Overview
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. We collaborate to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes by turning challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., and Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with premier programme, project and cost management offerings. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
The Opportunity
Due to increased workload and securing of new clients within the Public and Private sectors, we have opportunities for Procurement Consultants to join our growing Contract Services team in our UK offices.
Main Expectations
* To provide procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
* To collaborate with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
* Support the development of the services provided by T&T.
* To support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
* To 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 a distinct opportunity to rapidly progress their career within an entrepreneurial and growing team. This will be achieved through a mixture of experiencing large scale projects, mentoring and coaching, specific procurement training and becoming trusted experts.
Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.
We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve MCIPS Status for CIPS and regular Professional Development will be available to further skills and knowledge.
Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue-chip client portfolio.
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 a range of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT.
* Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
* Preferably possess degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
* Preferably possess experience working in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure (roads, rail etc) sectors
* 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
* Supporting the delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in a capital project or programme environment.
Behaviours
* Adaptable and taking Personal Responsibility to succeed the right way.
* Confident, independent and able to work with autonomy without need for supervision.
* Be able to manage activities and stakeholders.
* Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve desired outcomes.
* Ambitious and keen to learn.
Additional Information
Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Notes
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
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