Procurement Manager – Professional Services | HS2
Location: Birmingham Snowhill (Hybrid – 3 days office)
Salary: £50,000 – £55,595 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Progression: Senior Procurement Manager (£70,000 – £77,500 + package)

Join One of the UK’s Largest Infrastructure Programmes – Client Side

This is a rare opportunity to join the organisation delivering High Speed Two Ltd and take ownership of high-value corporate procurement projects within a nationally significant programme.

We’re looking for two Procurement Managers to join the Corporate Services (Indirect Procurement) team, delivering end-to-end procurement across professional services categories including HR, Legal, Finance, Audit, Consultancy, and IT Services.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Client-side procurement role within one of the UK’s most high-profile programmes
• Manage complex, high-value procurements ranging from £100k–£100m
• Significant ownership — lead procurements end-to-end with autonomy
• Exposure to senior stakeholders across a major public-sector organisation
• Strong progression route into Senior Procurement Manager
• Long-term career security — 10+ years remaining on the programme, with future opportunities supporting operational phases
• Hybrid working, flexible 36-hour week, and excellent work-life balance

The Role

Working within a 12-person Corporate Procurement team, you’ll manage you own portfolio  procurement projects – typically 2 – 5 depending on complexity, supporting business-critical services across the HS2 programme.

Reporting to a Senior Procurement Manager, you’ll lead procurement activity from initial business need through to contract award and execution, ensuring compliance with procurement legislation and governance requirements.

Most procurements are delivered via established frameworks such as CCS, ESPO, and internal frameworks, although in the future you could also support open-market and negotiated routes where required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full end-to-end procurement activity across indirect spend categories .
• Develop procurement strategies, tender documentation, and evaluation processes
• Deliver compliant procurement exercises under Procurement Act 2023, PCR or UCR regulations
• Manage multiple stakeholder groups
• Run procurement activity via frameworks, call-offs,
• Support governance, approvals, reporting, and commercial documentation
• Ensure transparency, compliance, and value-for-money outcomes

What They’re Looking For

• Recent end-to-end public sector procurement experience
• Strong indirect procurement background — ideally professional services
• Experience working under Procurement Act 2023, PCR, UCR or Find a Tender
• Familiarity with frameworks such as CCS, ESPO or similar
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience managing multiple procurement projects concurrently
• Background within public sector, utilities, regulated industries, or major programmes

Ideal Backgrounds

You may currently work within central government, local authority, NHS, utilities, infrastructure, transport, universities, or regulated procurement environments where they will be procurement professional services under the Procurement Act 2023 and inline with Utility Contract Regs (UCR) or Public Contract Reg (PCR)

If you’re looking for greater ownership, complex procurement exposure, and long-term progression within a major programme environment, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a highly visible client-side role.