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About Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier‑one partner for blue-chip, regulated, and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures, and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long‑term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values, which have been integral to our business since its inception in 1985.
Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.
We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel‑fabrication
• Signs (design of fabricator)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

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As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

As a Senior Buyer you will be responsible for the planning and operational sourcing, negotiating, and ordering of Materials and Services essential for the delivery of our capital delivery projects. You will collaborate with your operational direct counterparts and other members of the procurement team, collectively working to provide best-in-class service for our delivery teams.
Your primary responsibilities will include procurement activities both within and outside of frameworks, collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand and source their commercial and product requirements while providing reports and data to drive departmental and business KPIs.
This role requires a detail-oriented individual with experience in sourcing materials in the construction/civil engineering environment, able to manage supplier relationships effectively while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, able to deliver a professional, customer-focused service, supporting the needs of our project & operational teams.

Be responsible for representing Procurement during ender/Prestart meetings, Collaborative Project Delivery (CPD) & Internal Stakeholder meetings
Accountable for ensuring continuous communication with other team members to review allocated contract/project progress and address associated issues immediately
Proactive support:

Collaborate with project teams to understand their procurement needs and provide timely support, identify & drive early procurement opportunities including long‑lead items & bulk procurement, ordering necessary construction materials, or related services across all operational sectors.
Ensure that procurement activities align with project schedules and budget constraints, optimising cost‑efficiency without compromising on safety or quality.

Ensuring our procurement activities align with the necessary frameworks and required standards.
Developing strong relationships with key suppliers and category leads to both frameworks and the wider supply chain; monitoring supplier performance, and compliance with contractual agreements, holding supplier performance reviews,…