Strategic Procurement Director (Contract Services)

Turner & Townsend; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Contract Services team in the UK. You will provide end-to-end procurement services on major programmes, develop procurement offerings, and manage client relationships.

You will mentor a specialist team and drive bid activity and market development while supporting growth across sustainable procurement and net zero initiatives. The role offers leadership across multiple sectors and opportunities for travel both nationally and

Qualifications

• Experience in and/or knowledge of regulated procurement, in particular Public Contract Regulations 2015 with an awareness of the Green Paper and potential changes to the public procurement regime.
• Leading strategic major procurement projects or programmes for Public and Private sector clients.
• A strong background in tender preparation, development and management ideally including negotiation.
• Commission, client relationship, and people management.
• Experience of developing and using various forms of contracts with particular focus on NEC and JCT.
• Cross sector experience with a strong public procurement background is highly desirable.
• Have achieved, working towards or willing to work towards MCIPs accreditation.
• Preferably possess degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
• (SC) Security Clearance – currently valid or could be reinstated

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
• Lead and manage end to end procurement services on major projects or programmes.
• Lead and support the development of the procurement services provided by Turner & Townsend.
• Lead and develop a team to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.
• Managing client relationships and related commission outputs and deliverables.
• Lead and support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition.
• Lead on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work winning capability of the contract services division.
• Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder management

Public procurement regulations 2015

Tender management

People management

Negotiation

Contract development/management

Education

Degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement

Tools

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Contract Services team in the UK. You will provide end-to-end procurement services on major programmes, develop procurement offerings, and manage client relationships.

You will mentor a specialist team and drive bid activity and market development while supporting growth across sustainable procurement and net zero initiatives. The role offers leadership across multiple sectors and opportunities for travel both nationally and