Overview

Turner & Townsend is a leading global consultancy with around 3,000 employees in the UK and over 6,000 globally. We are a growing organisation with high ambitions and recently ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company, quick to respond to market trends and with a reputation for quality.

At T&T we’re passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people realise their potential, and contributing to a prosperous society. Our three core Values are Love a Challenge, Stronger Together and Bring out the Best in Everyone, which bring T&T’s Purpose and Values to life in everything we do.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver challenging and highly technical projects in over 130 countries worldwide. Our Contract Services team has over 140 employees located in our offices or seconded within client teams across the UK. We deliver services to a range of public and private sector clients with a focus in central and local government, defence, transport, power and utilities.

The Opportunity

Reporting to an established Renewable Energy Procurement lead, you will help our clients deliver major capital programmes and projects for green technologies to provide more sustainable energy sources for customers and the community at large. We have opportunities for people with a passion for renewable energy and major capital programmes and projects to join our expanding Procurement team within Contract Services, across our UK offices, as we respond to increasing demand for our services from clients.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop their career, skills, and knowledge through working with industry-leading organisations across the UK and globally, making a tangible impact on large-scale flagship programmes and projects, challenging themselves in a market-leading global professional services business and collaborating with an outstanding team of specialist procurement consultants.

We are the first consultancy to be recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for excellence in the procurement processes that it provides for clients in the construction sector. Our Team received a Procurement Excellence Programme Award for excellence in procurement and supply chain activities.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead procurement engagements across multiple programmes, projects, and commissions, helping clients progress towards better green, sustainable outcomes across numerous renewable energy asset types.
• Deliver and continually improve clients’ performance and meet targets across key capital procurement themes.
• Drive the development of the renewable energy procurement services provided by T&T.
• Lead and drive business development for renewable energy procurement and the marketing requirements of the wider Contract Services capability.
• Provide hands-on leadership and drive delivery of both team and wider business targets in T&T, including Business Generation, Service Excellence, Operational and People growth objectives.
• Be a business leader, coach and developer of talent and an exemplar of Turner & Townsend’s leadership behaviours.

We are looking for individuals with knowledge and experience embedding excellence into end-to-end procurement activities, with core skills in procurement, supply chain management and/or contract management. This includes a mix of the following:

• Major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy and implementation across the entire procurement lifecycle
• Contract management
• Supply chain intelligence
• Supplier evaluation strategies
• Supply chain management
• Contract terms, negotiation, and award

Experience in one or more technologies is desirable but not essential:

• Hydro-Electric, Onshore and Offshore Wind, Tidal, Energy from Waste, Hydrogen, Solar, Carbon Capture, Net Zero, Biofuels, Geothermal, Combined Heat & Power (CHP)

The Offer

Turner & Townsend offers a pathway to rapidly progress your career within an entrepreneurial and growing team. This is achieved through delivering large-scale projects while being supported by project teams and leaders, mentoring, and coaching from industry-leading professionals, procurement training and development, and becoming trusted experts in major programmes and projects capital procurement.

Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide work-life balance. We support individuals to achieve MCIPS status for CIPS and offer regular Professional Development to enhance skills and knowledge. Further opportunities exist to travel nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue-chip client portfolio.

Qualifications

To deliver value for our clients we look for a mixture of the following:

• Preferably a degree related to Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management, or similar disciplines.
• Has achieved, is working towards, or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or can be reinstated; not essential.

Experience

• Wider procurement consulting experience gained from client, contractor, or professional services organisations.
• Experience in responsible sourcing areas including human rights, environment, health and safety, anti-bribery and corruption, and labour practices.
• Good understanding of UK and international energy sector, related technologies and regulatory environments is desirable.
• Experience of successful supplier engagement.

Behaviours

• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without supervision.
• Ability to manage work, business development and career development activities.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experience in compiling reports and research documentation.
• Client-facing and able to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Good IT skills and an interest in tools, systems, and data.
• Driven to achieve results and able to work within a team to achieve outcomes.

Additional Information

T&T is a leading global property consultancy with around 3,000 employees in the UK and over 6,000 globally. We are a growing organisation with high ambitions and were ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. We promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance and values diversity and inclusion.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com

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