Procurement Associate, 1–5 PQE, £65,000–£95,000, Tier 1 International firm, Manchester

The public procurement team of a Tier 1 international firm is growing its Manchester advisory practice, with room for an associate at 1–5 PQE.

Few procurement practices operate at this level - Chambers top band, and on the call list for the country's most significant mandates.

The real draw is breadth. The advisory work runs across nationally and internationally significant projects: government contracts, transport (rail, bus, ports and aviation), utilities (water, electricity, gas and heat), defence, healthcare and regeneration. No narrow diet.

Because that work feeds multi-disciplinary projects led by the IT, outsourcing, transport, utilities, construction, real estate and defence teams, you get the cross-team exposure to carve out a genuine specialism early - rather than waiting years for it.

You'll also work side-by-side with specialist procurement disputes lawyers, feeding technical and strategic input into contentious matters - from behind-the-scenes settlements to major court cases - so you see how the advice holds up once it's tested.

If you want high-quality procurement work with the breadth to build a name in it, this is a rare one.

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