King’s College London are recruiting for an Associate Director of Procurement (Facilities Management).
Venn Group are working In collaboration, therefore please do reach out to Venn Group if interested!
If successful, you will play an important role providing the provision of a procurement advisory and support service to the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
Job Profile:
- Lead tenders and other competitive procedures, ensuring good governance and compliance
- Work with senior leadership to develop strategies to deliver successful outcomes
- Provide constructive reviews of specifications and scopes of services for NEC/JCT contracts
- Provide support to Estates and Facilities to ensure contracts are completed correctly
- Responsible for ensuring that records are maintained in an efficient and auditable manner
- Ensure that record keeping is compliant with any legislative/statutory or funding obligations
- Provide commercial advice and guidance to support E&F Project and Contract Managers to support delivery of their contracting activities
- Maintain records on the contract databases and relevant information on the activities
- Provide guidelines and sources of information on contracts and Framework Agreements
- Manage the approval of suppliers on system on behalf of Estates and Facilities
- Maintain awareness of legislation related to procurement and commercial activities
- Maintain familiarity with systems to support procurement activities
Essential Criteria:
- Understanding of construction industry standard forms of contract and working knowledge of RIBA plans of work, JCT and NEC
- Proven experience tendering, request for proposal and contracting procedures
- Knowledge of legislation applicable to the procurement of a wide range of construction and FM Contracts and associated supplies contracts
- Contract and Supplier Relationship Management
- Experience managing staff
- Proficient in using computerised procurement and management information systems
Desirable Criteria:
- Corporate Membership of CIPS
- PCR, 2015 and European Union procurement procedures and Regulations
Annual salary: Grade 8 £61,896 - £73,057, (Inclusive of £4,000 London Weighting Allowance per
annum Rising to £5,000 in January 2024)
Working hours: Full-Time
Location: London, Hybrid working
Additional benefits: Generous annual leave and pension contributions
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out on the opportunity
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.