Defence Procurement Manager

2 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Full time

About Turner & Townsend

We're passionate about delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Our team helps major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

About Us:

We have a wide range of key clients in various sectors, including Health, Local Authorities, Higher Education, Highways, Utilities, Rail, and Defence.

Our diverse portfolio provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.

We're a key Tier 1 supplier of Commercial and Cost Management Services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK.

Role Overview:

We're seeking Commercial and Procurement Managers interested in working within the UK Defence Sector to be part of our growing Defence Team.

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to be involved in and contribute to some of the most exciting and interesting challenges that face the UK Defence Sector today.

About the Role:

You'll work directly with our Defence Clients supporting them in delivering outcomes in disciplines such as Sourcing and Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Business analysis and problem solving, Tendering and Stakeholder Management.

The role is a flexible working role, with ~60% of your time working from a client site, near to one of our regional offices.

Requirements:

  • Commercial experience of Procurement, Contract Management or Contract Placement (sourcing), in single source and competitive markets, preferably within Defence.
  • Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing the potential trade-offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
  • Understanding and applying programme, portfolio, and project management tools.
  • Supporting the delivery of procurement and tendering processes, applying commercial expertise and judgement, accordingly.
  • Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance through Contract Management, including Earned Value Management, cost analysis, and contract related management information systems.

Desirable Experience:

  • A background in Government Procurement processes, such as Single Source and Competitive.
  • Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) and Public Contract Regulations (PCR)
  • New Engineering Contract (NEC), FIDIC and/or Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contract knowledge and experience.

Qualifications:

  • Professional qualification(s) in Commercial Management, Business, Law Project Management or a similar relevant discipline.
  • Hold or are working towards CIPS level 4.
  • Must have or be able to attain UK MoD Security Clearance-UK Passport Holder

Additional Information:

We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

We're an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at #LI-CA1

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.



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