Construction Procurement Manager

Construction Procurement Manager

Harlow District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£500.00 per day (umbrella)

Location:

Harlow

Closing Date: 12th January 2025

Vivid are supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a temporary Construction Procurement Manager on an interim basis of up to 12-months. Please note that this post requires the successful candidates to be based on site 2 days per week.

Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.

The role:

Harlow is a council with over 9,000 Council Homes and has a very ambitious programme to invest in its stock. This year we hope to spend an estimated c £70m on our capital programme and we are looking for construction procurement professionals to help us get our supply chain in place.

The construction procurement managers will be embedded in the property team, but will work closely with the central procurement function

They will manage the production of tender documents, oversee the tender process and write the approval reports taking the project to contract execution.

Harlow District Council has many procurement projects, from low value to large scale projects (Above and below PA23 Thresholds) that are released via an open, restricted or framework call-off tender; the construction procurement managers will work with the HOPS Procurement Lead, Head of Pre-Construction and the Head of Commercial to formulate the pipeline programme and devise an appropriate contract strategy and route to market

These roles will be responsible for taking the projects through the procurement process and into contract

The experience you will bring:

To be successful in this role you must be an experienced and qualified procurement professional who has CIPS and TPP qualifications, previous experience of working within the public sector, ideally in local government. A knowledge of the construction industry would be highly advantageous. This role requires a ‘hands on’ operational approach to the role rather than a strategic lead. Candidates must be able to travel to the site on a regular basis and be available to start on short notice