Senior Project Procurement Specialist

weServed; Plymouth; Presencial; GBP 57 000 - 72 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health check via Aviva

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Be Kind Day volunteering leave

Development opportunities and EAP

Resumo da oferta

Babcock in Plymouth, Devonport Royal Dockyard is seeking a Senior Project Procurement Specialist to lead high-value procurement strategies and end-to-end procurement activities for major infrastructure and engineering programmes. This role operates on-site at Devonport, with emphasis on regulatory compliance and stakeholder collaboration.

You will shape supply chain leadership, drive value-for-money outcomes, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver national security and

Qualificações

• Proven experience in strategic procurement within infrastructure, defence or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience designing and delivering multi-supplier and multi-lot framework agreements.
• Strong working knowledge of Engineering and Construction Contract, Professional Services Contract and Term Service Contract forms.
• Experience managing high-value complex procurements at portfolio level or exceeding £100 million in value.
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and develop effective supply chain partnerships.

Responsabilidades

• Leading the development and implementation of high-value procurement and contracting strategies.
• Managing end-to-end procurement activities, from market engagement through to contract award.
• Developing framework agreements and commercial models that support major infrastructure and engineering programmes.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and strategic delivery partners.
• Driving commercial excellence, compliance and value-for-money outcomes across procurement activities.

Conhecimentos

Strategic procurement

Multi-supplier framework

Contract forms knowledge

High-value procurements

Stakeholder influence

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Title: Senior Project Procurement Specialist

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £57,300 - £71,600 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75240

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Procurement Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Project Procurement Specialist, you’ll play a key role in delivering major infrastructure, estates and engineering programmes that support the UK's defence capabilities. Working within a highly regulated and complex environment, you'll lead the development of high-value procurement frameworks and commercial strategies that enable critical projects to be delivered safely, efficiently and sustainably.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the opportunity to influence large-scale investment programmes, shape long-term supply chain strategies and work with senior stakeholders across one of the UK's most important engineering and defence sites. You'll develop your expertise in strategic sourcing, commercial management, contract frameworks and supply chain leadership while making a tangible contribution to national infrastructure and security.

• Leading the development and implementation of high-value procurement and contracting strategies.
• Managing end-to-end procurement activities, from market engagement through to contract award.
• Developing framework agreements and commercial models that support major infrastructure and engineering programmes.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and strategic delivery partners.
• Driving commercial excellence, compliance and value-for-money outcomes across procurement activities.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Senior Project Procurement Specialist

• Proven experience in strategic procurement within infrastructure, defence or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience designing and delivering multi-supplier and multi-lot framework agreements.
• Strong working knowledge of Engineering and Construction Contract, Professional Services Contract and Term Service Contract forms.
• Experience managing high-value complex procurements at portfolio level or exceeding £100 million in value.
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and develop effective supply chain partnerships.

Qualifications for the Senior Project Procurement Specialist

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. 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 Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see 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: 02/11/2026

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