# Technical Director - UK Procurement Service Lead (PMCM)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Birmingham, West Midlands
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Director - UK Procurement Service Lead to establish, develop and lead a new procurement consultancy service within our Project, Programme & Commercial Management (PMCM) business, within the Civil Infrastructure & Utilities (CI&U) team.

Working from either Birmingham or London, you will take ownership of defining the vision, capability and growth strategy for the service, positioning WSP as a trusted procurement advisor across both public and private sector clients.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the development and growth of WSP's UK PMCM Procurement Service offering

- Creating and implementing a business plan to establish a sustainable and commercially successful offering

- Developing trusted relationships with key clients and stakeholders across multiple sectors

- Leading business development, identifying opportunities and supporting major bid and pursuit activities

- Providing strategic procurement expertise across programme, project and commercial commissions

- Building, mentoring and growing a high-performing procurement team as the service expands

- Collaborating with colleagues across PMCM and the wider WSP business to provide integrated client solutions

- Championing excellence in delivery, innovation, inclusion, wellbeing and health and safety

Requirements:

- Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS)

- Significant experience leading procurement functions, teams or consultancy services within the infrastructure, construction, programme management or professional services sectors

- A proven track record of developing and winning new business and maintaining senior client relationships

- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate market opportunities into sustainable growth

- Experience delivering strategic procurement advice across complex programmes and projects

- Demonstrable leadership experience, including developing and mentoring teams

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills

- A collaborative approach with a passion for innovation, inclusion and continuous improvement

## Skills

### Required
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS)
- procurement
- leadership
- business development
- strategic procurement
- team management
- stakeholder management
- communication
- influencing

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