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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Midlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | 50-52,000 |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Job Ref | HS7986 |
| Job Views | 762 |
- Description
- High Speed 2 the new multi-billion-pound high-speed railway to directly link the city centres of: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working within the ‘Construction’ Procurement team who are responsible to deliver the procurement activities required to deliver procurement packages for the stations, railway systems and line of route infrastructure required to build the new high-speed railway. Working on Phase 2 so Procurement strategy experience is useful – ways of delivering, contracts knowledge – innovative ways of delivery.
The Procurement Managers will ably assist the Snr Procurement Managers and will be accountable for significant elements of procurement delivery for each packageand will be involved in activities such as drafting documents, supply chain management, internal stakeholder management etc
Genuinely interested in receiving application from a range of backgrounds including client organisations, consultancies and Tier 1’s – not everyone needs to have a specific OJEU background.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for delivery elements of the operational procurement for the relevant package(s) and providing support for the delivery of the overall procurement, ensuring that these are aligned with other similar packages.
- Supporting the achievement of governance approval and assurance of all procurement deliverables as defined within the HS2 Procurement Handbook. Following approval of the relevant Category Plan, this includes responsibility for developing key components of the necessary Pre-qualification and ITT documentation to agreed timelines and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to permit release of this documentation.
- Supporting the management the procurement evaluation processes for the relevant package, including independently managing the day-to-day evaluation undertaken by a wide array of colleagues, and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to allow appropriate short-listing and contract award.
- Ensure HS2’s procurement activities are undertaken in compliance with EU and UK legislation whilst driving a process that will become a benchmark for future projects around the world.
- Provide support to colleagues within the team and in other areas in the use of eSourcing.
- Ensure procurement reporting and management information is provided accurately and on a timely basis to synch with HS2 business reporting rhythm and cycles.
- Maintain systems data, ensuring appropriate storage, distribution and compliance
- Advise HS2 Ltd colleagues on the appropriate procurement approach.
- Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to challenge and scrutiny
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work activities, supporting and complying with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Skills
- Analytical and commercial skills.
- Skilled in compiling tender and commercial documents
- Ability to deploy a range of negotiation tactics and strategies to secure optimal outcomes
- Demonstrates stakeholder focus, giving priority to engage with and understand requirements, facilitating others’ understanding, to ensure these can be discussed and met as closely as possible.
- Ability to develop meaningful metrics for procurement selection purposes, incentivisation and contract performance measurements
- Ability to act as a mentor to others to help and support effective performance and development
- Ability to tailor communication to appeal to, include and engage with different audiences using pertinent argument and influencing techniques.
- Ability to generate a range of ideas or solutions to address problems or make improvements, taking into account pragmatic solutions
Knowledge
- Governance, Assurance & Compliance
- Strategy Development
- Project Management & Planning
- Estimating & Cost Planning
- Procurement
- UCR/PCR Application
- Bespoke Third Party Agreements
- Contract Management & Administration
- Negotiation
- Dispute Resolution
- Cost Control
- Risk & Value Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Processes
- Systems
- Desirable Memberships / Qualifications - Working towards MCIPS or MRICS
Experience
- Experience in a matrix environment, with high influencing and communication skills – able to persuade on the basis of objective argument founded in fact and analysis
- Experience of utilising different procurement routes, including use of OJEU processes and frameworks
- Experience of procuring large value complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations with a thorough knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation and contracts using the NEC suite of contract forms
- Experience of sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience, together with highly developed communication and influencing skills
