Procurement Lead Construction
Lead
Your tasks
Purpose of the role Act as a strategic procurement partner to project teams, business stakeholders, and suppliers, supporting projects from early feasibility through engineering, execution, commissioning, and close-out. The role focuses on Professional Services, Engineering Services, Construction Trade Packages, and related capital investments, ensuring safe, compliant, cost-effective, and timely project delivery.
- Strategic Procurement & Contracting
- Supplier & Contract Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Category Coverage
Requirements
Required Experience & Knowledge
- 10-15 years of Procurement experience (mandatory), including sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier management, and category management.
- Minimum 6-10 years of Capital Construction procurement experience (mandatory) within pharmaceutical, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, engineering, energy, or infrastructure environments.
- Experience supporting projects across multiple phases including feasibility, FEED, detailed design, execution, commissioning, and project close-out.
- Strong understanding of project delivery models and commercial risk allocation, including EPCM, EPC, Design & Build, and Framework delivery models.
- Strong understanding of commercial contracting models including Lump Sum, Target Cost, Cost Reimbursable, and Re-measurable contracts.
- Experience managing major tenders, supplier negotiations, contract governance, supplier performance, change orders, claims, and dispute resolution.
- Strong knowledge of procurement governance, supplier risk management, and compliance requirements.
- Capital Equipment procurement experience is highly desirable, particularly process equipment, packaging equipment, manufacturing systems, utilities, and engineered equipment packages.
Other
Role: Procurement Lead
Location: Ware and Barnard Castle. Travel between both sites is required, with travel and accommodation expenses covered when working away from the primary site
Duration: 12 months(potential for extension)
Rate: negotiable
Inside IR35: Umbrella