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A little bit about us East West Rail is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, a new railway connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge, and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform transport and economic prospects across the Growth Corridor. The communities along this corridor contribute around £111 billion to the national economy each year. EWR has the potential to unlock a further £78 billion, supporting new homes, new towns, and regeneration across the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor. Committed to in full in the Autumn 2024 Budget and the 2025 Spending Review, this is a programme with Government backing, long-term funding certainty, and real national significance. Role Summary Few procurement roles in the UK infrastructure market offer the combination of scale, complexity and consequence that this one does. As Procurement Manager in the construction works team, you will be responsible for procuring major works contracts at the heart of a nationally significant construction programme, working with NEC forms of contract across commissions that are substantial in both value and technical complexity. You will work closely with all parts of the programme from delivery to engineering to operations. Developing procurement strategies, managing end-to-end processes, and ensuring delivery in line with public procurement regulations and EWR Co’s governance standards.  Your work will be visible at senior and executive levels, and your judgement will carry real weight. This is also a people role. You will line manage and develop an Assistant Procurement Manager, playing a genuine part in building procurement capability across the organisation as the programme grows. For someone who wants to develop as a leader as well as a technical practitioner, that is a meaningful opportunity.