Head of Contract Solutions - Construction
- Employer
- GPA Procurement
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire
- Salary
- £100k – 120K p.a. + car + bonus + benefits
- Closing date
- 21 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Contracts Manager, Procurement
- Sector
- Utilities
- Function
- Director, Executive, Lead, Manager, Specialist
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Unique & challenging opportunity for highly experienced Contract Management executive with Construction expertise to head new commercial Contract Solutions team for our leading Utilities client – lead major contract negotiations & handle complex disputes.
As the UK's largest Water and Wastewater Company, our client services 15 million customers and are investing £billions to improve their network and infrastructure, which are some of the biggest and most advanced in Europe. You will be joining at a time when the entire industry is transforming towards a more competitive market - the biggest change since privatisation. With significant projects in the pipeline our client requires a highly skilled executive level Contract Solutions expert to deliver across all areas of the business from Operations, Customer Experience, Construction Delivery, Digital and major service provision.
As an expert in contracting and issue resolution, this role will also be accountable for ownership of their suite of contract forms and their development for use across the organisation incorporating latest thinking and best practice.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop a detailed knowledge of significant contract arrangements with key suppliers across the business to facilitate development and commercial improvement of £500m - £2bn spend projects.
- Formulation of contract and resolution strategies across business in line with core business plan and wider company philosophies
- Lead major negotiations on behalf of the Company with contracting parties or relevant third parties
- Provide senior level advice and education to avoid, mitigate and resolve emerging and established issues and disputes
- Develop and maintain industry best practice procedures to protect the Company’s interests
- Lead and guide and team of Contract specialists
Experience required:
- Proven major construction contract arrangement / major projects experience. (To include knowledge of NEC, IChemE, FIDIC, JCT)
- Ideally degree educated with CIARB, MBA or postgraduate legal qualification (e.g. Masters in Construction law)
- Extensive negotiation and post-contract dispute resolution and avoidance experience
- Strong stakeholder management and internal governance management skills
- Procurement procedures and law awareness – interface with post contract arrangements, especially if from an OJEU perspective
- Demonstratable people management and leadership experience
- Tenacity, resilience, confidence and emotional intelligence with a clear focus on commercial outcomes and relationship management.
To register your interest in this, or any other opportunities please forward your full CV to info@gpa-procurement.com, stating your location and current salary details or contact us on 01423 520080 for a confidential conversation.
GPA Procurement (UK) Limited (GPA) acts as an employment business and an employment agency. GPA is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.
Company
GPA Procurement
GPA Procurement is a highly experienced and very successful procurement recruitment company. The GPA brand has been synonymous with the recruitment of procurement professionals from Graduate to Head of Procurement for the last 21+ years. Our successful track record, our pedigree and our commitment to quality sets us apart. We are the trusted partner to many organisations both large and small from the private and public sectors. In the last 12 months we have delivered assignments ranging from a 45 head retained campaign to more focused search/headhunting assignments.
GPA has one of the best procurement recruitment teams that include experienced recruiters and procurement practitioners. We can and do deliver!
GPA Procurement (UK) Limited
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2PW
Telephone: 01423 520080
Email: info@gpa-procurement.com
Website: www.gpa-procurement.com
- Telephone
- 01423520080
- Location
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Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG12PW
GB
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