Procurement Manager (Transportation & Infrastructure)

Our client is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, project management and civil consultancies. They have a requirement for a Procurement Manager (Transportation & Infrastructure) to join their growing team on a permanent basis and to help support their increasing portfolio and workload. This role is flexible and located in any of their UK offices.  

Job Description:  

Our Client is currently looking for a Procurement Manager to support growth across their Infrastructure and Transportation programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a business with a strong reputation for delivering high quality services within complex environments.  

Working with clients across the public and private sector, you will use your skills – technical and others - to share your knowledge, expertise, and experience, and ultimately to deliver fantastic services. You will work collaboratively with their clients and their supply chain partners to develop/deliver solutions to complex and dynamic problems.

- Degree qualified - within a construction or business-related discipline.  

- MRICS, MCIPS or MCIOB or working towards one of these qualifications (or similar).  

- Suitable experience on major programmes and complex projects – these could be within construction, engineering, manufacturing, oil and gas etc.  

- Experienced in procurement delivery – from setting strategy to tendering, and on to implementation/commissioning.  

- Experience of working within the requirements of Public Sector regulations these could include the Public Contracts Regulations, Utility Regulations and/or Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations.  

- Experience of working in a client focused environment - working closely with clients, collaboratively with other consultants and contractors.  

- Ability to devise and implement commercial policy and solutions to a wide range of clients and stakeholders.  

- Ability to take personal responsibility in dealing with clients and stakeholders while striving to exceed their expectations.  

- Ability to manage personal workload.  

- Familiarity with a range of different complex delivery models – ECI and Alliancing in particular.  

- Excellent document drafting and analysis skills.  

- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.  

- Experience of NEC3/4 forms of contract (and procuring on the basis of the same).  

- Experience in developing bespoke contractual models.  

Desirable:  

- Experience in any of the following:  

- Developing Commercial Governance Procedures, Processes and Systems.  

- eSourcing and/or eEvaluation Systems.  

- Category Management.  

- Developing Packaging/ Lotting Strategies.  

- Running and managing dynamic purchasing systems/ auctions – public and/ or private sector.  

- Contract Negotiation – in a Competitive Dialogue/ Competitive Negotiation setting.  

- Commercial Management.  

- Contract/ Project Management.  

- Key Account Management (KAM).  

- Risk and Opportunity Management.  

- Project financing – debt or equity.