About The Role
Are you a proactive problem-solver with a keen eye for detail? Do you thrive in fast-paced, challenging environments and have exceptional skills in stakeholder management and presentation? Join our team as a
Buyer and take on a pivotal role in delivering critical procurement support for high-profile design and build projects.
At Balfour Beatty Power T&D we are seeking a dynamic
self-starter who can hit the ground running, manage complex procurement processes, and drive successful supplier relationships.
Our innovative thinking shapes our industry, equipping the world for tomorrow’s challenges.
Our Team is currently working on a vast project portfolio which is reshaping the entire energy sector in Scotland, with a focus on securing the UK's future energy security and net zero ambitions.
This role will require occasional travel to our projects around Scotland.
What you'll be doing
Strategic Procurement
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement procurement strategies.
- Preparing procurement schedules woven into overall project timelines and construction programmes.
- Engaging Design and Engineering teams to gather and manage detailed technical specifications.
Tendering and Supplier Management
- Managing end-to-end tendering processes (e.g., issuing ITTs, logging responses) using e-tendering platforms.
- Conducting analysis of supplier bids, identifying risks, and making recommendations to support cost-effective decision-making.
- Strengthening supplier relationships through onboarding, compliance checks, and contract evaluations.
Subcontractor Management
- Leading the preparation and tendering of subcontract packages, ensuring precise alignment with technical, commercial, and HSEQ requirements.
- Evaluating subcontractor bids and performance, addressing underperformance whenever necessary, and escalating risks when required.
- Ensuring smooth integration of subcontract activities with project programmes.
Contracts and Reporting
- Drafting and issuing Purchase Orders, Contract Particulars, and various procurement documents while maintaining compliance with client and company policies.
- Delivering reports and presentations to internal stakeholders on procurement progress, subcontractor performance, and supply chain risks.
- Problem Solving and Collaboration
- Resolving supplier queries in collaboration with Engineering teams.
Escalating unresolved risks or issues to senior team members.
Who we're looking for
The perfect candidate for this role will demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: You’re proactive and effective at resolving challenges, with the ability to analyse data and present well-grounded insights.
- Stakeholder Management: You excel at communication and balancing competing needs across multidisciplinary teams.
- Presentation Skills: Ability to present key procurement insights and progress clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Procurement Knowledge: Experience with tendering processes, contract management, and supply chain evaluation and a proven track record in negotiation.
- Technical Expertise: Comfortable working with e-tendering platforms, procurement tools, and key documentation standards.
- Be a team player with key leadership skills and proven stakeholder management
- Experience: Previous project experience within a Utilities or Construction related environment, working with both materials suppliers and subcontractors.
- Education: Relevant business degree, MCIPS (or studying towards) or equivalent experience is desired
- Travel: Willingness to travel within Scotland and across the UK for supplier visits and project/team meetings
Why work for us
- Be part of a major energy infrastructure investment that’s shaping the UK’s low-carbon future.
- Work on challenging, high-profile projects with the support of a skilled, multi-disciplinary team.
- Join a culture of learning, improvement, and excellence—where your voice makes a difference.
- Enjoy a competitive salary, development opportunities, and a flexible, inclusive working environment.
Professional & Personal Development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
- 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
About Us
From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
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