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 a reputation for quality and have been recognised in industry rankings.

Our values are Love a Challenge, Stronger Together and Bring out the Best in Everyone, which guide our purpose and approach. We deliver challenging, technical projects for major global clients across the world, supported by an inclusive and engaging culture.

Our Contract Services team has over 140 employees in the UK, delivering procurement and contracting services to public and private sector clients with a focus on central and local government, defence, transport, power and utilities.

The Opportunity

Due to increased workload and new client engagements across the public and private sectors, we have opportunities for Senior Procurement Consultants to join our growing Contract Services team in UK offices. The successful candidates will work with a highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and end-to-end procurement services for major projects and programmes, with opportunities to contribute to Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero initiatives.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients.
• Lead and collaborate on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
• Support development of the procurement services offered by Turner & Townsend.
• Support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s propositions.
• Contribute to achievement of team and wider business targets.
• Support bid preparation, proposal documentation and the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
• Strong background in tender preparation and development of related documents in relevant sectors (design and preparation of processes and key documentation).
• Experience leading or supporting supplier engagement activities from market engagement through to contract award.
• Cross-sector experience with Public/Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Experience using standard form contracts (including NEC and JCT), and in developing terms, negotiation and award.
• MCIPs accreditation or equivalent progress toward it.
• Degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement (preferred).
• Experience in Defence, Utilities, or Infrastructure sectors (preferred).
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or can be reinstated (preferred).

Skills

• Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of commercial principles and modelling.
• Experience delivering strategy or developing documentation in capital projects or programmes.

Behaviours

• Adaptable with personal responsibility to succeed ethically.
• Confident, independent and able to work with autonomy.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Collaborative, with ability to develop or manage a team to achieve outcomes.

The Offer

Turner & Townsend offers the right candidate a distinct opportunity to progress rapidly within an entrepreneurial, growing team. This includes exposure to large-scale projects, innovative solutions, Blue Chip clients and opportunities to become a trusted expert.

We support a hybrid working approach for a practical work/life balance and encourage attainment of Chartered Status for CIPS, with ongoing professional development to maintain high standards.

There are opportunities to travel nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment. Please visit www.turnerandtownsend.com for more information.

SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant. We do not charge candidates fees at any stage of the recruitment process, and any unsolicited resumes submitted are considered the property of Turner & Townsend.