Senior Buyer

**About The Role**:
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EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineer and construction companies: Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall. We've been appointed an 80km stretch of the new HS2 line between London and Birmingham.

We’re looking for a Senior Buyer for Sub-contracts to join our team in the Aylesbury Area of our project.

In this role you can expect to run and set up meetings and criticality assessments. We would also need you to write Procurement Strategies (PAPs) and get these approved.

Part of this role will be to run the Expression of Interest process and complete Financial and Common Assessment Standard Assurance on tenderers.

You will manage the running of the tender process from inception to completion and you will be required to prepare the tender comparison. We’ll need you to recommend the preferred supplier on a tender recommendation Report (TRR).Prepare the NEC3 Sub contracts with our Commercial team.

Preparation of the Recommendation for award RFA and any business case report will be required. You will also assist in onboarding suppliers onto Tradex.

**About You**:
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Key Skills and Qualifications:

- Qualified by experience or academically with A Levels, HNC or a Degree
- MCIPS (or working towards)
- Experience of working as a Buyer or Senior Buyer within complex Major Infrastructure projects
- Experience of NEC 3 Sub-contracts
- Infrastructure supplier and product knowledge
- Organised, self-motivated individual
- Team player with excellent communication skills

**About Us**:
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EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineering and construction companies: Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall. All four partners have specialist expertise in the design, construction, operation, financing and maintenance of railway networks, including the construction of one of Europe’s latest high speed rail projects.

EKFB is proud to have been appointed by HS2 to deliver civil engineering works across an 80km section of the new high speed rail link between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood. Our scope of the works includes 15 viaducts, 5km of green tunnels, 22km of road diversions, 67 overbridges and around 30 million cubic metres of excavation. EKFB is committed to improving lives, communities and the engineering and construction industry by providing sustained employment opportunities and being a good neighbour, protecting the environment and the places we work.

In return, we’re offering a competitive salary & benefits.

EKFB brings together international, market leading technical expertise. We have an industry leading track record of delivering major infrastructure projects, including Crossrail, the Millau Viaduct, Mersey gateway and the Bretagne-Pays de la Loire High Speed Rail link.

Please note your CV may be shared with joint venture partners on this project.

Pre-employment checks:
NB. BPSS security clearance will be required (to be undertaken as part of onboarding process)