Procurement Specialist – Professional Services
📍 Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days in office)
📅 Contract: 12 months (Maternity Cover) – Starting July 2026 (handover period available)
📌 IR35 Status: Inside IR35
💰 Rate: Competitive hourly rate
The Opportunity
Belcan Workforce Solutions is recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to join a well-established Procurement & Supply Chain team, supporting a diverse portfolio of engineering and infrastructure projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of professional services procurement (sub-consultancy) across both bid and project delivery phases. You’ll play a key role in shaping procurement strategies, enhancing supplier performance, and ensuring robust governance across complex, high-value programmes.
You’ll be working across high-profile sectors including nuclear, defence, power, and life sciences, with real scope to influence commercial outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the end-to-end procurement of professional services (sub-consultancy agreements) across projects and bids
* Draft, negotiate, and administer contracts in collaboration with legal and commercial teams (NEC4 experience highly beneficial)
* Develop and manage supplier relationships, including onboarding, performance management, and compliance
* Provide market insight and cost intelligence to support bids and project delivery
* Ensure procurement activities align with governance standards, policies, and best practice
* Support the development and implementation of procurement strategies at project and business level
About You
You’ll be an experienced procurement professional with a track record in professional services procurement, ideally within engineering, construction or a similar project-led environment.
Key Experience & Skills:
* Experience managing professional services / consultancy procurement and contracts
* Strong understanding of the UK construction and engineering market
* Confidence in contract drafting, negotiation, and administration
* Working knowledge of NEC contracts (particularly NEC4 PSC)
* Ability to balance stakeholder engagement with governance and compliance
* Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Strong communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders
Why Apply?
* Work across complex, high-impact projects in regulated sectors
* Play a hands-on, commercially influential role
* Gain exposure to strategic procurement and contract management
* Join a collaborative and experienced procurement function
✅ Apply now through Belcan Workforce Solutions to take the next step in your procurement career.