DIO Commercial Practitioner - United States Visiting Forces ...
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Job Summary
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
Job Description
About our United States Visiting Forces Contract Management (USVF) team:
The USVF are permanently located at MOD sites across the UK. The team is divided into four workstreams by location and commercial activity. We are looking for Commercial Practitioners to support the team that is focused on delivering major construction projects at bases around the UK covering both Procurement and Contract Management activities, helping to ensure the development and continuity of the USAF mission in Europe.
The team is headed up by a Commercial Lead with considerable Procurement experience.The team is based around the UK with small hubs around Wyton, Andover and Glasgow and have all adopted a hybrid approach to working, with some travel to sites throughout England required.
Why Join The USVF Contract Management Team
USVF Commercial is a dynamic and hard-working, friendly team working at the heart of some of the most exciting and interesting infrastructure projects in support of the United States Air Force presence in the UK and Europe.
You will be working closely with both military & civilian colleagues to deliver operational capability across the USVF sites with the UK, on a wide variety of infrastructure projects, often of considerable strategic importance. The scale and scope of these projects ensure you will receive broad experience and the opportunity to develop your career in a demanding but varied environment which will hone your procurement skills, provide an opportunity to build your market knowledge of a major industry sector, and allow you to make a contribution to maintaining national security.
The size and nature of DIO provides the opportunity for excellent onward career progression. To support your development, you will also have the opportunity to work towards CIPS qualifications or, if you are already at level 4, take this up to full membership.
DIO’s mission is to Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.
To enable this DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.
To Enable This DIO Commits To Offering Its Employees
• The ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO
• Free membership for professional qualifications including CIPS
• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Opportunity to join 6 networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers
• Opportunity to drive and embed sustainable practices and solutions through delivering and managing sustainable procurement for Defence estates
Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.
About DIO
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Person specification
As a Commercial Practitioner In USVF Contract Management Team
You will be report into one of the encouraging Associate Commercial Lead on the team and you will work directly with Project Managers, the US customer and wider stakeholders to give commercial support and assurance to the many infrastructure projects that sit within the portfolio.
A typical day could involve working with project managers to understand a forthcoming requirement for a new military installation, a conference call with the legal department to discuss contract terms and the application of MoD procurement policy, reviewing and evaluating bid proposals for a new project, building up your industry knowledge or considering the most effective way to source a new requirement.
You will have the opportunity to develop strong skills in researching supplier markets, contract drafting and contract management. The scale and scope of the projects involved mean you will have the opportunity to liaise with many other teams, including legal, finance, risk management, cyber security, technical service providers who support our projects and of course, the contractors with whom we are working.
Responsibilities
• Develop end to end competitive and single source procurement activities, in support of your Associate Commercial Lead.
• Contribute to developing Contract terms & conditions, and interpreting these.
• Engagement and development of effective collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal and external stakeholders.
• Contract management and administration of a range of contracts, including developing and managing contract variations and change control and other contract mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with legal, governance and policy requirements as appropriate.
Essential Criteria
• CIPS level 4 or willing to study to achieve this level within 2 years of joining.
• Ability to undertake travel to overseas and UK establishments on occasion.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distil and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.
• Experience of negotiations.
• Experience of contract management
Please be aware that as part of this role you must achieve a CIPS Level 4 and sit a MOD accreditation panel to have a letter of delegation.
Desirable Skills & Experience
Awareness of NEC contract structures as well as ability to work with bespoke terms and conditions.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
Technical Skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Section 3 - Contract Management: 2. Transition to Contract Management - Preparing for Contract Management - Practitioner Level.
• Section 3 - Contract Management: 3. Contract Performance Management - Measuring and Monitoring Contract Performance - Practitioner Level.
• Section 3 - Contract Management: 3. Contract Performance Management - Managing Contractual Variations or Amendments - Practitioner Level.
Benefits
• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Alternative working practices such as working from home.
• Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.
Employment Hours
The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working, Part-time working and Job Share working patterns will be considered.
Allowances
£1,500 Commercial Market Skills Allowance (MSA); individuals are eligible once essential criteria for this allowance is met. Please note that this allowance will be pro-rated for Part Time staff.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached
