Senior Commercial Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £39,439 - £47,039
  • National: £39,439 £43,569, London: £42,577 £47,039. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'.
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • COO
  • Commercial
    Type of role:
  • Commercial
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime, Compressed hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Peterborough, Reading, Warrington, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:

Defra group Commercial are looking to appoint Senior Category Officers (SEO) in the Flood and Coastal Risk Management Infrastructure Team to:

  • Lead and manage complex procurement projects for frameworks and contracts to support Flood and Coastal Risk Management activities. These will include requirements such as professional services, consultancy and works relating to civil engineering, construction and ongoing maintenance
  • Build and sustain effective relationships with suppliers and customers
  • Provide day to day advice on commercial issues and governance across the framework portfolio, taking full account of risk, exploiting commercial opportunities and maximising value of money and savings
  • Plan the procurement strategy and process, prepare all tender documentation and evaluation criteria, and lead from market engagement through to tender publication, evaluation, negotiations and award
  • Provide ongoing framework and contract management, including leading calloffs and providing expert advice to internal and external clients

Job description:

Defra group Commercial are looking to appoint Senior Category Officers (SEO) in the Flood and Coastal Risk Management Infrastructure Team to:

  • Lead and manage complex procurement projects for frameworks and contracts to support Flood and Coastal Risk Management activities. These will include requirements such as professional services, consultancy and works relating to civil engineering, construction and ongoing maintenance
  • Build and sustain effective relationships with suppliers and customers
  • Provide day to day advice on commercial issues and governance across the framework portfolio, taking full account of risk, exploiting commercial opportunities and maximising value of money and savings
  • Plan the procurement strategy and process, prepare all tender documentation and evaluation criteria, and lead from market engagement through to tender publication, evaluation, negotiations and award
  • Provide ongoing framework and contract management, including leading calloffs and providing expert advice to internal and external clients

Person specification:


  • Lead and supported delivery of projects including procurements and/or managing contracts or suppliers to a successful outcome
  • Formed positive working relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers including influencing and challenging to gain the best outcome. You may have some line management experience
  • Understand regulatory frameworks, ideally some exposure to Public Contracts Regulations, working within agreed policies and processes and promoted those standards in the way you work
  • Delivered improved ways of working, business change or efficiency
  • Proactively identified risks and issues and managed plans to mitigate
  • Attended and potentially chaired meetings to gain decisions including setting agendas, leading on items and recording actions and decisions
  • Presented conclusions and made recommendations evidenced by analysed information including financial information
  • Supported colleagues, training them as appropriate to help support them with the knowledge and skills to deliver their work in an effective and efficient manner
  • Invested in your own development which might have included keeping up to date on legislation, best practice or developing industry knowledge. Hold or be prepared to study towards CIPS level 6 qualifications

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £39,439, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £10,069 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • Hybrid working (60% in office)
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a
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