Energy and Utilities Senior Category Leader in London

As Procurement Lead – Energy & Utilities, you will play a pivotal role in driving Heathrow's Energy & Utilities strategy, leading procurement activity across some of the airport's most critical operational categories. Responsible for end-to-end category management, you'll shape sourcing strategies, lead complex commercial negotiations and help deliver the resilient, sustainable infrastructure that keeps Heathrow moving.

Working at the heart of Heathrow's Energy & Utilities transformation, you'll partner with senior stakeholders to deliver value, manage risk and support the airport's long-term energy ambitions. Bringing together commercial expertise, market insight and strategic thinking, you'll influence key decisions while helping to shape Heathrow's journey towards a more sustainable future.

Our rewards include competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too.

Working Location: Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Equal Opportunities: As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

Significant experience leading Energy & Utilities procurement, with strong knowledge of renewable energy markets and regulatory dynamics. Proven ability to develop and execute category strategies and lead complex end‑to‑end strategic sourcing. Strong commercial and contractual leadership, including negotiating complex agreements and ensuring governance and value for money.

Ideally you will have experience shaping forward‑looking Energy & Utilities strategies informed by market dynamics, regulatory change and innovation. Strong understanding of renewable commercial mechanisms such as shaping, imbalance management, sleeving and certificate retirement. Familiarity with complex programme governance structures, providing challenge, assurance and commercial insight at senior forum.

Experience partnering with CAPEX teams to ensure effective contract mobilisation, delivery and performance management. Leading commercial oversight of the Energy & Utilities Programme, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives, delivery milestones and operational requirements. Developing and evolving category strategies, sourcing pipelines and market intelligence to drive long‑term value, resilience and performance.

Running complex, end‑to‑end strategic sourcing activity, shaping route‑to‑market strategies and delivering robust commercial outcomes. Providing leadership across Energy & Utilities procurement, driving market engagement, supplier capability assessments and forward‑looking strategy informed by regulatory and market developments. Negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements, KPIs and value mechanisms, ensuring benefits realisation and continuous performance improvement.