Contract And Procurement Officer

Procurement Consultant - All Levels (Security Cleared)
Full-time Turner & Townsend (T&T) is a leading global consultancy business serving clients in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, with around 4,000 employees in the UK and over 10,000 globally. We are a growing, and innovative organisation who are quick to respond to market trends and have an exceptional reputation for integrity and quality. With our depth of expertise and proactive approach we help our major global clients deliver challenging and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide. At T&T we’re passionate about making the difference and transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. It helps us bring out the best in everyone by sharing clear expectations of what’s required of ourselves and others across the business. Our team is dynamic, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and exciting company culture. 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, infrastructure, power, and utilities. Background: Due to increased workloads and securing additional clients across both Public and Private sectors, we have a new opportunity for a Senior Procurement Consultant to join our growing Contract Services team within our UK offices. Work on some of the most exciting large-scale projects in the country
Deliver advice and make a difference on flagship projects
Work with an outstanding team of procurement specialists and other specialist consultants including claims management and dispute resolution
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 within the construction sector. Our Team received the Procurement Excellence Programme Award demonstrating excellence in our procurement and supply chain activities.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and contract advice, including end-to-end procurement services to our key account clients covering transformational programmes and projects.
This role will be a part of our growing Contract Services team and play a significant part in the continued expansion of our team and our services in this exciting period of growth, such as Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero Strategies.
T&T will be offering the successful candidate a distinct opportunity to rapidly progress their career within an entrepreneurial, defined, and growing team. This will be achieved through a mixture of experiencing large scale projects, developing innovative solutions, working with Blue Chip organisations and becoming trusted experts. With further opportunities available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our growing global client portfolio.
Turner & Townsend encourages a hybrid method of working to provide a practical work/life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.
We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering best practice in our procurement practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve chartered status for CIPS, as well as regular professional development being available to further skills and knowledge.
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
To support clients in the post-contract Contract Management of major projects
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. Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
Experience of leading and/or supporting in supplier engagement activities, to include market engagement through to contract award.
Cross sector experience with Utilities/Defence and Security/ Public Contract Regulations or equivalent, and ability to lead and develop key procurement strategies and/or complaint documentation.
Experience of using a range of standard model contract approaches, with a particular emphasis on NEC4.
Experience in Alliancing / Partnership Contract arrangements.
Experience in post-contract Contract Management, providing advice to clients on commercial and contractual matters, again with a particular emphasis on experience gained under NEC4
Preferably possess degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
Ideally hold Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated.
Ability to develop supply chain intelligence strategies
Understanding of commercial principles and modelling and experience in developing commercial models covering a range of complexity
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. We also encourage our staff to strive to ‘make a difference’ and become involved in various working committees and forums (for example, Inclusion Working Group, Social & Wellness, Learning & Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Net Zero Vision). We offer a competitive remuneration package and company benefits which include a generouspension scheme, discounted private life assurance, medical and health insurance for you and your family.Corporate gym membership allowance, parental leave, social events, health and wellbeing assessments, purchasing annual leave, flu vaccinations and employee assistance program. Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year. S. companies to meet strict reporting and security standards. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees.

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