Senior Buyer - Sub Contract

Overview

Senior Buyer handling sub‑contract procurement for heavy civil engineering projects.

Requirements

• excel
• cips
• procurement
• civil engineering
• analytical
• initiative

What You Bring

-Be computer literate and able to work with words. Excel Teams plus bespoke accounting, database and document storage packages. -Extensive knowledge of trades and materials in Civil Engineering -Capable of working on their own initiative with minimal supervision -Good commercial and analytical skills with proven capability of managing workload proficiently -Holding or working towards a CIPS Professional Qualification -Demonstrate sound knowledge of Civils/Construction industry and Procurement experience in subcontract and supplier markets in Construction sector -Experience of working within heavy Civil Engineering and working in Procurement -Competent Sub-contract knowledge of different type of forms of Contract

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Benefits

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

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

-must pass security clearance -mandatory drugs & alcohol screening