Key Notes
Commercial leadership is dedicated to major transport-infrastructure procurement, including rail assets, strategic transport corridors and highways schemes. The role leads complex capital procurements, category strategies and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and Construction Playbook. Salary is £63,685–£69,665, the contract is permanent full time, hybrid working is typically two or three office days weekly, and applications close 27 September 2026.
What You'll Work On
- Lead complex capital procurements for transport programmes including rail assets, strategic corridors and highways schemes.
- Develop category strategies for transport-infrastructure procurement.
- Ensure procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, Construction Playbook and internal governance requirements.
- Provide commercial advice, develop supplier relationships and build capability in project teams.
Why This Role Matters
- Rail, corridor and highways investments are the focus of this specialist procurement post; its capital-procurement decisions support the region’s transport transformation and the public value of those investments.
- Transport-project teams receive commercial advice and capability support while procurement is governed by statutory, construction and internal requirements, strengthening their ability to manage complex capital purchasing within those requirements.
What They Are Looking For
- Domain: Relevant domain knowledge includes understanding of public-sector procurement, contract management and governance.
- Experience: Relevant experience includes capability-building, coaching and continuous improvement.
- Stakeholder: Relevant stakeholder skills include influencing senior stakeholders and analysing complex commercial information.