Job Description
The key purposes of this role are:
* To ensure Commercial Compliance within BBV's Procurement Activities, identifying risks and mitigating them to avoid disallowable cost both for new packages and for packages previously awarded.
* To ensure adherence to procedure and manage governance in new work awards and order uplifts.
* To manage the client, HS2, in a professional manner, keeping them fully informed where appropriate and supporting on managing their Commercial requirements in relation to Procurement.
* To deputise for the Procurement & Supply Chain Director and to support the Commercial Director as required in relation to governance, HS2 relationship management and other responsibilities as required
Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain's biggest construction project?
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain's new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us - we're at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you'd join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Procurement Compliance Manager within the Procurement Team This role will be based on site in Birmingham (Flexible Working). Location Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, BBV Sub-Lots, HS2 offices
Role Responsibilities;
* To ensure Commercial Compliance within BBV's Procurement Activities, identifying risks and mitigating them to avoid disallowable cost both for new packages and for packages previously awarded.
* To ensure adherence to procedure and manage governance in new work awards and order uplifts.
* To manage the client, HS2, in a professional manner, keeping them fully informed where appropriate and supporting on managing their Commercial requirements in relation to Procurement.
* To deputise for the Procurement & Supply Chain Director and to support the Commercial Director as required in relation to governance, HS2 relationship management and other responsibilities as required
* To manage new packages through a Commercial Compliance route in conjunction with HS2 'Clause 26' Requirements.
* Implement and Maintain a Procurement Commercial Compliance Strategy
* To oversee the Contractors Project Procurement Plan and ensure it is kept up to date
* Ownership of key Procurement Commercial Compliance Documents/Forms and Procedures.
Experienced required
* This role requires substantial commercial and project procurement experience and evidence of delivering successful collaborative projects with sub-contractors and suppliers.
* A credible leader who can comfortably adapt style to teach, coach, mentor or delegate, as appropriate.
* Evidence of the ability to influence to win hearts and minds, whilst focussing on exceeding service expectations by delivering an agile, value adding service, with a deep understanding of stakeholder requirements, technical competence, functional knowledge, and process efficiency.
* Demonstrable stakeholder management skills and effective communicator who can interact with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally and influence results and outcomes. Proven ability to develop, maintain and leverage value from an extensive internal and external network and build highly productive working relationships
* Evidence of having developed and implemented change programmes and new ways of working.
* A proven track record understanding commercial management, strategic sourcing, negotiation, process compliance, and supplier integration into project teams. The role will require excellent analytical skills, experienced commercial awareness, a measured approach to decision making and the ability to ensure best value Procurement.
* A strong understanding of NEC Contracts, Subcontracting and Framework Contract creation and management.
* Experience of Procurement and Commercial management within Construction and Civil Engineering, particularly in Major Projects is desirable
* Emotional intelligence and ability to effectively challenge current thinking and norms to drive improved collaborative behaviour
* Experience of working with the supply chain to deliver the right culture and behaviours
* An understanding of legal frameworks and contract law is essential
* Demonstrable analytical skills, numerically astute with well-developed problem-solving abilities
* Results Driven-demonstrates a passion and excitement for their work with the ability to plan and deliver against bid / project milestones. Tackles problems head-on and works to resolve them without delay
* MCIPS qualification or degree is desirable and/or MRICS qualification.
Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits of working with us
* Car/ car allowance
* Flexible working available for some roles
* Free parking
* Travel allowance for eligible candidates
* Family friendly leave policies
* Excellent pension contributions
* Healthcare
* Health risk assessments
* Access to employee assistance programmes
* Access to annual flu vaccinations
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI's role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.
Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
* 9.3km of viaducts
* 62 overbridges
* 35 cuttings
* 56 culverts
* 62 embankments
* 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
* 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses
Diversity and Inclusion
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.
Flexible working
We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.
Job Overview
Job status
Full time
Closing date
17/10/2025
Location
Birmingham