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Ref no: 405416
Published: 03/12/2024
Closes: 05/01/2025
Location: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Salary: £71,175 - £77,884 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
North Lanarkshire Council has recently awarded contracts for the delivery of Housing & Corporate and Roads & Infrastructure maintenance and improvement service. These contracts are a first of their scale and will deliver significant programmes of work enhancing the assets within and lives of people of North Lanarkshire.
An opportunity has arisen to lead our team in Asset & Procurement Solutions, in this key role which has been created to provide leadership and strategic oversight of contract management, governance and relationship management for these Enterprise Contracts and to ensure that the intended outcomes are realised.
In order to be a success in this role you will have a degree or equivalent level qualification in a relevant discipline combined with evidence of continuous professional development. Ideally you will have Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply accreditation and project management experience and training.
With substantial experience working at a senior level in a relevant field, you will have experience of leading a team. You will require experience of managing or working with external teams or consultants coupled with experience in contract management and monitoring including financial and programme resources.
You will have a proven ability to project manage achieving agreed outputs within budget including benefit realisation and you will have experience of leading and driving change. It is important that you are a confident communicator with the ability to influence others.
Please note, as part of your duties and responsibilities, you will be required to participate in the Council Incident Officer standby rota, which will require you to be on standby out of office hours, for a period of one week, approximately four times a year. For this, you will receive payment in line with the Council’s Conditions of Service and full training will be provided. This will be discussed further at interview.
This post is politically restricted in compliance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Working Pattern:
Monday - Thursday: 8:45am - 4:45pm (including a 55-minute unpaid break)
Friday: 8:45am - 4:15pm (including a 50-minute unpaid break)
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council:
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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