OFCI Equipment Procurement Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an OFCI Equipment Procurement Manager based in United Kingdom.

In this role, you will oversee the technical and commercial procurement of critical equipment for large-scale, mission-critical data centre facilities. You will ensure that essential power, cooling, and control systems meet demanding reliability, performance, and availability standards. Working closely with engineering, design, construction, and project management teams, you will drive procurement activities from technical specification and vendor selection through manufacturing, delivery, and commissioning.

You will manage long-lead equipment and complex international supply chains while ensuring alignment with construction schedules and operational milestones. Your expertise will directly contribute to the successful delivery of highly resilient data centre infrastructure supporting the rapidly growing global AI ecosystem. This is an opportunity to take ownership of strategic procurement activities in a fast-paced, international, and technically innovative environment.

• Technical Scope and Engineering Coordination:
  Support the definition and validation of Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed (OFCI) equipment scopes in collaboration with data centre design, engineering, and construction teams. Review technical specifications, single-line diagrams, equipment layouts, and datasheets to ensure compliance with project requirements, redundancy standards, fault tolerance, and uptime targets.
• Vendor Selection and Technical Procurement:
  Prepare and issue Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for critical infrastructure equipment. Coordinate technical and commercial bid evaluations, conduct vendor interviews and design alignment workshops, and support contract negotiations covering performance guarantees, availability, factory acceptance testing (FAT), delivery milestones, and warranties.
• Critical Equipment Procurement:
  Coordinate procurement activities for long-lead, mission-critical infrastructure equipment, including electrical systems such as generators, medium-and-low-voltage switch gear, transformers, UPS systems, PDUs, and busways; mechanical systems such as chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, and heat exchangers; and monitoring and control systems such as BMS, EPMS, SCADA, and protection and control systems.
• Manufacturing, Testing, and Quality Control:
  Monitor vendor engineering, manufacturing, and testing schedules. Review technical drawings, protection studies, and control logic, coordinate factory inspections and FAT activities, and support integrated systems testing where applicable. Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and technical change control throughout the procurement process.
• Logistics, Delivery, and Installation Readiness:
  Support logistics strategies for oversized and critical equipment, coordinating international transportation, customs clearance, and just-in-time deliveries. Ensure appropriate equipment preservation, storage, and environmental controls at project sites, and contribute to installation readiness reviews and contractor handovers.
• Schedule, Risk, and Interface Management:
  Track long-lead procurement items and activities against project critical paths. Identify and mitigate risks related to equipment availability, supplier lead times, manufacturing capacity, and supply chain disruptions. Coordinate interfaces between OFCI equipment and contractor-installed systems while providing regular procurement progress and risk reports to project leadership.
• Documentation, Commissioning, and Handover:
  Ensure the…