Job Description

To succeed in this role, you must be able to build fruitful working relationships with diverse stakeholders both within the organisation and externally. We will need you to negotiate and deal with external suppliers both as part of the tendering process and in ongoing management of contractual issues. You will also need well developed judgement and discretion to deal with current and emerging issues.

As Category Lead for construction and environment, you will be managing a programme of major construction related procurement projects which are not only within our Housing and Regeneration divisions (major spend areas) but across other areas where construction activities are taking place. You will be required to provide high level specialist procurement advice to managers and co-ordinate procurement activities across the construction and environment, making sure that service departments achieves best value from all their contracts and in the management of allocated contracts.

You will also take the lead and be responsible for managing a portfolio of procurement projects for Highways, Parks and Ground maintenance and other environment construction works contracts. You will be leading on our most complex procurements for this category, making sure they are conducted in line with the regulatory requirements, our policies and service priorities

Our ideal candidate for this role must have strong procurement experience and knowledge of the category they are applying for, with sound technical expertise of best practice within the relevant industries. We need someone with an in-depth knowledge of contract regulations and a solid understanding of OJEU processes. There is a lot of work to be done, so you will need to be an experienced project planner with an eye for detail

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must have strong procurement experience and knowledge of the category they are applying for, with sound technical expertise of best practice within the relevant industries.