Transport Procurement Officer - West London, United Kingdom - Colbern Limited

Colbern Limited

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West London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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Transport Procurement Officer
Kensington
Contract
£18.76 per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Transport Procurement Officer.

To support the Council's sustainable travel and decarbonisation priorities and help the Council meet its environmental targets.
To expand the network of slow and fast electric vehicle chargers to meet increasing demand to align with TfL's 2030 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy and Action T14b of the Council's Air Quality Action Plan and to meet the Council's Green Plan 2030 and 2040 carbon neutrality targets
To establish what procurement strategy offers best longterm value for electric vehicle chargers and then enter into contracts to provide/install/ operate/decommission not just these, but also the Council's existing fleet of chargers.
To ensure that electric vehicle charger procurement follows the Council governance processes which will include obtaining sign off on the tender documents from the Council's legal and procurement departments and ensuring that successful bidders following procurement sign a contract for the services and to register contracts with the Council's procurement team
To assist with the procurement via the Council's procurement system of services required by the Transport Policy Section by loading prepared tender documents on to the Council's procurement portal so that procurement follows the Council's governance processes.
To lead on liaising with London Councils and LEVI to obtain funding for the provision of electric vehicle charges in the borough so that the financial burden to the Council of procuring and installing electric vehicle charging points is minimised
To identify funding opportunities, prepare and submit bids for EV charging points, claim funding following installation and complete progress reports for funders as required so that the financial burden to the Council of procuring and installing electric vehicle charging points is minimised
To support the Transportation Officer in the rollout of rapid electric vehicle chargers, fast chargers and lamp column chargers to provide good coverage across the borough of charging points of different speeds
To support the traffic order making team at busy times to meet the needs of residents' and visitor to the borough

Skills; Experience and Attitude

Evidence of successful experience of:

Procuring contracts in the public sector including dealing with all legal aspects
Managing and implementing projects and schemes
Bidding for funding
Ability to manage a rapidlychanging workload, prioritising effectively to meet deadlines
Strong written and spoken communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external parties
Ability to work flexibly and take on different areas of work
Ability to work on your own and as a member of a team
Experience of how local authorities operate
Knowledge of legislation relevant to working in Local Government

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV.

Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities.

Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer.