Overview
Turner & Townsend is a leading global consultancy with around 3,000 employees in the UK and over 6,000 globally. We are a growing organisation ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company with a reputation for quality.
Our people are passionate about making a difference by delivering better outcomes for clients, helping our people realise their potential, and contributing to a prosperous society. Our three core values are Love a Challenge, Stronger Together and Bring out the Best in Everyone, which guide our purpose and values in everything we do.
We help major global clients deliver challenging and technical projects in over 130 countries. Our Contract Services team has over 140 employees across the UK, delivering services to public and private sector clients with a focus in central and local government, defence, transport, power and utilities.
The Opportunity
Reporting to an established Renewable Energy Procurement lead, you will help clients deliver major capital programmes and projects for green technologies to provide more sustainable energy sources for customers and the community. We have opportunities to join our expanding Procurement team within Contract Services across UK offices as demand for our services grows.
Main Responsibilities
* Provide procurement support across multiple programmes, projects, and commissions, helping clients progress towards greener, sustainable outcomes across various renewable energy asset types
* Deliver and continually improve clients’ performance and meet targets across key capital procurement themes
* Support the development of the renewable energy procurement services provided by Turner & Townsend
* Support business development for renewable energy procurement and the marketing requirements of the wider Contract Services capability
* Support the delivery of team and wider business targets in Turner & Townsend
What we’re looking for
We seek individuals with knowledge and experience in embedding excellence into end-to-end procurement activities, plus core skills in end-to-end procurement, supply chain management and/or contract management. This includes the following areas:
* Major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy and implementation
* Contract management
* Supply chain intelligence
* Supplier evaluation strategies
* Supply chain management
* Contract terms, negotiation, and award
Experience in one or more of the following technologies is desirable but not essential:
* Hydro-Electric
* Onshore and Offshore Wind
* Tidal
* Energy from Waste
* Hydrogen
* Solar
* Carbon Capture
* Net Zero
* Biofuels
* Geothermal
The Offer
At Turner & Townsend we develop our teams professionally and offer a unique opportunity to progress rapidly within an entrepreneurial and growing team. This is achieved through delivering large-scale projects while receiving mentoring, coaching from industry professionals, and specific procurement training and development, becoming trusted experts in major programmes and projects capital procurement.
Turner & Townsend supports a hybrid working approach for work-life balance. We encourage and support individuals to pursue MCIPS status for CIPS, with ongoing professional development available to grow skills and knowledge. There are opportunities to travel nationally and internationally to service key commissions for our blue-chip client portfolio.
Qualifications
* Preferably a degree related to Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management, or similar
* Has achieved, is working towards, or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply
* Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated; not essential
Experience
* Wider procurement consulting experience gained from a client, contractor, or professional services organisation
* Experience in responsible sourcing areas including human rights, environment, health and safety, anti-bribery and corruption, and labour practices
* Good understanding of the UK and international energy sector, related technologies, and regulatory environments is desirable
* Experience of successful supplier engagement
Behaviours
* Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without supervision
* Ability to manage work, business development, and career development activities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Experience in compiling reports and research documentation
* Confident in a client-facing role and collaboration with stakeholders
* Good IT skills and an interest in tools, systems, and data
* Driven to deliver results
* Collaborative and able to work within a team to achieve outcomes
Additional Information
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. For more information about us, visit www.turnerandtownsend.com.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable. This role may involve travel and social media engagement as part of recruitment materials.
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency will ask candidates to pay a fee. Unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted are the property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees. An authorised Recruitment Agency must have a formal written agreement to submit candidates.
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