Wastewater Approvals Technical Advisor

Wastewater Approvals Technical Advisor Job :  | Job type:
Permanent

Location:

Westland House, Belfast or Seagoe, | Salary: £32,166 to £39,314 per annum Quantity of Posts Available: 1 Closing date:
Monday 26 Oct 2026 10:00 Job summary

Role Description This is an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to join an award winning Commercial team responsible for procuring contracts with an annual spend in excess of £200m. NI Water provides water and wastewater services for all of Northern Ireland. As a member of the Commercial Team you can make a real difference to your community by supporting these vital services.

The Category Manager will be a key member of a highly effective team. You will possess leadership, influence, supplier relationship management skills and sourcing expertise to support your categories. You'll take ownership of your category plans and sourcing strategies to directly support top management decisions and deliver value from external contract spend. If you have an eye for detail, enjoy working with people and want to see the difference you can make at work, apply now to take your next step to becoming a future Procurement leader.

The Commercial Team incorporates Procurement Teams, Contract Management Team and Commercial Management Office. Role Responsibilities Manage a portfolio of contracts to provide continuous service delivery to the business. Manage the tendering of contracts to deliver value for money. This will include developing tender documents, supervising evaluation panels, evaluating pricing, preparing contract award documentation and supporting contracts post-award;
Incorporate Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy into tender exercises, this includes social value, human rights and supply chain resilience. Develop and deliver sourcing strategies with a sound grasp of cost structures, trends and cost drivers. Negotiate the best overall commercial arrangements with suppliers selected through robust tender processes in order to contribute to the overall performance, savings and profitability of the business.

Mitigate risks and ensure that robust contingencies are in place for business critical goods and services and support the business when service or supply issues occur. Provide procurement leadership at category councils to agree and then deliver clear and compelling category plans which increase value or reduce costs to underpin the wider business plan. Subject matter expert for your category, understanding the external supply market for your categories to provide expert advice to the business.

Combine your understanding of the business needs and your categories to deliver commercial and supply chain improvements. Support business change by challenging existing sourcing decisions; challenging existing ways of working; challenging specifications; challenging suppliers to improve their delivery. Develop productive working relationships with key internal stakeholders to build confidence in procurement and commercial strategies and secure buy-in, commitment and support.

Build relationships with suppliers to ensure successful and compliant performance of contracts. Comply with the Procurement Act 2023, the Procurement Regulations 2024 and NI Waters policies. Budget and People Management Responsibilities The successful applicant will have line management responsibilities for a buyer. They will also act as procurement lead on category councils, working with colleagues from across NI Water to deliver the category plans, tender programme and sourcing strategies.

The role has sole authority to approve purchase orders up to a value of £150,000. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to carry out other…