Nuclear jobs in United States

Overview

This is an opportunity to be involved in a massive programme associated with long-term UK Defence Strategy. We are looking for people from complex high-value public procurement backgrounds who can navigate complex and strategically challenging environments.

Delivering commercial planning, strategy, market management, and procurement lifecycle for all pre-contract activities. We need a commercial specialist who will deliver defined project outputs, enabling leadership to fully mobilise and establish a new function without compromising short-term requirements.

The Commercial Strategy Lead will deliver high-value, high-risk procurement activities, focusing on pre-contract commercial strategy. This role demands significant experience in managing infrastructure, construction, estates, liabilities, and partnership frameworks, demonstrating value leadership in delivery.

You will need to navigate a highly regulated environment governed by PCR (Public Contracts Regulations) to manage complex, multi-stakeholder procurement projects on a nuclear site, focusing on a decommissioning and demolition programme.

Role: Commercial Strategy Lead

Location: Reading, Berkshire (Hybrid working)

Salary: £700-£800 per day outside IR35

• Devising suitable commercial strategies for complex, high-value procurements and contracts
• Contributing to the development of business unit strategies
• Managing, developing, and maintaining commercial strategies and creating and implementing sourcing plans
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including officials and ministers across various functions
• Overseeing data collection to support the development of commercial strategies
• Combining market data analysis with strategic considerations to advise on future market changes
• Understanding the role of prime contractors in managing supply chains, security of supply, and contingencies
• Evaluating mergers and acquisitions' impacts on supply chains
• Identifying routes to market, conducting early market engagement, and assessing delivery models
• Establishing negotiation strategies with clear parameters

• Extensive experience translating business needs into policy objectives
• Practical experience developing and implementing business strategies via supply chain management
• Ability to apply procurement rules and link them to policy objectives
• Strong commercial knowledge, understanding trade-offs, and applying commercial principles within contract law
• Proven ability to secure value for money and good ROI on projects

• Ability to manage and build team confidence, resolve setbacks, and implement change
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence decision-making
• Ability to articulate commercial motivations and stakeholder expectations
• Commitment to standards that eliminate corruption, fraud, and unethical behaviour in supply chains, with appropriate action on breaches

If you want to work in a rapidly growing organisation undergoing significant change on one of the UK's most complex infrastructure projects, and you have the resilience and tenacity to push projects forward in a highly regulated environment, then reach out to me directly at tom.dykes@1st-executive.com or click Apply Now.