Senior Commercial Manager (Works)

at  House of Lords

Positions
1
Band / Grade
HL7
Salary
Circa £60,000 per annum. The post is paid in accordance with House of Lords grade HL7. Total salary may be comprised of a mixture of basic pay up to £50,800 (consolidated) and market sector allowances (non-consolidated).
Post Type
Concurrent (External + Internal)
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time
Leave entitlement
Starting at 30 days per annum
Pension
Civil Service Pension Scheme
Closing Date
20th February 2025 at 23:55
Interview Date(s)
Initial telephone screenings are expected to take place w/c 24 February for longlisted candidates. Final interviews are expected to take place towards the end of w/c 10th March.
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We are looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Parliamentary Commercial Directorate (PCD). This is an exciting time to join as over the coming 2 years, we plan to undertake significant changes aimed at increasing our impact across the organisation. This comes on top of continuing to ensure the value for money from our nearly £1bn in annual spend and supporting transformational projects across the organisation and our estate, including at the Palace of Westminster which is a UNECSO world heritage site.
You’ll have responsibility within the Works category, supporting on delivering high value and complex Works which will range from procuring new building maintenance contracts to refurbishments or hard facilities management projects. You will also be a trusted partner and advisor to business areas and projects that you are supporting – whilst also being trusted to deliver plans agreed with the Works Commercial Director with autonomy and drawing upon your extensive knowledge and experience.
This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, with an expectation to be on-site at Parliament for a minimum of 2 days per week. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong experience and knowledge of NEC suite of contract terms and who is keen to apply their skills across various projects and work with a wide range of stakeholders in a unique, fast-paced environment.

You’ll be accountable for –

• Delivering high value and complex Works (reprocuring complex building maintenance contracts, procuring new building maintenance contracts, construction, hard facilities management, building refurbishment and building security) procurements.
• Delivering compliant end-to-end procurements, delivering demonstrable value for money and compliant goods and services contracts.
• Proactively identifying and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders within relevant directorates, fostering strong business partnerships
• Assisting Heads of Commercial upwards in forecasting, planning, and allocating resources for procurement projects.
• Leading and overseeing procurement activities within the Works category, ensuring they meet the requirements of stakeholders and comply with procurement policies and internal governance standards.
• Ensuring smooth transitions from procurement to contract management by actively supporting supplier relationships

For the full role details and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAVE OR ARE WILLING TO LEARN –

• Experience of delivering commercial strategies and procurements in more than one category
• Proven experience in a pre-contract construction environment
  The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.

• Delivering high value and complex Works (reprocuring complex building maintenance contracts, procuring new building maintenance contracts, construction, hard facilities management, building refurbishment and building security) procurements.
• Delivering compliant end-to-end procurements, delivering demonstrable value for money and compliant goods and services contracts.
• Proactively identifying and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders within relevant directorates, fostering strong business partnerships
• Assisting Heads of Commercial upwards in forecasting, planning, and allocating resources for procurement projects.
• Leading and overseeing procurement activities within the Works category, ensuring they meet the requirements of stakeholders and comply with procurement policies and internal governance standards.
• Ensuring smooth transitions from procurement to contract management by actively supporting supplier relationship