Construction Procurement & Commercial Specialist – NEC

Location: West Midlands Hybrid

Contract Duration: 6 months Inside IR35

Rate: up to £560 per day

We are looking for experienced Construction Procurement and Commercial professionals to support a range of projects within a highly regulated environment. The successful candidates will have strong construction procurement experience, a solid understanding of NEC contracts and the ability to manage procurement activities across multiple projects simultaneously.

You will play a key role in developing tender documentation, defining scopes of work, preparing pricing schedules and supporting the procurement process from the early stages of project development through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support construction procurement activities across RIBA stages 0–6.
• Apply current NEC contract expertise across construction and professional-services appointments.
• Prepare and develop tender documentation, scopes of work and pricing schedules.
• Support procurement using NEC4 ECC/ECSC contracts and professional-services appointments, including NEC4 PSC/PCV.
• Work closely with project teams, commercial stakeholders and quantity surveyors to ensure procurement requirements are met.
• Coordinate multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Support tendering, supplier engagement and the wider commercial process.
• Ensure procurement activities align with project requirements, contractual obligations and relevant procedures.

Essential Requirements

• Strong construction procurement experience.
• Current, practical knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly NEC4.
• Experience working across RIBA stages 0–6.
• Understanding of construction contracts and professional-services appointments.
• Experience preparing tender documentation, scopes of work and pricing schedules.
• Ability to lead and coordinate teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Background in procurement, commercial management or quantity surveying.
• Existing Security Check (SC) clearance is essential. New clearance cannot be sponsored for these contracts.

Location & Working Arrangements

The preferred base locations are in Multiple Locations: South of England & Midlands.

The role requires approximately three days onsite per week, with some flexibility depending on project requirements.

Travel to other sites across the national estate may occasionally be necessary. Business travel expenses are covered, excluding travel between home and the agreed base location.

If you have a strong background in construction procurement, NEC contracts and commercial project delivery, and hold current SC clearance, we would be keen to hear from you.