Project Procurement Specialist

Job Title:
Project Procurement Specialist

Location:
Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £33-900 - £42,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role
76355

Shape The Future of Major Infrastructure and Defence Programmes

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Procurement Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth site.

As a Project Procurement Specialist, you'll play a vital role in delivering procurement and contract management expertise across major capital investment and infrastructure programmes. Working at the heart of complex defence projects, you'll help ensure critical supply chain activities support programme delivery, regulatory compliance, and long-term operational success.

• Leading procurement activities across capital projects, infrastructure programmes, and new works initiatives.
• Establishing and managing framework agreements for professional services, construction works, and specialist suppliers.
• Building strong supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, value, and continuous improvement.
• Negotiating commercial terms and supporting effective risk management in line with NEC4 contract requirements.
• Monitoring contract performance, resolving issues, and supporting change control and governance processes

This is a full-time, onsite role based at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth, working Monday to Friday.

• Extensive experience delivering procurement activities across capital projects, new works programmes, and framework agreements.
• Strong knowledge of NEC4 contracts, including negotiation, commercial risk management, and contract optimisation.
• Proven supplier relationship management experience, including performance improvement and issue resolution.
• Experience working collaboratively with engineering, project management, commercial, and technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of procurement best practice, compliance processes, risk management, and digital procurement systems such as Oracle ERP and e-tendering platforms

• NEC3 or NEC4 training.
• MCIPS qualification, equivalent qualification, or working towards professional accreditation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Check clearance.

• Degree qualified or equivalent.
• Lean Six Sigma qualification.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  () .

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered…