Strategic Civils & Siteworks Buyer

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% bonus

Benefits Allowance – £2,200

Pension – 12% employer, 6% employee

Holidays – 28 days + holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay

Home-office setup £250

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. is seeking a Buyer to lead sourcing activities for siteworks, civils, and operations, ensuring cost, quality, and schedule adherence.

You will manage RFQs/RFPs, supplier onboarding, and competitive tender processes, while supporting supplier engagement across a high-value project portfolio. The role emphasizes governance, data-driven decisions, and cross-functional collaboration with Programme Delivery, Engineering, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within civils or large-scale construction projects.
• Experience with siteworks delivery and operational procurement.
• Strong commercial awareness with tender experience.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing and category activity across siteworks, civils and operations spend areas, ensuring delivery against cost, quality and schedule requirements.
• Run end-to-end procurement activities including RFQs/RFPs, evaluations, negotiation preparation, contract placement and supplier onboarding.
• Support the development of the supply base—identifying opportunities for cost efficiency, delivery improvement and supplier optimisation across construction and operational services.
• Work closely with stakeholders across Programme Delivery, Engineering and Operations to ensure early engagement and accurate requirements capture for major projects.
• Assist in implementing category strategies that drive standardisation, value for money and improved risk management across siteworks and logistics contracts.
• Analyse commercial, technical and market data to support recommendations and decision-making.
• Maintain high standards of governance, compliance and documentation throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across processes, reporting, supplier performance management and contract frameworks.

Skills

Procurement experience

Civils procurement

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Contract knowledge

MCIPS desirable

Education

MCIPS (or working towards)

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. is seeking a Buyer to lead sourcing activities for siteworks, civils, and operations, ensuring cost, quality, and schedule adherence.

You will manage RFQs/RFPs, supplier onboarding, and competitive tender processes, while supporting supplier engagement across a high-value project portfolio. The role emphasizes governance, data-driven decisions, and cross-functional collaboration with Programme Delivery, Engineering, and Operations.