Buyer

Job Title: Buyer – Construction

Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64175

Create a Safer, Secure World with Babcock

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

The role

As a Buyer – Construction, you’ll be at the heart of delivering complex and high-profile projects that shape the future of defence, aerospace, and engineering. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your procurement expertise to construction and capital investment projects that make a real difference to national security and infrastructure.

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

Managing procurement for construction and capital projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

Preparing and issuing ITTs, RFQs, and RFIs, and evaluating bids to secure best value.

Drafting and negotiating contracts using NEC4 suite, including amendments and extensions.

Conducting supplier due diligence and supporting technical specification development.

Driving sourcing strategies to minimise risk and total cost of ownership.

You’ll work 36 hours per week, based at our Rosyth site. Hybrid working patterns are available, with three days onsite and two days from home.

Essential experience of the Buyer – Construction:

Proven experience managing contract delivery in construction, engineering, capital procurement, or manufacturing.

Strong knowledge of construction contract forms (e.g., NEC).

Awareness of CDM Regulations.

Skilled in stakeholder engagement and supplier management.

Experience using procurement tools and contract management systems.

Qualifications for the Buyer – Construction:

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in engineering or supply chain.

Membership of a professional body such as CIPS (Level 4 or above) is advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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

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 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: 31/10/2025