Senior Supply Chain Specialist​/Supply Chain Lead

About The Role

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group, delivering some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile major projects across transport, energy and the built environment.

Sizewell C is committed to setting a new standard for leadership in the nuclear sector and in major UK infrastructure.

The mission is to build for future generations—providing home‑grown energy, greater price stability, and abundant low‑carbon power. Aiming to lead the way in creating long‑lasting social value, showing how effective collaboration can benefit communities locally, regionally and across the country.

Through Sizewell C, we will provide secure, clean energy, strengthen the UK economy, and deliver meaningful societal benefits for decades to come.

The project will create a 3.2‑gigawatt power station producing low‑carbon electricity for at least 60 years. It will sit alongside Sizewell B, which has been operating since 1995 and has already prevented more than 76 million tonnes of carbon emissions.

• To develop and/or implement designated procurement plans in accordance with the company goals, the SZC Procurement and Supply Chain Management strategy, but also ensure that good procurement practice is implemented.
• Lead the ITT (Invitation to Tender) process for a wide variety of services and equipment from inception to Signature of Contract.
• To review, negotiate and implement standard form contracts with suppliers, working with the legal team to ensure all project risks are understood and where possible mitigated.
• Work closely and pro‑actively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. This includes working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team within a technically complex Programme.
• Represent the Supply Chain within the Multi‑disciplinary team, and ensuring the commercial aspects of the project are considered and addressed.
• To understand and follow the agreed Procurement processes and procedures, ensuring that these processes are considered within all procurement projects.
• To provide support to the Supply Chain Manager including assessing the scope, duration and expected value of each of the Contracts they are assigned, and defining and reporting on the commercial requirements of each contract.
• To understand and mitigate supply market risks within the relevant area of the project, and communicate such risks to the relevant parties.

• A degree, a relevant professional qualification or significant experience is required.
• Proven ability of working within a complex major project/programme environment in both procurement and post‑procurement phases.
• Ability to promote effective teamwork by personally acting as a mentor & role model.
• Detailed working knowledge of Procurement and Contract Management, along with the associated processes.
• Experience working in a complex dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Good negotiation skills with experience of negotiating procurement contracts.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.
• Experience with in a Nuclear or similar regulated industry desirable but not essential.
• Experience of NEC, FIDIC or other standard form contracts desirable but not essential.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four.

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