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Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Job Description        

Job Title:     Commercial Manager – Construction (Capital Maintenance)    
Job Grade:        SEO    
Reporting to:    Senior Commercial Manager     
Job Location:    National 
Contract Type:    Permanent
Business Area:    MOJ – Commercial & Contract Management Department
Type of role:    Commercial
Working pattern:    Flexible working, Full-time
Number of Posts:    1

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a major government department, at the heart of the justice system. Responsible for courts, prisons and probation services, we work to ensure sentences are served and offenders are given rehabilitation opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has one of the largest and most complex spend profiles in central government. The Commercial and Contract Management Directorate (CCMD) is responsible for coordinating procurement and contract management across the MoJ, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies. 
The MoJ spends £7.5bn a year and manages over 1600 active contracts, all of which are sourced and managed by CCMD. We are running some of the most groundbreaking programmes such as Prison Reform and His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service Reform. The scope of our contracts ranges from building, maintenance and the operation of Prisons, Courts and Young Offender establishments through to food for prison dogs. The directorate also buys and manages contracts for feeding up to 80,000 prisoners, the secure escorting of prisoners from numerous establishments based around the country and translation services. 
CCMD is organised into category teams, each with an interesting portfolio of contracts and diverse customers and suppliers to manage. We also have systems, programme management office, supplier relationship and risk management teams who work across all areas.
 
SCOPE

Portfolio 

The post being advertised is in the Directorate’s Construction team. The team is responsible for providing commercial support for Capital Maintenance projects including those for the probation service, courts, prisons and other areas. Contribution to a strong team ethos as well as commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration and knowledge share are essential.
To support the Ministry of Justice and its agencies in providing suitable, safe and secure buildings we spent over £140m approx. in financial year 2022/2023 on construction contracts with a wide range of service providers. Construction competitions with our team focusing mainly on requirements under £30m and are carried out on design and build contracts supported by a range of professional service providers. Construction works range from refurbishments and security upgrades to new builds. 

The role supports the Senior Commercial Manager with the commercial management of services and works at all stages of the contracting cycle, but with emphasis on competition, across a large and diverse site portfolio, often undertaken in challenging operational environments. 

You will develop and maintain positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders and encourage collaborative relationships as appropriate. Your professional expertise and judgement will be relied upon and valued by senior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities 

Key responsibilities include:

•    Contract administration of a range of construction and professional service contracts
•    Provide commercial advice and support to relevant stakeholders in developing strategies for procurement
•    Ownership of strategy at commercial project level, driving commercial opportunities to deliver value for money and/or savings
•    Stakeholder engagement and strong relationship building to define requirements, develop, implement and manage procurement and contract management strategies - stakeholders including customers (often at a Senior Director level), suppliers, legal and finance
•    Support negotiations with suppliers to vary or change contracts, obtaining and managing input for operational colleagues and others as directed
•    Support project sponsors to deliver and maintain their procurement pipeline
•    Use electronic sourcing (Jaggaer) and management systems (SOP and METIS)
•    Associated adherence to respective policy and governance controls
•    May also have line management responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:
•    A proven track-record delivering sourcing and/or contract management in a high value complex commercial environment 
•    Strong business acumen and ability to show evidence-based decision making 
•    Excellent stakeholder management skills 
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills 
•    Working knowledge of public sector procurement legislation including EU Rules and UK interpretations (desirable)

•    Enthusiasm, energy, proactivity, prepared to work under their own initiative and to be flexible and adaptable in a demanding environment.

Desirable Criteria: 
•    A proven track-record working in the construction procurement environment. 
•    Knowledge and experience of industry contracts. Eg. SAA PPC 2000 and NEC3 suite of contracts. 
•    Good working knowledge and experience of Procurement systems e.g. Jaggaer

Qualifications

Candidates must have one of the following or a willingness to work towards gaining the appropriate qualification:
•    Member of a relevant professional body, e.g. CIPS, IACCM or similar.
•    Contract Management Capability Programme Foundation Accredited (Available through govcommercialcollege.co.uk)
•    MCIPS (attracts a higher starting salary)

Application stage (Sifting):

An initial sift will be performed against the following elements:
Experience
•    CV
•    Statement of Suitability 

Behaviours
•    Managing a Quality Service 

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview and will be assessed on the selected success profile elements at the interview stage. Please carry a valid proof of Id that has your photo on it (passport, BRP, driving licence etc) at the interview.
Interview stage:
There is one interview stage for this vacancy and as part of the interview process you will be required to provide evidence on the following: 

Behaviours

•    Managing a Quality Service 
•    Communicating and Influencing
•    Making Effective Decisions

Experience

•    Procurement

Please use STAR approach to structure your examples.
· Situation – Describe the situation you found yourself in and what happened.
· Task – The Hiring Manager will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation that you found yourself in.
· Action – What actions did you take and how did you do it. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions lead to a result.
· Result – Use facts and statistics to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience. 

Further information on the Success profile elements can be found on Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

New entrants are expected to join on the pay minimum. Higher starting salary and/or Recruitment & Retention Allowance (RRA) may be available for successful candidates with exceptional skills and experience. 
  
We will consider applications from non-qualified candidates, who are willing to develop and work towards a recognised qualification to meet the full requirements of the role.  
 
The specialist allowance may apply to qualified applicants with a commercial professional qualification, for example, CIPS, World CC etc. 
 
Further details can be provided during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,868, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.