Assistant Commercial Lead - London, United Kingdom - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £37,470 - £45,565

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National: £37,470 £41,925; London: £41,055 £45,565
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Commercial
Type of role:
Commercial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

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DESNZ
The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero for 2023 are as follows:

Delivering security of energy supply
Ensuring properly functioning energy markets
Encouraging greater energy efficiency
Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries

For 2023, our priorities are:

Ensure security of energy supply this winter, next winter and in the longerterm bringing down energy bills and reducing inflation.
Ensure the UK is on track to meet its legally binding Net Zero commitments and support economic growth by significantly speeding up delivery of network infrastructure and domestic energy production.
Improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, businesses and public sector buildings to meet the 15% demand reduction ambition.
Deliver current schemes to support energy consumers with their bills and develop options for longterm reform to improve how the electricity market works for families and businesses.
Seize the economic benefits of Net Zero, including the jobs and growth created through investment in new green industries.
Pass the Energy Bill to support the emerging CCUS and hydrogen sectors; to update the governance of the energy system; and to reduce the time taken to consent offshore wind.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

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Job description:

Are you someone who's interested in making things happen? Who's interested in working alongside intelligent, committed individuals to solve some of the UK's biggest challenges at home and abroad that impact on the lives of millions? Are you interested in being part of the response to tackling global climate change or in supporting UK homeowners with energy efficiency? If so then this role could be for you.

Commercial work at DESNZ is about more than procurements and contracts, although of course those do feature.

It's about working end to end on programmes, facilitating how they will work in practice and finding the best possible people to work with Government to deliver for the best price.

We are focused on enabling delivery, managing risk and securing value for money throughout the whole commercial life-cycle.

Every day our teams demonstrate that taking a well considered commercial approach adds significant value to what the Department wants to achieve and we think you can be part of that.

We want you to develop your skills to become a trusted commercial advisor to our Department. We want you to enjoy our dynamic, friendly and inclusive team and make the most of opportunities for progression.

Key responsibilities:

Work collaboratively and build relationships with colleagues and senior stakeholders in Policy, Finance, Project Delivery and Legal teams.
Develop bespoke commercial strategies to deliver departmental objectives.
Mitigate risk by ensuring full compliance with all relevant policies and procedures whilst balancing delivery priorities.
Engage with the market to test and develop commercial strategies.
Lead and support the full commercial life cycle including: sourcing strategy and timeline development, market engagement, bid evaluation, contracting and contract management.
Support the commercial management process, including monitoring, performance management, appropriate management of information, variations and extensions.
Support the implementation of commercial priorities including realising savings, social value, modern slavery and sustainability.
Maintain and ensure accuracy of the commercial information on the eprocurement system

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