Construction Senior Buyer

We Served; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Construction Senior Buyer to deliver high-profile construction projects in Dunfermline, Scotland. This role involves developing sourcing strategies, conducting supplier evaluations, and managing contracts using NEC4. Candidates should have a strong project management background, experience in supplier negotiations, and relevant qualifications like MCIPS. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of contract terms and conditions.
• Proven ability to lead and support supplier negotiations.
• Experience in delivering procurement activity in construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sourcing strategies to optimise value.
• Conduct supplier due diligence and support technical specifications.
• Prepare and evaluate ITTs, RFQs and RFIs.

Skills

Strong understanding of project management principles

Experience in supplier negotiations

Ability in contract management

Education

MCIPS accreditation or relevant degree

Tools

NEC4 contract forms

Job description

Job Title: Construction Senior Buyer

Location: Dunfermline, Fife

Compensation: £45,284.00 - £52,872.00

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70811

Shape the future of national defence and engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Construction Senior Buyer at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.

The role

As a Construction Senior Buyer, you’ll play a crucial role in delivering complex, high‑profile construction and capital investment projects that directly support the UK’s defence capability. This is a career that places you at the heart of major engineering programmes where your procurement expertise drives value, reduces risk, and ensures our projects are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standards.

You’ll be part of a collaborative commercial and procurement function, working closely with project teams, engineering specialists and subcontractors to support the lifecycle of capital and construction activity. It’s a role where you’ll make a visible difference—both to the business and to your own professional growth—developing your experience across contract management, supplier strategy, stakeholder engagement and NEC4 commercial delivery.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver sourcing strategies that optimise value and support capex, bid activity and construction programmes.
• Conduct supplier due diligence and support the creation of technical specifications to ensure compliance and quality.
• Prepare, issue and evaluate ITTs, RFQs and RFIs to support robust supplier selection.
• Carry out bid evaluation, comparison and recommendation processes, considering full total cost of ownership.
• Draft, review, negotiate and manage contracts using the NEC4 suite, including amendments, early warnings, compensation events and extensions.

This is a full‑time, 36‑hour‑per‑week position based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available, with two days per week onsite.

Essential experience of the Construction Senior Buyer

• Strong understanding and practical application of project management principles.
• Demonstrable experience of contract terms and conditions, including flow‑down of customer requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and support supplier negotiations.
• Ability to protect the organisation’s commercial position through effective contract management.
• Experience delivering contract and procurement activity in construction, engineering, capital procurement or manufacturing.

Qualifications for the Construction Senior Buyer

• Knowledge and experience of construction contract forms such as NEC4 or JCT.
• MCIPS accreditation or relevant degree (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience developing procurement strategies and delivering complex projects.
• Awareness of the RIBA Plan of Work and associated construction processes.
• Understanding of multiple construction delivery methods (Design, Design and Build, Traditional).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 04/02/2026