INTERIM SENIOR BUYERS- CAPEX ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION & PROJECTS - NEC3 EXPERIENCE (INTERIM 12 MONTHS CONTRACT)

£Very Competitive Interim Day Rate (Dependent on Experience)

Location: North West

Our client is long established and pivotal player within the energy and utilities supply chain and utilises world leading technology at its plant in the North West. As a result of continued growth and major projects our client is looking for two Senior Buyers for its CAPEX, Engineering, Construction and Projects function on an interim (minimum 12 month contract) basis.

The focus of the roles is the leadership of cross functional teams on major sourcing projects, developing and executing sourcing strategies; the tender and negotiation process; supplier selection, drafting, award and execution of contracts; commercial management of suppliers' post contract management of capital investments and infrastructure projects and the delivery of strategic change and operational efficiency. Our client is seeking graduate calibre, MCIPS qualified Construction and Engineering Projects specialists with NEC3 knowledge and experience.

The Roles:
* To support the EPC Project Procurement Manager/ Engineering, Construction and Projects Team in the execution of both local and global strategies.
* To work with relevant customers/stakeholders and procurement colleagues in the development and execution of customer aligned and fully integrated category plan(s) for Engineering, Construction and Projects, and taking the commercial lead in the sourcing, selection, and management of suppliers for all associated projects.
* As a member of a global procurement and category team actively contribute to the development and execution of the category plan and associated projects to drive maximum value from the supply chain and the dissemination of best practice.
* To actively contribute to the development of the Category Plan such that the Team is clear on the vision, strategy, and implementation process.
* To develop, evaluate and manage internal and external supplier relationships such that they support the optimisation of our client's position.
* To manage significant and complex supplier contracts in line with corporate policies and procedures to drive both value and compliance for the Company
* To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
* To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
* To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
* To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
* Support the Procurement Manager in the development of self and peers in becoming a professional customer facing value adding function and exploiting the collective knowledge of the Procurement function.

The Ideal Candidates:
* University degree educated (or with evidence of recent CPD) plus MCIPS essential.
* Experience gained within a multinational, corporate and regulated environment such as utilities, aerospace, pharmaceutical, electronics, engineering, capital intensive industry, construction, environments etc.
* At least four years' procurement experience including minimum two years in a category manager or senior buyer role within the CAPEX, Engineering, Construction Projects category area.
* NEC3 engineering and construction contract experience and knowledge essential.
* An understanding of category management principles and a working knowledge of SAP processes and functionality across the procurement process and integration with other functions.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement, persuasion and influencing including business case development and presentation experience.
* Excellent track record of supplier management and development including implementation of supplier management programmes with key suppliers.
* Experience of advising and leading on bid evaluation approach in support of supplier selection.
* Experience of development and execution of project procurement strategies within the context of construction and engineering projects.
* Able to drive a lean sourcing culture, driving efficiencies and improvements by challenging current practice and actively participating with regulatory bodies to support innovative procurement.

INTERIM SENIOR BUYERS- CAPEX ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION & PROJECTS - NEC3 EXPERIENCE (INTERIM 12 MONTHS CONTRACT)

£Very Competitive Interim Day Rate (Dependent on Experience)

Location: North West

Our client is long established and pivotal player within the energy and utilities supply chain and utilises world leading technology at its plant in the North West. As a result of continued growth and major projects our client is looking for two Senior Buyers for its CAPEX, Engineering, Construction and Projects function on an interim (minimum 12 month contract) basis.

The focus of the roles is the leadership of cross functional teams on major sourcing projects, developing and executing sourcing strategies; the tender and negotiation process; supplier selection, drafting, award and execution of contracts; commercial management of suppliers' post contract management of capital investments and infrastructure projects and the delivery of strategic change and operational efficiency. Our client is seeking graduate calibre, MCIPS qualified Construction and Engineering Projects specialists with NEC3 knowledge and experience.

The Roles:
* To support the EPC Project Procurement Manager/ Engineering, Construction and Projects Team in the execution of both local and global strategies.
* To work with relevant customers/stakeholders and procurement colleagues in the development and execution of customer aligned and fully integrated category plan(s) for Engineering, Construction and Projects, and taking the commercial lead in the sourcing, selection, and management of suppliers for all associated projects.
* As a member of a global procurement and category team actively contribute to the development and execution of the category plan and associated projects to drive maximum value from the supply chain and the dissemination of best practice.
* To actively contribute to the development of the Category Plan such that the Team is clear on the vision, strategy, and implementation process.
* To develop, evaluate and manage internal and external supplier relationships such that they support the optimisation of our client's position.
* To manage significant and complex supplier contracts in line with corporate policies and procedures to drive both value and compliance for the Company
* To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
* To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
* To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
* To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
* Support the Procurement Manager in the development of self and peers in becoming a professional customer facing value adding function and exploiting the collective knowledge of the Procurement function.

The Ideal Candidates:
* University degree educated (or with evidence of recent CPD) plus MCIPS essential.
* Experience gained within a multinational, corporate and regulated environment such as utilities, aerospace, pharmaceutical, electronics, engineering, capital intensive industry, construction, environments etc.
* At least four years' procurement experience including minimum two years in a category manager or senior buyer role within the CAPEX, Engineering, Construction Projects category area.
* NEC3 engineering and construction contract experience and knowledge essential.
* An understanding of category management principles and a working knowledge of SAP processes and functionality across the procurement process and integration with other functions.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement, persuasion and influencing including business case development and presentation experience.
* Excellent track record of supplier management and development including implementation of supplier management programmes with key suppliers.
* Experience of advising and leading on bid evaluation approach in support of supplier selection.
* Experience of development and execution of project procurement strategies within the context of construction and engineering projects.
* Able to drive a lean sourcing culture, driving efficiencies and improvements by challenging current practice and actively participating with regulatory bodies to support innovative procurement.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER - SPECIALIST (EPC) ENGINEERING & PROJECTS - HIGH HAZARD/HIGH INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENT

C£58-68000/€68-79500 (DOE) Bonus Excellent Benefits

North West UK or Netherlands or North West Germany

Our client is a global player with the high hazard and high integrity energy and power generation sector. Its portfolio of projects ranges from €50 million to in excess of €500 million. Its Engineering and Projects division supports Group project services across sites in the UK and mainland Europe.

The Role:

The role of Senior Project Engineer - Specialist Projects forms part of Group Projects and the Project Engineering team. The Senior Project Engineer - Specialist Projects will manage all of the requirements and technical activities for a given specialist project or project scope (relating to Cascade Design & Install, Plant Control Systems, Core Equipment Specialist knowledge or delivery of bespoke R&D projects) aiming at assuring project accuracy, quality and cost control from conception to completion.

The Senior Project Engineer - Specialist (EPC) Project will build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships. As Senior Project Engineer - Specialist Projects, your remit will span supplier selection and evaluation, to direct delivery of engineering/design scope for specialist projects.

Therefore, this role will be ideal for a Senior Project Engineer with a solid generalist understanding of a wide range of engineering disciplines, alongside specialist knowledge relating to Cascade Design & Install, Plant Control Systems, Core Equipment specialist knowledge or delivery of bespoke R & D projects enabling the role to deliver integrated design solutions and to oversee engineering at a project level of high complexity.

The role would report to the Manager of the Project Engineering function, and you would be responsible for indirect management of contractors at multiple locations and for budgetary responsibility for engineering contracts up to c€40 million.

The role of Senior Project Engineer - Specialist (EPC) Projects has multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, interfacing across the whole group and this on occasion may require travel to mainland Europe to assist with projects.

As Senior Project Engineer- Specialist Projects you may be assigned to one project or several packages of work that form part of a large project of strategic importance.

The Ideal Candidate:

* University degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction or similar.

* At least five years' experience in a fully accountable technical project engineering role within EPC projects.

* Specialist knowledge in either Cascade design & install, Plant Control Systems, Core Process delivery, bespoke R & D project delivery are a prerequisite for success in this role.

* Full design project lifecycle project engineering experience from concept development, initiation through to closeout/handover.

* Skilled in implementing and delivering engineering/design strategy against project objectives with minimal supervision.

* Proven leadership experience and the ability to work with minimum supervision.

* Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing cost predictability aligning multicultural team members around clear common goals to successfully achieve project objectives ranging from oversight to management by influencing to deliver.

* Demonstrable project engineering experience supporting complex, multi contract, multi discipline EPC project(s).

* Experience of successfully managing contractual relationships with suppliers including provision of free issue materials, technology, or IP.

* Proven track record of contract delivery protecting our client's contractual position whilst preventing the likelihood of claims.

* Skilled in setting standards for documentation, knowledge management and administration ensuring that suppliers meet contractual obligations.

* Strong competence and capability working with teams of high performing professionals accountable for the delivery of projects.

* Additional professional qualifications such as CEng or EUR ING. CDM Principal Designer Representative experience very useful.

* A project management qualification such as APM or PMI or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) would be highly advantageous.

* Awareness of contracting methodologies such as NEC3, NEC4 etc

* On site construction experience.

Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

PROJECT ENGINEER - (EPC) ENGINEERING & PROJECTS - HIGH HAZARD/HIGH INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENT

C£40-50000/€47-58500 (DOE) Bonus Excellent Benefits

North West UK or Netherlands or North West Germany

Our client is a global player with the high hazard and high integrity energy and power generation sector. Its portfolio of projects ranges from £50 million to in excess of £500 million. Its Engineering and Projects division supports Group project services across sites in the UK and mainland Europe.

The Role:

The Project Engineer (EPC) will ensure that project requirements are completed accurately, on time, within budget and to the required quality standard, whilst building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships. As Project Engineer your remit will span supplier selection and evaluation, to direct delivery of engineering/design scope for selected projects from conception to completion.

Therefore, this role will be ideal for a Project Engineer with a solid generalist understanding of a wide range of engineering disciplines, enabling the role to deliver integrated design solutions and to oversee engineering at project level with varying degrees of complexity.

The role would report to a Project Engineering Manager, and you would be responsible for indirect management of contractors at multiple locations and for budgetary responsibility for engineering contracts up to c€5 million.

The role of Project Engineer (EPC) has multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, interfacing across the whole group and this on occasion may require travel to mainland Europe to assist with projects.

As Project Engineer you may be assigned to one project or several packages of work that form part of a large project of strategic importance.

The Ideal Candidate:

* University degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction or similar.

* At least three years' experience in a fully accountable technical project engineering role within EPC projects.

* Full design project lifecycle project engineering experience from concept development, initiation through to closeout/handover.

* Skilled in implementing engineering/design strategy against project objectives with minimal supervision.

* Proven leadership experience and the ability to work with minimum supervision.

* Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing cost predictability aligning multicultural team members around clear common goals to successfully achieve project objectives ranging from oversight to management by influencing to deliver.

* Demonstrable project engineering experience supporting complex, multi contract, multi discipline EPC project(s).

* Experience of successfully managing contractual relationships with suppliers including provision of free issue materials, technology, or IP.

* Proven track record of contract delivery protecting our client's contractual position whilst preventing the likelihood of claims.

* Strong competence and capability working with teams of high performing professionals accountable for the delivery of projects.

* Additional professional qualifications such as CEng or EUR ING. CDM Principal Designer Representative experience very useful.

* A project management qualification such as APM or PMI or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) would be highly advantageous.

* Awareness of contracting methodologies such as NEC3, NEC4 etc

* On site construction experience.

Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

PROJECT ENGINEERING MANAGERS - (EPC) ENGINEERING & PROJECTS - HIGH HAZARD/HIGH INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENT

C£60-68000/€70-79500 (DOE) Bonus Excellent Benefits

North West UK or Netherlands or North West Germany

Our client is a global player with the high hazard and high integrity energy and power generation sector. Its portfolio of projects ranges from €50 million to in excess of €500 million. Its Engineering and Projects division supports Group project services across sites in the UK and mainland Europe.

The Roles:

The role of Project Engineering Manager (EPC) forms part of Group Projects and Project Engineering. Project Engineering Managers will plan and direct all design and technical resources working on specific projects. They will manage the development, implementation and evaluation of complex designs. This will include overseeing product construction and testing to ensure efficient and effective completion of projects.

The Project Engineering Managers (EPC) will ensure that engineering resource and capability assigned to deliver projects are technically fit for purpose and meet statutory requirements. Your remit will stretch from project engineering and design strategies through to supplier selection and evaluation, to direct delivery of engineering/design scope for selected projects from conception to completion.

Therefore, these roles will be ideal for Project Engineering Managers with solid generalist understanding of a wide range of engineering disciplines, ensuring the management of multiple engineering disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions of a moderate ot high degree of complexity.

Project Engineering Managers will be assigned a portfolio of projects varying in size and complexity, each of strategic significance. Direct reports will range from 1-10 typically degree educated with relevant accreditation with some PhD level educated. In addition, you will be responsible for c10-40 indirect reports from contractors based at multiple UK and pan European locations.

Project specific engineering budgetary responsibility would be in the range €5-50 million.

Project Engineering Managers will have multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, and will interface across the whole group and this will require travel to mainland Europe to assist with the delivery of multiple projects.

The Ideal Candidates:

* University degree (or equivalent) in Engineering within demonstrable success in engineering management.

* At least five years' experience in a fully accountable technical project engineering leadership role within EPC projects.

* Full design project lifecycle project engineering management experience from concept development, initiation through to closeout/handover.

* Ability to analyse project requirements and critical success factors, translating these into bespoke engineering/design strategies.

* Demonstrable ability to convey the strategy and build a team accountable for delivery of the project.

* Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing cost predictability aligning multicultural team members around clear common goals to successfully achieve project objectives ranging from oversight to management by influencing to deliver.

* Skilled in managing ambiguity and confident to take accountability for creating governance models, resource plans and delivery to meet project requirements.

* Experience of successfully managing contractual relationships with suppliers including provision of free issue materials, technology, or IP.

* Proven track record of contract delivery protecting our client's contractual position whilst preventing the likelihood of claims.

* Skilled in setting standards for documentation, knowledge management and administration ensuring that suppliers meet contractual obligations.

* Demonstrable project engineering management experience supporting complex, multi contract, multi discipline EPC project(s).

* Strong competence and capability working with teams of high performing professionals accountable for the delivery of projects.

* Additional professional qualifications such as CEng or EUR ING. CDM Principal Designer Representative experience very useful.

* A project management qualification such as APM or PMI or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) would be highly advantageous.

* Awareness of contracting methodologies such as NEC3, NEC4 etc

* On site construction experience.

Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS - (EPC) ENGINEERING & PROJECTS - HIGH HAZARD/HIGH INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENT

C£80-90000/€93-105,000 (DOE) Bonus Excellent Benefits

North West UK or Netherlands or Germany

Our client is a global player with the high hazard and high integrity energy and power generation sector. Its portfolio of projects ranges from €50 million to in excess of €500 million. Its Engineering and Projects division supports Group project services across sites in the UK and mainland Europe.

The Roles:

Reporting to the Group Projects Director, the Senior Project Managers will provide and enhance our client's project delivery capabilities across a global footprint stretching over four operational sites and several business activities. Senior Project Managers will be embedded within Group Projects and will provide excellence in the delivery of capital projects.

These roles will cover the full project lifecycle from project set up, initiation through to project delivery stages and closure. Senior Project Managers (EPC) will be fully accountable to deliver assigned projects on time and within €multi million budgets. Small/medium projects could be €50-100 million rising to €500 million plus for major capex projects.

The Senior EPC Project Managers will provide subject matter consulting expertise and advice across the engineering and capital projects portfolio. These are direct delivery senior project management roles, and you may be assigned to one major or a number of small-medium projects, all of strategic significance.

Senior Project Managers will be assigned a portfolio of projects varying in size and complexity, each of strategic significance. Direct reports will range from 5-20 at varying levels from blue collar to MSc and PhD level educated. In addition, you will be responsible for c20-60 indirect reports from contractors based at multiple UK and pan European locations.

Senior Project Managers will have multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, and will interface across the whole group and this on occasion may require travel to mainland Europe to assist with the delivery of multiple projects.

Specifically, the Senior Project Managers - Engineering & Projects will:

* Actively promote a proactive safety culture, be role models throughout the project lifecycle across the Group.

* Advise, consult, lead and provide feedback in the development and evolvement of the Group's Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to delivery of objectives and strategy across the capital expenditure portfolio.

* Overall responsibility for the delivery of projects to meet safety, scope, cost, schedule and business benefit targets.

* Communicate strategy, objectives and benefits to business unit and Group whilst implementing organisational strategy to achieve maximum business benefit.

* Develop a high-performance team, ensuring flawless integration of sub disciplines and functions throughout the project lifecycle.

* Foster and enhance owner relationships with subcontractors and vendors.

* Ensure our client's commercial position is robustly protected through the application of industry best practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, contract negotiation and contract management.

The Ideal Candidates:

* University degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction or similar.

* Post graduate qualification such as MSc, MBA highly advantageous.

* At least five years' experience in a fully accountable technical project management role actively leading EPC projects (or as a project owner).

* Full project lifecycle management experience from concept development, initiation through to closeout/handover.

* Demonstrable experience of accountability for a complex, multi contract, multi discipline project(s) in a lead EPC role or owner role.

* A project management qualification such as APM or PMI or Chartered Project Project Professional (ChPP).

* Awareness of contracting methodologies such as NEC3, NEC4 etc

* On site construction experience.

* Experience of managing multi-cultural teams within a matrix pan European environment.

* Demonstrable success in project delivery in multiple industries would be highly advantageous.

* Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader. Please note that this role will require Security Clearance.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER - PLANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

"Excellent career development opportunity for experienced Mechanical Engineer to take the lead on plant and maintenance improvement projects."

£Very Competitive Dependent on Experience + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

Working within a plant maintenance team, you'll already know that there's a constant dilemma between maintaining the plant and improving it.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll probably identify opportunities for plant improvement all the time, but you never have the chance to carry any of those projects out.

It can be frustrating, mainly when you know those improvement projects could make a massive difference in the production plant's process efficiency, yield, or downtime.

If that's the case, you could be the person our client needs for their company. They're a highly respected household name with operations spanning the globe, and they need a graduate-level mechanical engineer to help them improve their plant operations.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager but sits aside from the day-to-day maintenance activities to allow you to focus on these medium to long-term improvement projects entirely.

Using your mechanical engineering knowledge and experience of 365/24/7 heavy processing machinery, you'll research known issues and create plans for resolving them with robust, long-term solutions. Our client isn't interested in "sticking plaster" fixes, as they are focused on increasing uptime and plant reliability for the future and the present.

There'll be plenty of opportunities to use your project management skills as you'll oversee the implementation of your improvement projects, liaising with all the other relevant departments and managing sub-contractors as required.

As our client's plant runs continuously, you'll need some flexibility to work shifts, but, in return, our client will invest in you by fully supporting your career development and progress through their business. They also offer relocation assistance if you live outside of their commutable area.

Given the nature of this role, our client expects you will have a degree in a mechanical engineering related discipline and will have worked in a continuous heavy industry such as chemicals, glass, steel, or construction materials.

CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER

£Very Competitive (Dependent on Experience) + Bonus + Benefits + Relocation Assistance

"Fantastic career development opportunity for degree educated Chemical Engineer"

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

This is an exciting career development opportunity for a degree educated and ambitious Chemical Engineer to join the plant optimisation team of a UK market leader.

Working closely with production, maintenance, project and environmental management colleagues, you will focus on plant performance to enable the plant to achieve its Health Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ) and performance objectives. The main elements of the role are to:

• Maintain high safety standards and effectively coach and challenge others to work safely.
• Monitor key process parameters, identify actions and define instructions to deal with deviations from targets.
• Conduct day to day and longer term investigations to improve performance and optimise plant operations.
• Implement systems, tools and procedures to optimise the production process.
• Support, and where appropriate lead, multidisciplinary teams, projects, Plant Improvement Plans (PIP) and other initiatives to meet business targets.
• Build and maintain positive relations with other teams to achieve the plant's goals

The Ideal Applicant:

• Degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering or related subject

· IOSH qualification or willing to work towards.

· IChemE associated - working towards or willing to attain chartered engineer status

· At least 2-3 years minimum proven experience in chemical process engineering and plant performance improvement. Cement production industry experience would be highly advantageous.

· Strong IT skills, proficient in the use of Pi and MS office packages

· Environmental awareness in relation to developing a positive impact on the business.

· Strong knowledge of the physico-chemical products.

· Good knowledge of process control methods and statistical methods for troubleshooting.

· Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

· Competent to assist the development of production operators to enhance the effectiveness of the process.

· High safety standards and a wide knowledge of Health and Safety management techniques (e.g. Risk Assessments).

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Persuasion and influencing skills

Our client offers excellent development and the opportunity to make a real difference in a business that really values its people. Relocation assistance will also be considered.

To apply without delay, please email your CV for quoting reference LX 865409

ENGINEERING PROJECTS MANAGER - CAPEX PROJECTS

"Provide best in class engineering and project management services to our client's flagship Scottish manufacturing facility."

£Very Competitive (Dependent on Experience) + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation

Location: East Lothian, Scotland (Relocation Assistance Available)

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

Are you a Project Manager with experience in leading complex, heavy engineering projects?

If so, our client needs your skills as they have several major CapEx projects to carry out on their manufacturing site.

As the Project Manager, you'll follow the projects from inception to completion, working on the initial specification of the project's requirements then coordinating all the subsequent activities.

Our client is a well-known, global manufacturer and has significant resources and expertise from their central capital projects team to bring into your projects as required. While you may be involved in some process plant projects, your focus will be on the site infrastructure. As such, your background should include managing complex civil and construction projects.

The site is a 365/24/7 heavy process engineering operation, so managing the project works around the continuous production cycle will challenge your project management and communication skills. An appreciation of a wide variety of engineering disciplines i.e. electrical, mechanical, chemical, process control and optimisation will be critical to success and credibility in this role.

Our client envisages you having a degree in engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical), ideally hold a project management qualification, and be fully conversant with the CDM regulations (again, a CDM qualification is preferred).

You'll hold complete budgetary control of the projects and need to demonstrate managing project budgets of £10m in your previous employment.

You will demonstrate a consistent track record of Capital Projects programme management including contractor selection and appointment, gained within a heavy industrial, multi-site, matrix organisational environment.

Demonstrable track record of project leadership via internal project and site engineering teams and external contractors/sub-contractors within a high safety critical, culture.

In-depth understanding of planned preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and energy consumption.

Excellent financial management experience including capital investment budget proposals and approval process in line with strategic capital forecasts.

Excellent people management experience familiar with managing direct and indirect team; good persuasion and influencing capabilities, with the ability to challenge, question and collaboratively develop logical solutions.

Current or recent Capital Projects Engineering Management experience gained within a very high safety culture, multi-site, heavy industrial processing sector such as steel, chemicals, cement, construction materials, energy/power or similar environment.

In return, our client is offering a generous salary and can provide relocation assistance for the perfect candidate.

There are many more details to discuss on this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV to quoting reference LX 855059

PROCESS OPTIMISATION ENGINEER -CEMENT

"Fantastic career development opportunity for degree educated Chemical Engineer"

£Very Competitive (Dependent on Experience)  + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

What do you know about cement?

If your answer is along the lines of "I once mixed some with my dad to fix the garage floor", then you're probably not the person we're looking for in this role. Sorry. Life isn't always fair.

However, if your answer includes words like Alite, Belite, Tricalcium aluminate, and Brownmillerite (without Googling "what is cement?"), then we're talking the same language.

As an experienced chemical process engineer, you'll know your way around a cement plant. You'll understand the various processes involved in producing cement in a 365/24/7 operation.

Our client knows as much about cement as anyone. They should do, as they've been producing it for many, many years.

But they do need someone to work with them to improve their processes at this particular plant. And those continuous improvement processes will be a core focus of your role.

Like all heavy engineering plants, they use significant amounts of power and are keen to continually develop company-wide power reduction projects to drive down their power consumption. Alongside that, they want to optimise their fuel consumption and increase the use of Waste Derived Fuels and Alternative Raw Materials to reduce their fuel spend even further.

So, those are examples of the large-scale and long-term projects you'll be working on alongside your day-to-day analysis of the process data to optimise machine performance and utilisation.

Due to the nature of this role, our client expects you to have a degree in chemical engineering and either hold or be willing to work towards an IOSH qualification and Chartership, which they will fully support.

They are also happy to provide relocation assistance to move you to their local area if you live further away.

There's much more detail to discuss so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 855060.

INTERIM SENIOR BUYER - INDIRECT SPEND - CORPORATE/SITE SERVICES

"Graduate calibre, CIPS qualified Senior Buyer/ Category Specialist or Category Manager sought interim contract for 6 months by global energy leader."

C£50-60000 pro rata (Interim day rate Dependent on Experience)

Location: North West

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

This is an 6 month interim opportunity for a graduate calibre, CIPS qualified procurement professional to join a global multinational energy environment within its indirect spend area covering corporate and site services. Our client is a multi-site manufacturing/processing and complex matrix organisation.

Our client has an opportunity for an Interim Senior Buyer for its Indirect Services Category Management team. Specifically, you will support categories such as Corporate & Professional Services, Site Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, MRO, Operational Support and Consumables with tactical and operational buying activities.

The interim Senior Buyer will operate as part of a large procurement category management team, and will work closely with national, European and global divisions and business units.

The Role:

· The delivery of agreed category plans through the execution of strategic sourcing projects to meet business partner requirements, maximizing value for our client.
· Contributing to the development of category plans by creating and owning sub-category plans
· Support the development of medium to long range category plans and be able to influence the development of value delivery plans through knowledge of local needs and local supply markets.
· The implementation of strategic sourcing and supplier management activities to deliver in year value as well as using knowledge of local needs and supplier capabilities to contribute to the development of long-range category plans developed using standard company tools and communicated through the appropriate governance models.
· Savings delivery is a critical component of the role and Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of reporting and management of value outlooks in standard company reporting tools.
· Collaborate with project specific stakeholders to ensure change management is efficient and effective to guarantee sustainable value delivery.
· Change management is a key challenge in the role and Senior Buyers must have expert influencing and negotiation skills alongside key technical competencies relating to procurement transactional planning, commercial contract management and supplier relationship management.
· Senior Buyers will provide the first line of supplier performance management activities to ensure sustainable and secure supply of goods and services to support ongoing safe and effective operation of facilities.

The Ideal Candidate:

· Will be university degree educated, part or fully qualified CIPS, with previous multinational strategic commercial procurement, buying and sourcing experience ideally within indirect categories, although experience in direct categories would still be of interest.
· Commercial procurement/tactical and strategic buying experience gained within a multinational matrix organisation.
· Experienced in sourcing, negotiation and management of spend categories.
· A proven track record of working with senior stakeholders across multiple sites.
· Self-starter, with lots of initiative, drive and ambition to succeed.
· Confidence and capability Must be able to influence at all levels of the organisation through strong relationship management.
· Excellent analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.
· Excellent team working ability, particularly with suppliers and sourcing managers.
· Ability to develop and manage strong relationships both internally and externally (e.g. suppliers).
· Highly motivated with a drive for results - performance focussed.
· Strong integrity ensuring procurement operates to high standards and is fully trusted by its internal and external stakeholders.
· Naturally analytical and inquisitive.
· Experience of SAP/SAP Ariba procurement systems essential.
· Demonstrate attention to detail to derive accurate and insightful recommendations.

INTERIM SENIOR BUYER - INDIRECT SPEND - CORPORATE/SITE SERVICES

"Graduate calibre, CIPS qualified Senior Buyer/ Category Specialist or Category Manager sought interim contract for 6 months by global energy leader."

C£50-60000 pro rata (Interim day rate Dependent on Experience)

Location: North West

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

This is an 6 month interim opportunity for a graduate calibre, CIPS qualified procurement professional to join a global multinational energy environment within its indirect spend area covering corporate and site services. Our client is a multi-site manufacturing/processing and complex matrix organisation.

Our client has an opportunity for an Interim Senior Buyer for its Indirect Services Category Management team. Specifically, you will support categories such as Corporate & Professional Services, Site Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, MRO, Operational Support and Consumables with tactical and operational buying activities.

The interim Senior Buyer will operate as part of a large procurement category management team, and will work closely with national, European and global divisions and business units.

The Role:

· The delivery of agreed category plans through the execution of strategic sourcing projects to meet business partner requirements, maximizing value for our client.
· Contributing to the development of category plans by creating and owning sub-category plans
· Support the development of medium to long range category plans and be able to influence the development of value delivery plans through knowledge of local needs and local supply markets.
· The implementation of strategic sourcing and supplier management activities to deliver in year value as well as using knowledge of local needs and supplier capabilities to contribute to the development of long-range category plans developed using standard company tools and communicated through the appropriate governance models.
· Savings delivery is a critical component of the role and Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of reporting and management of value outlooks in standard company reporting tools.
· Collaborate with project specific stakeholders to ensure change management is efficient and effective to guarantee sustainable value delivery.
· Change management is a key challenge in the role and Senior Buyers must have expert influencing and negotiation skills alongside key technical competencies relating to procurement transactional planning, commercial contract management and supplier relationship management.
· Senior Buyers will provide the first line of supplier performance management activities to ensure sustainable and secure supply of goods and services to support ongoing safe and effective operation of facilities.

The Ideal Candidate:

· Will be university degree educated, part or fully qualified CIPS, with previous multinational strategic commercial procurement, buying and sourcing experience ideally within indirect categories, although experience in direct categories would still be of interest.
· Commercial procurement/tactical and strategic buying experience gained within a multinational matrix organisation.
· Experienced in sourcing, negotiation and management of spend categories.
· A proven track record of working with senior stakeholders across multiple sites.
· Self-starter, with lots of initiative, drive and ambition to succeed.
· Confidence and capability Must be able to influence at all levels of the organisation through strong relationship management.
· Excellent analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.
· Excellent team working ability, particularly with suppliers and sourcing managers.
· Ability to develop and manage strong relationships both internally and externally (e.g. suppliers).
· Highly motivated with a drive for results - performance focussed.
· Strong integrity ensuring procurement operates to high standards and is fully trusted by its internal and external stakeholders.
· Naturally analytical and inquisitive.
· Experience of SAP/SAP Ariba procurement systems essential.
· Demonstrate attention to detail to derive accurate and insightful recommendations.