Procurement Lead - Civils

HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund 20%

Pensionable base benefits

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking a Procurement Lead to strategise and deliver procurements for large-scale projects in the UK. You will manage a team, balance competing priorities and drive value for money while ensuring compliance with procurement legislation.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, ability to influence senior colleagues and a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Flexible working and a competitive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering procurements for large, complex projects.
• Knowledge of procurement regulations and governance requirements.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement of complex projects or multi‑million pound contracts.
• Develop procurement strategies, plans and documentation for approval.
• Manage governance, short-listing and contract award processes.
• Ensure compliance with UK law and best practice in procurement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Procurement strategy

Autonomy

Innovation

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Leadership

Metrics

Education

CIPS membership or equivalent

Job description

Location: Birmingham or London

Job Description

Location: Birmingham or London

Base salary: £79,035pa - c.£92,982pa (Birmingham) or £85,358pa - c.£100,421pa (London) depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

The Procurement Lead at HS2 is accountable for the delivery of procurement activities, managing a team to manage and deliver procurements of significant value. The Procurement Lead will work closely with colleagues across the business to develop and deliver procurement strategies and activities, often balancing competing priorities and requirements. The role requires strong stakeholder management and influencing skills to achieve successful outcomes.

About The Role

The Procurement Lead is responsible for the procurement of complex projects or multi-million pound projects, ensuring procurement strategies and plans are developed and fulfilled. The role will be given delegated authority in accordance with the financial delegations for HS2.The main accountabilities are to:

• Responsible for the delivery of procurements, ensuring that these are aligned with overall HS2 objectives, including the delivery of wider benefits. This includes responsibility for developing key components of the necessary ITP and ITT documentation to agreed timelines and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to permit release of this documentation.
• Responsible for the achievement of governance approval and assurance of all procurement deliverables.
• Responsible for managing the procurement evaluation processes for the specific procurement and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to allow appropriate short-listing and contract award.
• Ensure HS2’s procurement activities are undertaken in compliance with UK legislation whilst driving a process that will become a benchmark for future projects around the world.
• Manage a Senior Procurement Manager and Procurement Manager, ensuring their output is quality-assured at its source.
• Ensure procurement reporting and management information is provided accurately and on a timely basis to synch with HS2 business reporting rhythm and cycles.
• Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to challenge and scrutiny.
• Understand key commercial drivers and commercial success criteria for procurements.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work activities, supporting and complying with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Skills

• Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills for complex propositions.
• Skilled in compiling robust procurement strategies, tender and commercial documents.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
• Ability to develop, implement, realise and embed innovation, value for money and benefits realisation within the process and contracts that will form the foundation of the successful delivery of the relevant contract.
• Ability to act as a mentor to others to help and support effective performance and development.
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement skills to build relationships with colleagues internal to HS2 Ltd but also partners across wider industry and Government.
• Communication skills along with the confidence to interface with senior colleagues and stakeholders internal and external to HS2 Ltd;
• Ability to generate a range of ideas or solutions to address problems or make improvements, taking into account pragmatic solutions.
• Ability to consult and involve others in ideas and concepts, defending area’s position as necessary, recognising when to stand down.
• Seeks opportunities for change in order to achieve improvement in workflow, processes, etc.
• Ability to develop meaningful metrics for procurement selection purposes, incentivisation and contract performance measurements
• Ability to drive excellence in staff leadership and management skills;
• Ability to view and convey the role of procurement as a facilitator and conduit to progress and results, rather than an obstacle;

Knowledge

• Procurement Act 2023 and other related regulations.
• Desirable Memberships/Qualifications - Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or equivalent.
• Awareness of government initiatives and policies with ability to assess relevancy and defend applicability.
• Working with or for publicly funded bodies including central government departments;
• Different forms of contract and risk allocation.
• Procurement strategy development.
• Project management and planning.
• Procurement processes.
• Risk & value management.
• Procurement systems.
• Negotiation.
• Contract development.

Type Of Experience

• Experience procuring large value complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations or Procurement Act 2023 with a thorough knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation and contracts using the NEC suite of contract forms.
• Experience in operating in a matrix environment, with influencing and communication skills – able to persuade on the basis of objective argument founded in fact and analysis.
• Commercial expertise to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated.
• Sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience, with communication and influencing skills.
• Experience of undertaking procurements using different pricing/risk options dependent on desired outcome and market conditions.
• Experience in motivating and leading a team of procurement professionals alongside peers and other senior managers.
• Experience in leading teams, managing/coaching numerous staff in their career development.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.