Senior Buyer - Sub Contact & Materials

Overview

Manage subcontract and material procurement, negotiate contracts, and ensure best value.

Requirements

• civil engineering
• procurement
• cips

What You Bring

-Civil Engineering / Construction background -Minimum 3 years working in Procurement -Holding or working towards a CIPS Professional Qualification

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Benefits

-Cycle to Work scheme -Competitive salary -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Employee Assistance programme -Life Assurance -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits -24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Option to buy additional annual leave

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs and alcohol screening for all candidates.