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About the Role

The Procurement Lead is the primary procurement representative for the Ferrovial BAM Rail (FBRS) JV, working across commercial, delivery, and functional teams to improve project outcomes, governance, resilience, sustainability, and margin.

Responsibilities

Lead all procurement and supply chain activities within the FBRS JV, including the management, direction, and development of the procurement team.
Develop, maintain, and deliver the JV procurement strategy and supporting procurement plans, aligned with BAM, JV, and Transport Sector objectives.
Act as the lead procurement representative within the JV Senior Leadership Team and provide clear, timely advice on procurement implications and intended courses of action.
Plan procurement resources, allocate work across the team, build capability, and support succession and talent development.
Ensure procurement engagement throughout the project lifecycle, from bid and pre-construction activity through project execution, completion, and supplier close-out.
Drive procurement performance, value, savings, risk reduction, and margin improvement through effective sourcing, negotiation, category strategies, preferred suppliers, and framework solutions.
Promote procurement governance, compliance, and best practice, ensuring company and JV systems, procedures, approvals, and client contract requirements are consistently followed.
Identify, monitor, and manage supply chain risks and opportunities, including capacity, resilience, sustainability, market conditions, delivery performance, and commercial exposure.
Ensure compliant onboarding of suppliers and subcontractors in accordance with approved procedures.
Oversee tendering, bid comparisons, and procurement recommendations in line with company procedures and individual client contract requirements.
Ensure price comparisons and supporting documentation are accurately prepared.
Develop and oversee the maintenance of a complete register for each contract package covering materials and hires, remaining credit, key dates, scope, WBS codes, and other relevant controls.
Develop and oversee the maintenance of supplier dashboards and performance information, including key metrics for performance, spend, scope, and critical dates.
Ensure procurement records and files are maintained on approved repositories.
Coordinate and complete end-of-contract supplier evaluations, delegating input across the procurement team and wider JV stakeholders as appropriate.
Manage strategic supplier and subcontractor relationships, including performance management, continuous improvement, and issue resolution.
Communicate effectively with suppliers, subcontractors, site teams, commercial, finance, legal, risk, design, sustainability, health and safety, accounts, and other JV or BAM functions.
Provide colleagues with clear updates on procurement status, risks, actions, and critical dates.
Support early supply chain engagement to improve bid competitiveness, buildability, delivery certainty, and project outcomes.
Promote collaborative working and the Ferrovial Construction UK and BAM values, including safety, integrity, inclusion, and responsible business practices.

Requirements

Significant procurement and supply chain leadership experience within construction, civil engineering, rail systems, infrastructure, or major project environments, with the ability to operate credibly at senior leadership level.
Proven experience leading procurement teams and delivering timely, high-quality reporting and procurement outputs in a fast-paced environment.
Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, tendering, supplier relationship management, subcontract procurement, and category management.
Strong commercial acumen, including price comparison, negotiation, value delivery, risk management, general order terms, and the implications of supplier confirmation orders.
Good understanding of the NEC suite of contracts, including detailed knowledge appropriate to the role of NEC4, together with awareness of JCT and other industry-standard forms.
Experience supporting major infrastructure projects, frameworks, or programmes across the project lifecycle.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change, and collaborate across a matrix organisation.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, leadership, and relationship management skills.
Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines under pressure.
Strong IT capability and adaptability, including Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills such as formulas and pivot tables, and experience of Power BI, procurement systems, data analytics, and performance reporting.
Excellent knowledge of document management systems and disciplined record keeping.
CIPS Level 4 or higher, or an equivalent relevant procurement qualification or level of demonstrable professional competence.

Skills

Procurement
Supply Chain Management
Strategic Sourcing
Tendering
Supplier Relationship Management
Category Management
Commercial Acumen
Negotiation
Risk Management
NEC Contracts
JCT Contracts
Microsoft Office
Advanced Excel
Power BI
Data Analytics
Performance Reporting
Document Management Systems
Leadership
Relationship Management
Presentation Skills

Location

Near Euston Station (approx. 2 years)
Buckinghamshire

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Leadership

Education Level

CIPS Level 4 or higher, or equivalent relevant procurement qualification or demonstrable professional competence

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

A wide range of family-friendly policies
Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
8% matched pension contributions
Private healthcare
Life assurance
26 days holiday
2 wellbeing days
1 volunteering day
Personal and professional development

About the Company

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Equal Opportunity

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.