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Procurement (Construction) Coventry £Up to £83,000 + £6,800 Car + Up to 12.5% Bonus Hybrid Working - 2-3 days onsite The Civils and Infrastructure Team at Ford & Stanley are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager (Construction / Infrastructure) to join a global OEM that specialises in the manufacture of high-quality, high-performance, sustainable battery solutions for various applications. Their mission is to accelerate the global transition to net-zero emissions by pioneering advanced battery technologies. In pursuit of this mission, they are constructing a first-of-it's-kind £4 Billion Mega-factory in the UK . with operations commencing in 2026, but with the design and build set to continue through to 2029. As such, we are looking for a Procurement Manager to lead a team of experienced Buyers to look after various work packages (Civils, MEP, Logistics, etc), for the construction of their new facility. The Opportunity If successful, you will have the opportunity to work on one of the most ambitious factory builds ever undertaken in the UK, working at the forefront of green innovation, and helping establish a facility that will power the mobility and energy sectors sustainably. You will be a key player in a relatively new department, shaping purchasing and supply chain processes from the ground up. You will be well supported to do so, joining a dynamic and innovative team, driven by shared goals and a passion for excellence. This is your chance to make a lasting impact in a start-up atmosphere with the backing of a global powerhouse, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable energy, while advancing your career in procurement. The Benefits £6,800 Car allowance UP to 12.5% Bonus £3,000 flexi-pot. This can be added to your salary, or toward personalising/upgrading your benefits. 25 days holiday + bank holidays Private medical insurance Competitive pension Key Responsibilities: Enhance and oversee the end-to-end indirect procurement function to support business objectives. Lead a team of buyers handling various procurement categories, including sourcing Civil Construction work packages, managing Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, and selecting appropriate contract forms to ensure compliance with UK Public Procurement Policy. Drive process improvements within procurement to boost efficiency and overall effectiveness. Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with organizational objectives, ensuring cost efficiency and quality standards. Review and approve sourcing notes for purchase authorizations through the sourcing council committee. Oversee the planning and design phases of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) projects. Identify, assess, and negotiate with suppliers to secure optimal terms and establish long-term partnerships. Collaborate with internal teams, including finance, operations, and legal, to support procurement initiatives and ensure alignment with business requirements. Candidate Essentials: Extensive experience in Indirect Sourcing, within the construction, energy or transportation sectors. Experience working on large scale projects with direct responsibility for £100m+ spend. Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management. Knowledge of NEC/4 contract terms and broad knowledge around contract finalisation. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculation and presentation experience. Desirable: Bachelor's Degree Specialisation in Engineering, Technology or Quantity Surveying or similar experience would be an advantage. ERP Systems, SAP, Ariba MCIPS Likely Job Titles: Procurement Lead, Procurement Manager, Procurement Specialist, Supply Chain Analyst, Purchasing Coordinator, Strategic Buyer, Category Manager, Vendor Manager, Sourcing Specialist, Materials Planner, Contract Manager, Supplier Relationship Manager, Procurement Analyst, Logistics Coordinator, Inventory Planner, Supply Chain Manager, Purchasing Agent About Ford & Stanley Group Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom. Ford & Stanley TalentWise - Business specialising in blue collar trade & technical services permanent and temporary. Ford & Stanley Recruitment - Business specialising in white collar spanning all company functions with specialist verticals within Digital, Rail Engineering, Civils & Infrastructure, General Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics both permanent and contract. Ford & Stanley Executive Search Business specialising in Executive Search & Executive Interim Solutions in the UK, North America, Middle East and Europe. Ford & Stanley Genius Performance - Performance is always accelerated when good people are coached, inspired, trained and focused in the right way. Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

Time 4 Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Quantity Surveyor to join a highly successful and dynamic construction company who are a highly reputable market leader in retail including supermarkets, pubs, coffee chains and restaurants throughout the UK. The ideal Permanent Quantity Surveyor will be a highly self-motivated individual, from a fit out background ideally having worked on a number of retail, supermarket, branded coffee house, or restaurant projects. As Quantity Surveyor you will primarily be based at their head office in Bristol. Monday to Friday – however you may on occasion be required to work away. Responsibilities for this role: • Preparation of commercial cost and value reporting with detailed end forecasts produced with the Site / Project and Contracts Managers. • Preparation and timely submission of Applications for Payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract • Procurement of subcontractors and the preparation, administration and management of subcontract agreements • Develop and maintain the project risk and opportunity register • Oversee contract administration, including change management • Production of accurate cost and value forecasts (CVR’s) • Work closely with the estimating team to develop accurate and competitive tender submissions up to £5 Million plus. • Oversee and produce accurate material take offs from project drawings and liaise with project team and buyers. • Maintain a high level of communicate and liaison with the project team to manage risk and identify solutions to overcome early warnings and other operational matters • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with clients and other project stakeholders Skills required: • A pride and passion in your work and the company’s resulting performance. • Commitment and drive to enhance the performance to drive the business forward. • A strong track record of success as a Contractors Quantity Surveyor within the civil and mechanical industry • Excellent time management plus communicative, listening, and negotiation skills. • Excellent oral and written skills and be to deliver presentations to clients, and be able to negotiate with effectively with company employers, clients, external stakeholders, and supply chain partners • Capable of working to fixed deadlines and managing risk. • Accuracy and attention to detail • A Degree in Quantity Surveying or similar • Full driving license Benefits; • Salary £45k up to £55k –(salary depending on experience) • Permanent Position • Excellent package. • To start ASAP. • Location – Bristol To apply for this role please send your CV to Hazel Baron through the website

M&E Manager Glasgow £60,000 + Package Our client, a construction main contractor, are looking to recruit an M&E Manager to join their team. Working on various residential projects ranging in value from £5m - £45m. Working as part of their technical team with overall responsibility for the production of internal mechanical and electrical installation designs, and management of external building services consultants where required. Responsibilities: * Provision of high standard domestic plumbing, mechanical and electrical designs, specification information and design calculations for residential, commercial and industrial developments. * Ensure design deliverables are met in accordance with the design programme * To ensure full coordination between mechanical and electrical services together with architectural and structural production information. * Provision of mechanical & electrical specification information prior to site commencement and throughout the project duration. * Free negotiation, instruction and coordination of external mechanical and electrical design consultants when utilised. * Management of external design information – review, collation, register and issue where undertaken by an external consultant or contractor. * Electronic and hard copy issue and registering of drawings received from consultants * Financially appraising mechanical and electrical specifications for value engineering and cost saving promotion purposes * Liaison and management of mechanical and electrical subcontractors including the undertaking of material and workmanship quality inspections * Provision of preliminary outline electrical and mechanical design information at feasibility stages of a development * Collation of information for (and the production of where required) Operation and Maintenance manuals for the Electrical and Mechanical Services * Liaison, co-ordination with other departments regarding development works including engineers, surveyor, buyers, interiors and the construction team. * Building and site surveys – obtaining quotations, negotiating rates, instructing consultants and arranging the works * Investigation of new technologies in regard to pluming and mechanical installations * Assisting with the preparation of tender document * Coordination with contractors on site * Contract administration * Site visits and inspections * Arranging copies of information for other department, consultants and site contractors where required. * Liaison with building contract authority, fire authority and other regulatory bodies relevant to the mechanical services design. * Liaison with utility service providers * Ensure all records of design changes are kept to coordinate “as built” drawings upon completion of the project * Obtain design risk assessment required from project consultants and design contractors. * Liaison with the external Planning supervisor and/or internal Safety Manager/Advisors. * Assisting in the assessment of design and build tenders * Managing design problem issues raised by Construction staff as required * Such other duties, reasonably consistent with the foregoing, as may be required Experience and Skills Required: You will be a driven individual with extensive residential and/or commercial project experience. Having a services engineering Degree or equivalent (HNC/ONC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) you will have excellent AutoCAD expertise and knowledge of iSBEM and IES would be beneficial. Ideally you will also have experience of BREEAM assessments. The successful applicant will be a team player, self-motivation and able to work using his/her own initiative. Experience of MS Office, Excel, and Work is also essential

Our client, a leading water infrastructure contractor, is looking to employ a MEICA Co-Ordinator on a permanent basis to coordinate and integrate electrical and mechanical engineering packages on a programme of water and wastewater treatment projects and to ensure that the scope is delivered in accordance with design, whilst working with project management, construction, procurement disciplines and the supply chain to develop and manage MEICA packages within cost and schedule targets. The primary function of the role would be: • To providing technical support during the pre-target cost agreement phase through contact with the engineering team • The effective management of the interface between the design, commercial, procurement and delivery functions of the project to ensure time, cost and quality targets are achieved. • To develop relationships, systems and processes to provide effective coordination across all designers, client, supply chain, procurement, planners and delivery to ensure cost efficient and effective delivery of Civil and MEICA elements of projects/programmes of work. • To provide technical support on all aspects of Civil and MEICA project scope during pre-target cost phase, outline design phase and support to the delivery phase ensuring consistency and efficient solutions are found. The role would require the right candidate to undertake, and have demonstrable experience in, the responsibilities below. Main responsibilities: • Primarily manage the interface between the pre-con, design, commercial (procurement particularly) and delivery functions of the project to ensure time, cost and quality targets are achieved or exceeded. • Understand and support Pre-con activities to ensure a seamless transition from project hand over. • Manage the Detailed Design and Procurement phase to ensure we successfully achieve Client CSR & company validation sign offs, whilst maximising our opportunities for procurement savings. • Ensure our Strategic Design Partner Binnies provide the right quality of design deliverables in line with our programme requirements through identifying what the important deliverables are, proactively expedite / check them for quality and setting stretch target dates for their delivery. • Have a change control system in place that allows you and the SPM / PM to stay ahead of change, assess impact quickly and be decisive around moving forward, recognising that a decent quick decision is better than a perfect one that is late! • Operate rigorous change control procedures and deal effectively with technical queries. • Maximise our procurement opportunities (buying gains) through recognising time is key to allow our buyers to “sweat” the supply chain for maximum benefit, developing a buying strategy for each project which focuses on the packages where we are going to add most value to the project and avoiding having to rush key orders through by creating time in the design process and making sure subcontract enquiry packages are ready to go well in advance. • Participate in Framework Suppliers selection where required. • Ensure suitably developed technical delivery plan and procurement schedules are produced along with reviews and consideration of any buildability and Temporary Works requirements are carried out. • Provide an effective Civil and MEICA technical interface with the client. • Coordinate, challenge and optimise Civil and MEICA technical solutions, maintaining compliance with design and regulatory requirements. • Ensure early involvement and engagement with the Commissioning & Asset Integration Manager and their teams during the design phase, so a clear strategy and plan can be developed before we go to site. • Report into the Risk Manager on all aspects of Civil and MEICA delivery including performance, forecasting and key issues. • Provide support (MEICA in particular) to all delivery functions across the whole project lifecycle. • At all times focus positively on the Client and Customer. • Understand and implement Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets • Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment. • Undertake Safety Inspections and actively promote safe working and behavioural safety. • Establish a reputation for Project delivery excellence, particularly in the Design and Procurement phases of the project. • Capture and share best practice and embed and drive continuous improvement The experience we are looking for in a candidate: • Can do, will do approach to Project delivery. • General management and leadership skills • Excellent all-round verbal and written communication skills. • Client and partnering focused. • Ability to Listen, motivate and manage others. • Personally, well organised • Team Player • Proven technical ability. • Good Commercial and Contractual awareness. • Ability to manage sub-contract and supply chain through project lifecycle. • Negotiation skills. • Able to work within strict deadlines. • Presentation skills. • Proficient computer and IT skills. • A minimum of an HND.HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering discipline • Strong MEICA background, preferably in Water/Wastewater (or related) project delivery and design • Working knowledge of Microsoft packages • Self-motivation • Be able to organise yourself and others workload • Be proactive in your approach • An excellent communicator • A high level of diplomacy and customer focused • IOSH 1 day Working Safely or equivalent Minimum Experience Needed: • Significant demonstratable experience of the infrastructure or industrial MEICA scope, preferably in Water/Wastewater (or related) project delivery and design • Demonstratable experience of general management and leadership skills • Demonstratable experience in organising colleague’s workload • Demonstratable commercial and contractual awareness • Computer literacy including Microsoft Suite Qualifications Needed: • HND/HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering discipline Training required: • IOSH 1 day Working Safely or equivalent If rate of pay is a sliding scale what is needed to get to the top amount: • Significant demonstratable experience of the infrastructure MEICA scope in Water and Wastewater project delivery and design with a leading contractor / main client. • Additional qualifications relevant to water and/or sewage treatment processes. • Professional Engineering memberships relevant to engineering discipline. • Demonstrable experience with all job description responsibilities. • Demonstratable experience with all points in the minimum experience section. The salary banding is indicative and dependent on experience. Details on the full package are to be discussed during shortlisting

M&E Manager Glasgow £60,000 + Package Our client, a construction main contractor, are looking to recruit an M&E Manager to join their team. Working on various residential projects ranging in value from £5m - £45m. Working as part of their technical team with overall responsibility for the production of internal mechanical and electrical installation designs, and management of external building services consultants where required. Responsibilities: * Provision of high standard domestic plumbing, mechanical and electrical designs, specification information and design calculations for residential, commercial and industrial developments. * Ensure design deliverables are met in accordance with the design programme * To ensure full coordination between mechanical and electrical services together with architectural and structural production information. * Provision of mechanical & electrical specification information prior to site commencement and throughout the project duration. * Free negotiation, instruction and coordination of external mechanical and electrical design consultants when utilised. * Management of external design information – review, collation, register and issue where undertaken by an external consultant or contractor. * Electronic and hard copy issue and registering of drawings received from consultants * Financially appraising mechanical and electrical specifications for value engineering and cost saving promotion purposes * Liaison and management of mechanical and electrical subcontractors including the undertaking of material and workmanship quality inspections * Provision of preliminary outline electrical and mechanical design information at feasibility stages of a development * Collation of information for (and the production of where required) Operation and Maintenance manuals for the Electrical and Mechanical Services * Liaison, co-ordination with other departments regarding development works including engineers, surveyor, buyers, interiors and the construction team. * Building and site surveys – obtaining quotations, negotiating rates, instructing consultants and arranging the works * Investigation of new technologies in regard to pluming and mechanical installations * Assisting with the preparation of tender document * Coordination with contractors on site * Contract administration * Site visits and inspections * Arranging copies of information for other department, consultants and site contractors where required. * Liaison with building contract authority, fire authority and other regulatory bodies relevant to the mechanical services design. * Liaison with utility service providers * Ensure all records of design changes are kept to coordinate “as built” drawings upon completion of the project * Obtain design risk assessment required from project consultants and design contractors. * Liaison with the external Planning supervisor and/or internal Safety Manager/Advisors. * Assisting in the assessment of design and build tenders * Managing design problem issues raised by Construction staff as required * Such other duties, reasonably consistent with the foregoing, as may be required Experience and Skills Required: You will be a driven individual with extensive residential and/or commercial project experience. Having a services engineering Degree or equivalent (HNC/ONC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) you will have excellent AutoCAD expertise and knowledge of iSBEM and IES would be beneficial. Ideally you will also have experience of BREEAM assessments. The successful applicant will be a team player, self-motivation and able to work using his/her own initiative. Experience of MS Office, Excel, and Work is also essential

Our client, a leading water infrastructure contractor, is looking to employ a MEICA Co-Ordinator on a permanent basis to coordinate and integrate electrical and mechanical engineering packages on a programme of water and wastewater treatment projects and to ensure that the scope is delivered in accordance with design, whilst working with project management, construction, procurement disciplines and the supply chain to develop and manage MEICA packages within cost and schedule targets. The primary function of the role would be: • To providing technical support during the pre-target cost agreement phase through contact with the engineering team • The effective management of the interface between the design, commercial, procurement and delivery functions of the project to ensure time, cost and quality targets are achieved. • To develop relationships, systems and processes to provide effective coordination across all designers, client, supply chain, procurement, planners and delivery to ensure cost efficient and effective delivery of Civil and MEICA elements of projects/programmes of work. • To provide technical support on all aspects of Civil and MEICA project scope during pre-target cost phase, outline design phase and support to the delivery phase ensuring consistency and efficient solutions are found. The role would require the right candidate to undertake, and have demonstrable experience in, the responsibilities below. Main responsibilities: • Primarily manage the interface between the pre-con, design, commercial (procurement particularly) and delivery functions of the project to ensure time, cost and quality targets are achieved or exceeded. • Understand and support Pre-con activities to ensure a seamless transition from project hand over. • Manage the Detailed Design and Procurement phase to ensure we successfully achieve Client CSR & company validation sign offs, whilst maximising our opportunities for procurement savings. • Ensure our Strategic Design Partner Binnies provide the right quality of design deliverables in line with our programme requirements through identifying what the important deliverables are, proactively expedite / check them for quality and setting stretch target dates for their delivery. • Have a change control system in place that allows you and the SPM / PM to stay ahead of change, assess impact quickly and be decisive around moving forward, recognising that a decent quick decision is better than a perfect one that is late! • Operate rigorous change control procedures and deal effectively with technical queries. • Maximise our procurement opportunities (buying gains) through recognising time is key to allow our buyers to “sweat” the supply chain for maximum benefit, developing a buying strategy for each project which focuses on the packages where we are going to add most value to the project and avoiding having to rush key orders through by creating time in the design process and making sure subcontract enquiry packages are ready to go well in advance. • Participate in Framework Suppliers selection where required. • Ensure suitably developed technical delivery plan and procurement schedules are produced along with reviews and consideration of any buildability and Temporary Works requirements are carried out. • Provide an effective Civil and MEICA technical interface with the client. • Coordinate, challenge and optimise Civil and MEICA technical solutions, maintaining compliance with design and regulatory requirements. • Ensure early involvement and engagement with the Commissioning & Asset Integration Manager and their teams during the design phase, so a clear strategy and plan can be developed before we go to site. • Report into the Risk Manager on all aspects of Civil and MEICA delivery including performance, forecasting and key issues. • Provide support (MEICA in particular) to all delivery functions across the whole project lifecycle. • At all times focus positively on the Client and Customer. • Understand and implement Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets • Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment. • Undertake Safety Inspections and actively promote safe working and behavioural safety. • Establish a reputation for Project delivery excellence, particularly in the Design and Procurement phases of the project. • Capture and share best practice and embed and drive continuous improvement The experience we are looking for in a candidate: • Can do, will do approach to Project delivery. • General management and leadership skills • Excellent all-round verbal and written communication skills. • Client and partnering focused. • Ability to Listen, motivate and manage others. • Personally, well organised • Team Player • Proven technical ability. • Good Commercial and Contractual awareness. • Ability to manage sub-contract and supply chain through project lifecycle. • Negotiation skills. • Able to work within strict deadlines. • Presentation skills. • Proficient computer and IT skills. • A minimum of an HND.HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering discipline • Strong MEICA background, preferably in Water/Wastewater (or related) project delivery and design • Working knowledge of Microsoft packages • Self-motivation • Be able to organise yourself and others workload • Be proactive in your approach • An excellent communicator • A high level of diplomacy and customer focused • IOSH 1 day Working Safely or equivalent Minimum Experience Needed: • Significant demonstratable experience of the infrastructure or industrial MEICA scope, preferably in Water/Wastewater (or related) project delivery and design • Demonstratable experience of general management and leadership skills • Demonstratable experience in organising colleague’s workload • Demonstratable commercial and contractual awareness • Computer literacy including Microsoft Suite Qualifications Needed: • HND/HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering discipline Training required: • IOSH 1 day Working Safely or equivalent If rate of pay is a sliding scale what is needed to get to the top amount: • Significant demonstratable experience of the infrastructure MEICA scope in Water and Wastewater project delivery and design with a leading contractor / main client. • Additional qualifications relevant to water and/or sewage treatment processes. • Professional Engineering memberships relevant to engineering discipline. • Demonstrable experience with all job description responsibilities. • Demonstratable experience with all points in the minimum experience section. The salary banding is indicative and dependent on experience. Details on the full package are to be discussed during shortlisting

A large M&E Contractor, a family owned, and successful business, focused on a full journey of Design, Installation and Maintaence programme for a great portfolio of clients. Working across various projects sectors including Industrial and Commercial. Now seeking a Mechanical Buyer based in their Head Office. The role is based within a warm friendly , and busy team. You will be responsible for the Buying of all Mechanical materials for all active projects, working closely with the Project Managers ensuring all orders and requirements are accurate to ensure the smooth operational delivery. The role offers a competetive salary to match the experience and knowledge of the successful individual. Please contact Laura Ruben to discuss further on (phone number removed) or email : (url removed)

Job Title: M&E Buyer (Project/Site based) Your salary: £30,000 - £40,000 Where: Central London Job type: Permanent How you apply: Online, or telephone (Michael Stevens) Who you'll be working for: One of the longest established and most recognized M&E Contractors in the UK with expertise in design and installation of mechanical & electrical services and systems for the Residential, Commercial, Healthcare and educational Sector. Some of your responsibilities: * You will be responsible for all day to day procurement activities on the project * You will work as part of the project team and will assist the project manager where required. * You will be responsible for the upkeep/progress of the project procurement schedule and thus issue this to the project Manager on a weekly/fortnightly format. * You will be responsible for the completion of mini comparisons under the frame work of the project work orders You: * Should have a strong knowledge of the mechanical and electrical industry with a bias to mechanical side * Must be computer literate in Microsoft word, Excel, Outlook. * Must have strong communication skills and be able to work as part of a project team. * Must have an understanding of budget control and show strong negotiation skills. Do you want to discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail? Then apply here online or contact Michael Stevens on (Apply online only) or (Apply online only)