Important
Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.
Already holding SC Clearance is desirable; however, we advise that if you feel you would be a great candidate for this role, please apply.
At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making the difference. We provide Commercial, Procurement and Cost Management Services to a wide range of clients across 110 offices worldwide, operating in Defence, Rail, Utilities, Transport, Education, Local Authorities and Health.
Role Overview and Responsibilities
We are currently seeking Senior Commercial and Procurement Managers interested in working within the UK Defence Sector to be part of our growing Defence Team.
As a Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager, you will support defence clients in delivering outcomes across the end‑to‑end commercial lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Procurement and Commercial Strategy
- End‑to‑End Contract Management
- Risk and Performance Management
- Negotiation and Continuous Improvement
- Governance and Compliance with internal policy and legal frameworks
- Business Analysis and Problem Solving
Role Objectives
- Service Excellence: creating and deploying market‑leading capability, focused on optimising client satisfaction through knowledge, data and insight, and supported by best‑in‑class methodologies and world‑class people.
- Risk and Performance Management: identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure client and business success, and implement robust governance activities.
- Business Transformation and Stakeholder Engagement: engage with stakeholders to support business transformation, change management, and efficiency initiatives.
- Leadership: formal and informal leadership through coaching, line management, mentoring and knowledge sharing activities.
About you
As a candidate, you will have extensive and varied commercial experience built from a career in the relevant sector, and you want to be part of a high‑functioning team focused on delivering world‑class outcomes to our ever‑growing network of Defence clients.
Required Experience and Skills
- Applied knowledge of procurement principles and practices with experience of procurement, contract management and/or contract placement (sourcing).
- Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing the potential trade‑offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
- Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools.
- Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
- Conducting development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied.
- Development and implementation of effective contract and supplier management strategies, to extract maximum value from contracts, motivate performance and drive innovation.
- Proactively monitoring supplier performance, applying strategies and tools to secure the maximum value from contracts, motivating performance and driving innovation and continuous improvement.
- Experience leading teams and providing strategic direction.
- The role has responsibility for dealing regularly with clients/customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues; the role will typically be able to chair internal and external meetings involving senior stakeholders.
- Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management.
Desirable Experience
- A background in Government Procurement processes, such as Single Source and Competitive.
- New Engineering Contract (NEC), FIDIC and/or Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contract knowledge and experience.
Qualifications
- Professional qualification(s) in Business, Procurement/Supply Chain Management, Law, Project Management or a similar relevant discipline, or an equivalent level of relevant experience.
- Trained in, or holds a sufficient level of experience of, Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR), the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) and/or the Procurement Act 2023.
Security Clearance
Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.
Additional Information – Working in Teams / Site Attendance
Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working. At the same time we recognise that office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, you are expected to be on client sites or T&T offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements.
Additional Information – General
We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We empower our people to succeed both in work and life, promoting 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 and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/.
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