Procurement Manager, Construction and Infrastructure (EPC/EPCM)

The role

You will lead sourcing for facilities and services including site preparation, utilities, construction works, and engineering services. You will own procurement for construction, infrastructure, utilities, and site development to enable the Alpha stellarator demonstrator.

What you will do

• Own procurement for construction, infrastructure, utilities and site development activities.
• Develop sourcing strategies and identify the best contractors and suppliers for each package.
• Lead RFIs, RFPs and contract negotiations from market assessment through supplier selection.
• Build long-term relationships with contractors, engineering firms and infrastructure partners.
• Align procurement with permitting, construction schedules and project milestones.
• Support contract execution by managing change orders, supplier performance and commercial risks.
• Improve procurement processes using digital tools and AI.
• Collaborate across Siting & Infrastructure, Legal, Finance and Quality.

Required qualifications

• Around 8+ years of procurement, sourcing or commercial experience.
• Hands-on experience reviewing and negotiating construction, engineering services, EPC/EPCM and equipment supply contracts.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Comfortable working with technical stakeholders in fast-moving project environments.
• Fluent in German and English.
• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Business or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy, nuclear, fusion, aerospace, infrastructure, industrial facilities or other highly regulated technical industries.
• Experience with German construction markets, contractor networks, permitting interfaces, HSE requirements or industrial site development.
• Experience working in scale-up, project-driven or first-of-a-kind technical es and engineering to software, manufacturing, law, and business functions.

About the company

Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). They are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.