Senior Commercial Assurance Support
Senior Commercial Assurance Support
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Job Description
The Senior Commercial Assurance Support will guide and support the Commercial Assurance Team. The role holder supports with overseeing the teams work to make sure it follows the clients rules and procedures. The Senior Commercial Assurance Support helps the procurement and delivery teams reach their goals related to economic environmental and social benefits in the clients business case. The role holder works with these teams to meet important procurement deadlines to ensure the best value. The Senior Commercial Assurance Support provides support to the Commercial Assurance Lead on all assurance activities.
Principal Accountabilities
- Work closely with Project Controls Procurement Operations and procurement leads to support assurance activities. Act as a point of contact for assurancerelated queries.
- Help the Head of Commercial Policy & Assurance in creating the projects Procurement policies and strategies. Contribute to the development of the Procurement Code.
- Aid the procurement team in following standards for Commercial Policy & Assurance including maintaining updates and sharing best practices setting out assurance processes procedures and templates.
- Ensure that the clients Commercial Assurance plan aligns with approval processes and provides feedback.
- Assist in developing and maintaining plans controls and information systems to ensure timely delivery of assurance activity.
- LoD1 (interdepartmental) support in leading a complete review of a versioncontrolled set of documents and provide a concise professional report to the authors and the appropriate Governance authority. Provide a summary assurance statement and a log of issues to be addressed.
- LoD2 (SemiIndependent) work with the PMO team to effectively plan the LoD2 activity and provide a collated and versioncontrolled set of documents to support the LoD2 activity.
- LoD3 (Fully Independent) support the PMO team in their management of the LoD3 activity by providing a collated and versioncontrolled set of documents.
- Participate in reviewing documents and provide feedback and summaries to authors and governance authorities.
- Support the planning and coordination of LoD activities with the PMO team ensuring documents are organised and version controlled.
- Provide accurate updates on progress to leadership and project controls through monthly reports.
- Join progress meetings to discuss procurement and assurance updates.
- Assist in planning resources for the Assurance team and contribute to a positive team culture.
- Ensure familiarity with EU procurement directives Irish Law and best practices. Participate in training activities.
- Follow the clients Target Zero principles for health safety and wellbeing and encourage others to do the same.
- Behave in ways that reflect the clients vision and values and support colleagues in doing so.
- Promote equality in the workplace and maintain appropriate interaction with colleagues.
- Help manage stakeholders to support an effective assurance process.
- Be flexible in adapting to changes while supporting project objectives.
- Perform additional tasks activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role.
Qualifications :
- 10 years experience of public sector eprocurement and constraints. Have a good understanding of business and procurement management systems.
- Experience with procurement of European procurement directives EU public/utilities civil contract law and construction procurement as a client or for client bodies.
- Experience of public sector eprocurement and constraints.
- Knowledgeable understanding of business and procurement management systems.
- Experience within procurement and contract management functions in a range of construction. engineering and serviceoriented areas and in a demanding safety critical environment.
Skills
- Understanding and knowledge of the relevant supply markets and effective application of value for money strategies and solutions.
- Knowledge and understanding of the complete procurement contract management and supplier relationship management cycle Knowledge of the NEC and other standard contract forms and commercial risks.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to protect the confidentiality integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure modification or destruction. Never knowingly put the clients information or information systems at risk.
- Demonstrate expertise in authoring documenting and upholding technical standards guidelines and workflows.
- Ability to identify gaps in information governance and suggest recommended solutions.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in developing structured documentation and ensuring compliance with standards.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to translate complex information management concepts into clear actionable guidance.
- Ability to assess refine and continuously improve information management protocols and documentation.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to coordinate and communicate important information across team.
- Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members and effectively balance people and processes.
- Ability to foster a committed strategic innovative and inclusive culture.
- Ability to work in a collaborative manner that is positive open transparent and is a clear and effective communicator.
Formal Education Qualifications
- Minium level 8 degree in engineering construction or a related subject matter or equivalent experience.
- Advanced Diploma in Public Procurement Law (Kings Inns) or equivalent is desirable.
Professional Memberships
- A professional qualification such as Engineers Ireland (IE) Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
- Membership of Institute of Management Consulting or Association of Project Management Project Management Institute (PMI)
Additional Information :
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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
