At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead procurement for a major infrastructure project, managing supplier negotiations and tendering activities.
- Company: Join a leading firm working on the Sizewell C project with national significance.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, bonuses, hybrid working, and generous leave.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with clear progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on a groundbreaking project while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement governance and strong negotiation skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Procurement Manager – Sizewell C
Location: London, Manchester, Suffolk. Contract: Permanent, full-time. Closing Date: Monday 27th July 2026.
- What’s in It for You
- Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)
- Bonus: 5% annual incentive
- Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution
- Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid Working: Typically 2–3 days in the office per week, with flexibility based on business needs
- Your Impact
- Act as a commercial point of contact for procurement of mainly professional services, and governance and assurance.
- Lead end‑to‑end tendering activity, shaping commercial strategy, and managing supplier negotiations.
- Manage procurement governance approvals, ensuring internal approval on time for contract award.
- Support a multi‑discipline project team to deliver 'best for project' outcomes.
- Coordinate technical, legal, commercial and programme inputs.
- Develop procurement and contracting strategies.
- Prepare tender documentation and evaluate proposals.
- Maintain significant hands‑on end‑to‑end procurement experience on large construction projects.
- Provide proven track record of procurement in the set‑up, mobilisation and delivery stage of major construction projects/programmes.
- Promote good commercial practice, fairness in the supply chain, and the project’s safety and quality standards.
- Play a visible role in the implementation of procurement governance and assurance across the Civils Works Programme.
- Identify opportunities for role expansion as the project moves into more complex delivery phases.
About You
- Strong communication and influencing skills with confidence to interface with senior stakeholders.
- Self‑starter with excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Experience working within a major infrastructure or engineering programme, comfortable handling high‑value and technically complex transactions.
Experience and Qualifications
- Strong track record of procurement governance and assurance on large projects/Programmes.
- Hands‑on end‑to‑end procurement experience of professional services/similar contracts.
- Experience of the NEC contract form and pricing models.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Clear understanding of contract governance, risk management and commercial assurance.
- Experience working in a regulated or high‑integrity environment.
- Chartered or professional membership (MCIPS, RICS, ICE, CICES, IOB or equivalent).
- Degree‑educated.
- Knowledge of the UK nuclear sector or other highly regulated industries.
- Understanding of UK regulatory frameworks and commercial governance.
- Ability to lead and support more junior commercial staff.
- Why Join Us
- A major infrastructure project with national impact.
- Hybrid working with flexibility built in.
- Competitive salary, bonus and benefits.
- Clear progression and development opportunities.
- Supportive, collaborative team environment.
- Apply Now
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.
As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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