Strategic Procurement Lead for Major Projects (Hybrid)

Turner & Townsend; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Senior Procurement Consultant for its Contract Services team in the UK. The role focuses on delivering strategic procurement and end-to-end services for major projects, with opportunities to influence public and private sector programmes and to develop new procurement solutions in areas such as sustainable procurement and net-zero strategies.

You will work with a skilled team, supporting business development, bid preparation, and client engagement while travelling

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
• A strong background in tender preparation and development of respective documents (design and preparation of the process and key documentation).
• Experience of leading and/or supporting in supplier engagement activities, to include market engagement through to contract award.
• Cross sector experience with Public/Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Experience of using a range of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT, developing terms, negotiation and award.
• Have achieved - or is working towards/willing to work towards MCIPs accreditation.
• Preferably possess degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
• Preferably possess experience working in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure (roads, rail etc) sectors
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated.

Responsibilities

• To provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
• To manage and collaborate with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
• Support the development of the procurement services provided by T&T.
• To support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition.
• To support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
• To support on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial modelling

Strategy delivery

Education

Relevant degree (construction/engineering/procurement)

Job description

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Senior Procurement Consultant for its Contract Services team in the UK. The role focuses on delivering strategic procurement and end-to-end services for major projects, with opportunities to influence public and private sector programmes and to develop new procurement solutions in areas such as sustainable procurement and net-zero strategies.

You will work with a skilled team, supporting business development, bid preparation, and client engagement while travelling