Graduate Programme 2025 - Procurement

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  Location

  (UK) and various

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  Job Reference

  21177

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Business, Accounting & Finance / Fresh Graduate

Job Description & Qualifications

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 108 offices in 45 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.  As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Our 24-month Graduate Development Programme (GDP) provides you with a learning environment to help you become a well-rounded consultant and launch your career.

From day one, you’ll dive into the heart of Turner & Townsend, building your internal networks and deepening your understanding of our industry and service area. This is your chance to develop industry knowledge that goes beyond textbooks and lectures!

As a part of our team, you’ll receive a structured development plan tailored to introduce you to the technical and commercial competencies that are the stepping stones to success at Turner & Townsend. A dedicated Graduate Development Manager will be your guide, providing support and ensuring you’re on the right track.

Our learning approach goes beyond traditional ‘on-the-job’ training. You’ll benefit from a blend of technical and behavioural training, learning from both peers and experienced professionals. This comprehensive approach equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to excel.

But that’s not all! We are committed to your continuous learning and professional development. We offer opportunities to pursue professional qualifications with esteemed institutions such as CIPS, RICS, APM, CMI, IMEA, ICE, and CIOB (depending on your technical discipline).

Are you ready to embark on a journey that will shape your career and future? Join us at Turner & Townsend and make the difference!

Our Contract Services Procurement team that specialises in projects, major programmes, and enterprise level transformational procurements; supporting our world-renowned public and private sector clients to create bespoke procurement, contract, and supply chain strategies both in the UK and internationally.  

Over this 2-year programme, we offer a tailored training path that will help develop your skills, build your confidence, knowledge and experience. 

We’re passionate about your development and this sits at the forefront of the Graduate Programme. You’ll receive a range of training to develop your skills in stakeholder management, consulting, and leadership, as well as structured competencies to support your development in the delivery of our strategic procurement and supply chain advisory services across Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources, and Defence sectors, in the UK and beyond. You will also have the opportunity to attain a professional CIPS diploma qualification as part of the programme, which is a globally recognised accreditation. 

Previous Contract Services graduates have sourced and procured billions of pounds worth of works and services and have deployed complex supply chain strategies across major projects and programmes, leveraging technology to maximise value and minimize commercial risk for our clients.  

Our services are further described below: 

Intelligent Procurement   

• Our Intelligent Procurement team operates at the front end of the project lifecycle, collaborating with our global clients to deliver business and commercial strategies, procurement and supply chain strategies, deep-dive market engagement, and first-class procurement execution with detailed contracts creation. You’ll form part of our experienced team to help our clients maximise value from the supply chain, mitigate contractual risk, conquer sustainability goals, and harness innovative digital procurement tools to drive value for money, agility, and best in class transformations.  

Major Programmes Procurement 

• Our Major Programmes Procurement team explores strategic solutions for critical major projects and programmes throughout the UK and beyond. You’ll be delivered strategic solutions encompassing the end-to-end project lifecycle, working to embed and deliver complex business, commercial, and procurement strategies, considering market capacity and capability to achieve long-term outcomes. You’ll form part of our experienced team to help our clients deliver major programme solutions, leverage the supply chain to add value, drive ESG and sustainability into the local, national, and international communities, and harness innovative digital procurement tools to drive value for money, agility, and best in class transformations. 

Transformational Procurement 

• Our Transformational Procurement team supports our clients with their enterprise level transformation of their procurement functions.  You will be delivering a number of individual propositions, or in combination including; Sustainable Procurement, Digital Procurement, Procurement Target Operating Model, Cost and Spend Transformation and Procurement Strategy. You will be part of delivery teams who are at the forefront of making impactful and long lasting changes for our clients and the way that they operate within their specific market landscapes. 

Commercial  

• Our commercial team operate within our wider Procurement offering. Working alongside subject matter experts you will collaborate closely with our clients from the very outset of project definition to facilitate a clear understanding of a client’s critical commercial success factors and their appetite for risk across projects, major programmes, and transformational activities. Once these have been established, you will support our commercial team to develop and implement appropriate pricing strategies, innovative incentivisation models linked to financial rewards, and tools for effective contract administration mindful of client objectives, risk profile, and the third-party relationships needed for successful execution of the project. 

Contract Drafting  

• Our contract drafting team are critical to the success of a project, ensuring that the contract is drafted to meet the client’s requirements concisely and clearly. The team works with all types of contracts, from bespoke to standard forms including NEC, JCT and FIDIC. They are required to engage with several stakeholders from clients and lawyers, as well as the wider procurement and commercial teams, to include drafting that reflects the client’s procurement and commercial strategy. As the cornerstone of a project, the contract is a key document that all parties refer to and seek direction from throughout a project. 

Qualifications

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the built environment and the construction industry, spanning infrastructure and real estate.
• Strive to deliver an excellent service for our clients and uphold our unwavering commitment to quality. 
• Are environmentally conscious, aware of current environmental issues, and eager to contribute to a more sustainable future in the construction industry.
• Possess an analytical mindset and are keen to hone their skills.
• Have a knack for exploring and presenting data.
• Are driven to deliver projects and programmes.
• Recognise their own development needs and are ready to invest time and energy in learning and refining their technical and commercial skills.

What’s in it for you:

• The opportunity to expand your knowledge across sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, advisory, defence, or energy and natural resources, and develop the skills to provide commercial, strategic, and analytical advice to our clients. 
• A tailored training plan that will develop your skills and knowledge for your future career, complete with tools to track and advance your personal development.
• Access to our Technical Training Academy, designed to expand your professional knowledge, sharpen your skills, and equip you to tackle future challenges.
• A supportive team environment that drives your development and helps you grow your career as a professional.
• The chance to join a high-calibre, global professional services company that has consistently proved its resilience to volatile market conditions.
• Opportunities to drive and support our corporate commitments to the environment, innovation, inclusivity, wellbeing, and the communities we serve.

Benefits:

• 25 Days annual leave
• Corporate Gym Membership
• Cyclescheme
• Buy and Sell annual leave 
• Pension

In some regional roles being able to drive will be necessary due to the location of client offices.  Please also note this is not a remote role as we operate a hybrid working approach you will need to be willing and able to work in a Turner & Townsend office or a client site.

To be considered for roles in the Defence arena you will need to pass both a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check and UKSV SC clearance – this process will initiated once you have accepted an offer and have indicated you are happy to go through these checks.  A summary of the checks involved can be found here.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.