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 and recently ranked number 1 in the Times PWC Top Track 250. This is a dynamic and innovative company, quick to respond to market trends and with a reputation for quality.
At T&T we’re passionate about making the difference, delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and promoting a prosperous society. Our three core Values are Love a Challenge, Stronger Together and Bring out the Best in Everyone, guiding our Purpose and Values across the business.
We help our major global clients deliver challenging and highly technical projects in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.
Our Contract Services team has over 140 employees located in our offices or seconded within client teams across the UK, delivering services to public and private sector clients with a focus in central and local government, defence, transport, power and utilities.
Responsibilities
The Opportunity: This role will provide the opportunity to further procurement and consultancy experience, working with highly skilled teams to deliver Best in Class Procurement and Contract Advice services to major brands and on exciting programmes and projects. The role is part of our growing Contract Services team and supports expansion of services in Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero Strategies.
Main Expectations:
* Provide procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients.
* Collaborate with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
* Support the development of services provided by Turner & Townsend.
* Support delivery of team and wider business targets.
* Support the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.
The Offer:
The intention is to develop the right applicant within the Contract Services team, offering opportunities to rapidly progress their career through large scale projects, mentoring and coaching, procurement training and becoming trusted experts.
Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid working approach to support work-life balance. We promote MCIPS status and regular professional development to further skills and knowledge. Travel opportunities may be available to service key commissions.
Qualifications
* Experience of working in a strategic procurement environment
* Experience in tender preparation and development
* Experience of developing and awarding contracts individually or as part of a team
* Knowledge of multiple supply markets with cross-sector experience with Public Contract Regulations or equivalent
* Awareness of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT
* Achieved, or working towards, at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply
* Degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement preferred
* Experience in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure sectors preferred
* Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated
Skills
* Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context
* Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills
* Understanding key commercial principles and techniques
* Support delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in capital projects
Behaviours
* Adaptable and take personal responsibility to succeed the right way
* Confident, independent and capable of working with autonomy
* Ability to manage activities and stakeholders
* Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve outcomes
* Ambitious and keen to learn
Additional Information
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at Turner & Townsend website. It is strictly against policy for candidates to pay any recruitment fee, and unsolicited resumes are considered property of Turner & Townsend.
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