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Job Description
Base salary: £38,550 - c.£45,350 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. This means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
The Procurement Manager will be working within a small team to deliver the procurement activities of a procurement 'package', with each package between £10m and £1bn, and will be accountable for significant elements of procurement delivery for each package. The Procurement Manager will work closely with colleagues across the business to prepare and deliver the procurement activities and will align potentially conflicting information requiring significant influencing skills.
About the role:
* Responsible for delivery elements of the operational procurement for the relevant package(s) and providing support for the delivery of the overall procurement, ensuring alignment with other similar packages.
* Supporting the achievement of governance approval and assurance of all procurement deliverables as defined within the HS2 Procurement Handbook. This includes developing key components of the necessary Prequalification and ITT documentation to agreed timelines and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance.
* Supporting the management of the procurement evaluation processes for the relevant package, including independently managing the day-to-day evaluation undertaken by a wide array of colleagues, 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 while driving a process that will become a benchmark for future projects globally.
* 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 sync with HS2 business reporting rhythms 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, 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.
About You:
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.
* 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.
Knowledge
* Governance, Assurance & Compliance (3)
* Strategy Development (3)
* Project Management & Planning (3)
* Estimating & Cost Planning (1)
* Procurement (3)
* UCR/PCR Application (3)
* Bespoke Third Party Agreements (1)
* Contract Management & Administration (2)
* Negotiation (3)
* Dispute Resolution (2)
* Cost Control (2)
* Risk & Value Management (3)
* Supply Chain Management (3)
* Processes (3)
* Systems (4)
* Working towards MCIPS or MRICS.
(1) Aware: Awareness/ theoretical appreciation of the competence.
(2) Practiced: Applies the competence under supervision, primarily in non-complex situations.
(3) Competent: Applies the competence independently or with minimal supervision, often in situations of some complexity.
(4) Proficient: Can critically evaluate and adapt to situations as required.
(5) Expert/ Strategic: Recognised as an expert by other senior professionals, applying the competence independently in highly complex or challenging situations.
Experience
* Experience in a matrix environment, with high influencing and communication skills.
* 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.
* Experience of sponsor/stakeholder relationship and management experience, together with highly developed communication and influencing skills.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Your CV will be anonymised during the first stage of the application review to remove bias from the process.
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
About Us
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high-speed rail network. HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential.
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