Senior Procurement Consultant

Recruitment and Resourcing Manager – Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority‑owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real‑estate services and investment firm, with partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website:

Job Description

Due to increased workload and securing of new clients across the Public and Private sectors, we have new opportunities for Senior Procurement Consultants to join our growing Contract Services team in our UK offices.

Main opportunities and responsibilities

• Work with some of the most exciting large‑scale projects in the country.
• Deliver advice and make a difference on flagship projects.
• Challenge yourself in a market‑leading global business.
• Develop your career in an entrepreneurial, motivated and growing team.
• Work with an outstanding team of specialist procurement and other specialist consultants.

The Contract Services team includes specialists in procurement and contract strategy, claims management and dispute resolution services.

Main expectations

• 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.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
• A strong background in tender preparation and development of respective documents in relevant sectors (including 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 – MCIPs accreditation.
• Preferably possess a 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.

Skills

• Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of commercial principles and modelling.
• Delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in a capital project or programme environment.

Behaviours

• Adaptable and taking personal responsibility to succeed the right way.
• Confident, independent and able to work with autonomy without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate and develop and/or manage a team to achieve desired outcomes.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services

Additional information

Our people share our purpose and values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.

Location

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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