction packages.

You will lead bid evaluations, manage contracts with legal and finance input, develop statements of work and SLAs, ensure compliance with stage-gate processes, and drive procurement innovation while building trusted relationships with teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience in procurement (ideally 10+ years).
• Experience in OFCI/ construction procurement, consultancy or EPC/oil and gas sectors.
• Degree in a procurement or supply chain discipline; CIPS preferred or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage equipment sourcing strategies, from identification of supply chain partners through to receipt of materials on site, including expediting of orders, with a clear focus on OFCI demands and pace of construction-led project delivery.
• Act as a strategic partner and maintain alignment with business partners, including client technical teams, construction managers and consultancy stakeholders, to ensure ongoing support of the agreed strategies.
• Lead the decision-making process and make recommendations on awards based on market knowledge, particularly within construction and capital project environments.
• Own the evaluation of bids to determine best overall value, reviewing quotations and proposals against specifications and terms and conditions, ensuring alignment with construction sequencing and site requirements.
• Manage bid requests and contract developments with attention to detail, partnering with legal and finance teams, and ensuring documentation reflects construction best practice.
• Develop statements of work, performance terms and SLAs for the project, tailored to construction-phase expectations and contractor deliverables.
• Utilise client-specific procurement systems and processes, ensuring compliance with stage-gate approvals.
• Review procurement practices to ensure compliance with laws, industry standards and construction regulatory frameworks.
• Identify and drive innovation in procurement and supply chain processes, focusing on efficiency and delivery across OFCI packages.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic procurement

Communication

Problem solving

Commercial mindset

Education

Degree in procurement or supply chain

CIPS certification

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Procurement Lead at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Develop, implement, and manage equipment sourcing strategies, from identification of supply chain partners through to receipt of materials on site, including expediting of orders, with a clear focus on the OFCI demands and pace of construction-led project delivery
• Act as a strategic partner and maintain alignment with business partners, including client technical teams, construction managers and consultancy stakeholders, to ensure ongoing support of the agreed strategies
• Lead the decision-making process and make recommendations on awards based on your expert market knowledge, particularly within construction and capital project environments
• Own the evaluation of bids to determine the best overall value, reviewing quotations and proposals against specifications and terms and conditions, ensuring they align with construction sequencing and site requirements
• Manage various bid requests and contract developments with rigorous attention to detail, partnering with legal and finance teams when needed, and ensuring all documentation reflects construction best practice
• Develop statements of work, performance terms and Service Level Agreements for the project, tailored to construction-phase expectations and contractor deliverables
• Utilise client-specific procurement systems and processes as required, ensuring compliance with all stage-gate approvals
• Review procurement practices on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with relevant laws, industry standards and construction-specific regulatory frameworks
• Use your expert knowledge to identify and drive innovation in the procurement and supply chain process, with a focus on improving efficiency and delivery performance across OFCI construction packages

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have grown your procurement experience over the last 10 years with increasing levels of leadership
• Have demonstrable experience in OFCI construction procurement package ideally within a consultancy environment, or experience in a construction setting within the pharmaceutical/medical device sectors, or from an EPC background in the oil and gas sector
• Have a degree in a procurement or supply chain management related discipline
• Have a CIPS certification or are on the path to complete it - we can support your progression
• Have strong problem-solving skills and a commercial mindset to build balanced solutions and recommendations
• Thrive on building positive relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun
• Are an excellent communicator both verbally and in writing

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we're not like the others. We're different. Unique. It's our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world's most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!