Senior Procurement Manager – Power & Energy Infrastructure

Overview

In this Senior Procurement Manager role, you will lead strategic sourcing for M Group Energy’s overhead lines and energy infrastructure programme. You will establish robust framework agreements and drive tendering, supplier engagement and commercial evaluations to support ED3 bids and mobilisation. You’ll collaborate with technical, operational, ESG and legal teams to prepare tender-ready documentation and manage procurement governance. The role combines strategic sourcing with risk allocation and contract negotiations to optimise supplier performance. This is a long-term contract with hybrid working and travel to key hubs.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible / hybrid working
• Travel to key hubs
• Long-term contract
• Competitive daily rate
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Travel opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead tendering exercises and establish strategic framework agreements
• Manage supplier engagement, commercial evaluations and contract negotiations
• Compare subcontract packages against labour-only delivery models
• Collaborate with technical, operational, ESG and legal teams to develop tender-ready documentation
• Assess pricing structures, commercial risks and supplier proposals
• Maintain procurement governance and support subcontractor performance management

Key requirements

• Proven procurement and framework establishment experience within construction or infrastructure
• Strong commercial negotiation, contract management and risk allocation skills
• Experience managing specialist supply chains across regional delivery areas
• Excellent stakeholder management and tender evaluation capabilities
• Experience in UK power and energy networks (desirable: DNOs, overhead lines, HV cabling, substations, ICPs)

• stakeholder management
• analytical thinking
• risk awareness
• tendering
• framework agreements
• commercial evaluations

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