Strategic Procurement Lead for Infrastructure Projects

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of procurement strategies aligned with project and client goals.
• Oversee supplier pre-qualification, evaluation criteria development, and recommendation reports.
• Manage the full tendering lifecycle-from drafting documentation to managing scoring and feedback.
• Ensure full compliance with EU procurement regulations and local governance procedures.
• Support clients in contract negotiations and post-award contract management.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure procurement outcomes align with project delivery.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior team members and procurement professionals.
• Attend client and stakeholder meetings, providing expert commercial input and advice.
• Identify and manage risks within the procurement process and deliver mitigation strategies.
• Represent Cumming Group at industry events, with a focus on client development and market presence.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience and understanding of best-in-class procurement processes using
• Education: Degree qualified in Procurement, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional Accreditation: MCIPS, MRICS, MAPM or equivalent (or working towards).
• 5+ years of experience managing procurement in complex environments, ideally within high-value infrastructure, public sector, or transportation projects.
• In-depth knowledge of EU procurement law and frameworks, along with experience using NEC and JCT contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead procurement on large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of supplier capability assessment, value management, and risk control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confident working independently and under pressure in a client-facing environment.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.