Senior Commercial Officer

Job Description

LocationGlasgow, G2 8EX, Newcastle NE98 1YX, Wyton PE28 2EA, Warminster BA12 0DJAbout the jobSummary£1,500 Commercial Market Skills Allowance; individuals eligible once essential criteria for this allowance is met. Pro-rata for part time.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff 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. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold 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. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeThis interesting role centres around the contract management of a large facilities management contract for support of the Defence Training Estate, providing essential services to support Defence and its people and enabling a safe place to train. This contract includes both hard and soft facilities management and other bespoke areas. We are looking for an experienced commercial professional preferably some experience of commercial/contract management. An awareness of public procurement and assurance (or a willingness to study) is also required as a large part of the role will be managing the Industry Partner and representing the Commercial Directorate at various meetings and forums. You will be the key commercial contact point for the DIO Training Estate management team, the Army customer and the Industry Partner, and be part of a unique and rewarding contract. Some travel will be required to UK locations - customer and Industry Partner Head Office locations are based in South West of England We are having a 30 minute open surgery so you can ask questions about this vacancy.Please call us on Friday 26th February @17:00 Phone Number +44 (0) Conference ID: 33509072#ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities• Provide Commercial contract management and advice/assurance to the DIO Training Estate Head Office management team and to DIO Regional Training Estate Teams. • Assurance and monitoring of contractor performance to ensure compliance with the contract and Value for Money. • Manage contract changes, Additional Work Tasks and approvals within own delegation. • Build and support productive, professional relationships with Training Estate Stakeholders and Industry Partner. Hold both Supplier and Customers accountable for living up to their Contractual commitments. Resolve disputes effectively and efficiently. • Drafting, development and maintenance of commercial strategy documentation • Review contractual documentation and advise manager on commercial/contract implications of issues/events. • Provide advice on contractor/supplier costs & contract management activity internally and externally. • Maintain Continual Professional Development. • Management of one staff member • Report & brief Commercial issues clearly and effectively to senior DIO Commercial Management Essential Criteria1. Commercial experience 2. Contract management, including risk, performance and change management. 3. Working within complex multi-stakeholder contract environment, including managing relationships at all levels and communications with differing stakeholders. 4. Excellent written and verbal communication skill Desirable Experience & SkillsSkill: Awareness or application of public sector procurement rules. Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly analyse info and draw conclusions. Experience: Contract Management/Procurement experience in public sector Strong negotiator with experience in resolving contractual issues and disputes Membership: MCIPS (or confirmation to study to complete level 4 foundation diploma within two years) LocationDIO Commercial Teams are based across the UK including East of England, East and West Midlands, South East of England, North East England & Scotland. We offer a flexible base location for this role including Glasgow, Newcastle, Wyton and Warminster. If it is not possible to make one of these locations your duty station, we will look to assign an alternative MOD establishment. Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected. Behaviours Well assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions<