Procurement Consultant - All Levels (Security Cleared

Senior Procurement Consultant (Security Cleared)

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We provide programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions, supporting clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

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.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Work on some of the most exciting large‑scale projects in the country
• Deliver advice and make a difference on flagship projects
• Challenge themselves in a market‑leading global business
• Work with an outstanding team of procurement specialists and other specialist consultants including claims management and dispute resolution
• Develop their career within an entrepreneurial, motivated, and growing team

This role will be a part of our growing Contract Services team and will play a significant part in the continued expansion of our services in this exciting period of growth, including Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero Strategies.

Key expectations:

• Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients
• Manage and collaborate with a team on end‑to‑end procurement services for major projects or programmes
• Support clients in post‑contract Contract Management of major projects
• Support the development of the procurement services provided by T&T
• Support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition
• Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets
• Support on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work‑winning capability of the Contract Services team

Qualifications and experience:

• Strong experience leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment
• Background in tender preparation, processes and development of key documents in relevant sectors
• Experience in supplier engagement activities, from market engagement through to contract award
• Cross‑sector experience with Utilities/Defence and Security/Public Contract Regulations or equivalent; ability to lead and develop key procurement strategies or complaint documentation
• Experience using standard model contract approaches, with a particular emphasis on NEC4
• Experience in Alliancing/Partnership Contract arrangements
• Experience in post‑contract Contract Management, advising clients on commercial and contractual matters, especially under NEC4
• Working towards or willing to work towards MCIPs accreditation
• Preferably a degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement
• Preferably experience working in the Defence and/or Infrastructure sectors
• Ideally hold Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated
• Ability to develop supply chain intelligence strategies
• Understanding of commercial principles and modelling, experience developing commercial models covering a range of complexity
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Adaptable and taking personal responsibility to succeed the right way
• Confident, independent, able to work with autonomy without need for supervision
• Be able to manage multiple activities and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate and develop and/or manage a team to achieve desired outcomes

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. We champion…