Senior Procurement Consultant - Renewable Energy Capital Programmes & Projects

Senior Procurement Consultant – Renewable Energy Capital Programmes & Projects

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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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn 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., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Reporting to an established Renewable Energy Procurement lead, you will be helping our clients to deliver major capital programmes and projects for green technologies to provide more sustainable energy sources for customers and the community at large. We have opportunities for people with a passion for renewable energy and major capital programmes and project to join our expanding Procurement team within Contract Services, across our UK offices, as we respond to the increasing demand for our services from our clients.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop their career, skills, and knowledge through working with industry leading organisations across the UK and globally, making a tangible impact on large scale flagship programmes and projects, challenging themselves in a market leading global professional services business and collaborating with an outstanding team of specialist procurement consultants.

The Opportunity: This role will provide the opportunity to further your capital procurement and consultancy experience, working with highly skilled teams to deliver industry leading programmes and projects advice to large global brands and on some of the most exciting transformational energy investments.

Main Expectations

• Lead or support procurement engagements across multiple programmes, projects, and commissions, helping clients progress towards better green, sustainable outcomes across numerous renewable energy asset types.
• Deliver and continually improve clients’ performance and meet targets across key capital procurement themes.
• Support the development of the renewable energy procurement services provided by T&T.
• Lead or support the business development for renewable energy procurement and the marketing requirements of the wider Contract Services capability.
• Provide hands‑on support the delivery of both team and wider business targets in T&T encompassing Business Generation, Service Excellence, Operational and People based growth objectives.

We are looking for individuals with knowledge and experience with embedding excellence into end‑to‑end procurement activities, in addition core skills‑sets and experience across end‑to‑end procurement, supply chain management and/or contract management. This includes a mixture of the following:

• Major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy and implementation throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Contract management.
• Supply chain intelligence.
• Supplier evaluation strategies.
• Supply chain management.
• Contract terms, negotiation, and award.

Experience in one or more of the following technologies (including, but not limited to) is desirable but not essential:

• Hydro‑Electric.
• Onshore and Offshore Wind.
• Tidal.
• Energy from Waste.
• Hydrogen.
• Solar.
• Carbon Capture.
• Net Zero.
• Biofuels.
• Geothermal.
• Combined Heat & Power (CHP).

Qualifications

• Preferably has a degree related to one of the following: Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management, or similar disciplines.
• Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated, not essential.

Experience

• Wider procurement consulting experience gained from either client, contractor, or professional services organisation.
• Experience of key responsible sourcing areas including human rights, environment, health and safety, anti‑bribery & corruption, and labour practices.
• Good understanding of UK and international energy sector, related technologies and regulatory environments is desirable.
• Experience of successful supplier engagement.

Behaviours

• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage work/business development/career development activities.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experienced and confident in compiling reports and research documentation.
• Confident in a client facing role and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Good IT skills and a real interest in tools, systems, and data.
• Driven to get results.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve desired outcomes.

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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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.