CATEGORY MANAGER (CONSTRUCTION) CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Consistently rated amongst the world’s best univer- sities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines. Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multi- disciplinary space for education, research, transla- tion and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges. Our multi-site portfolio includes our main estate in the historic South Kensington area and ranges from extensive medical teaching and research space with NHS partners across Central and West London through to a rural campus in Ascot and our new state-of-the-art campus in White City. The Category Manager (Construction) will be re- sponsible for procurement activities related to the construction category. This involves working closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop sourcing strategies that meet their needs whilst ensuring compliance with the College’s policies and regulations. In addition to managing procurement activities, responsibilities will include maintaining strong stakeholder engagement and building relationships with suppliers to ensure that they meet contractual obligations. A strong back- ground in construction procurement, as well as excellent communication and negotiation skills is highly advantageous. As Category Manager (Construction) your role is critical in ensuring that the College obtains the best possible value for money, high quality service.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ABOUT IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY THE IMPERIAL ESTATE JOB DESCRIPTION
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PERSON SPECIFICATION FURTHER INFORMATION APPLICATION PROCESS
ABOUT IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
Our People Generations of Imperial staff, alumni and students have changed the world with cut- ting-edge innovations; from the discovery of penicillin to the world’s first invisibility cloak. Recognition of this ground-breaking work has come in the form of 14 Nobel Prizes, 81 Fellowships from the Academy of Medical Sciences, 77 from the Royal Academy of Engi- neering and 73 from the Royal Society. disciplines, industries and sectors across four major areas to further our understanding of the natural world, solve major engineering problems, lead the data science revolution and improve health and well-being. Emerging areas of research include the development of low-carbon technologies, stem cell therapy for stroke and how to turn light into matter. Our Work Imperial brings together intersecting
Consistently rated amongst the world’s best universities, Imperial is committed to devel- oping the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collabora- tion across disciplines. Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges. Mission and Strategy Unprecedented challenge abounds in 2020 and beyond. Our mission, to achieve endur- ing excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society, is more important than ever.
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2021 -2026
The societal, economic and technological consequences of the UK government’s target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 cannot be overstated. Universities like Imperial must step up to provide the solutions, collaborations and skills necessary to help us get there, while also working to make society fair and equitable. Our new Strategy outlines how we plan to address these environmental challenges to create a sustainable university for the future and become a carbon net-zero institution by 2040. Sustainability will shape Imperial’s plans and activities at all levels and across all campuses. The College’s Sustainability Strategy Advisory Group was established in 2020 to ensure that we turn this notion into reality and, in the context of our considerable but finite resources, set a credible roadmap for its delivery.
Read about our Strategy 2020 to 2025 here
Imperial College London’s mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society.
Our vision for the Strategy can be viewed here.
THE IMPERIAL ESTATE
South Kensington is our main campus and it is here that most undergradu- ate and postgraduate activity takes place. It’s a compact site in the heart of ‘Albertopolis’ and is home to a huge range of architectural styles from the Edwardian Royal School of Mines building to the ultra-modern Norman Fos- ter-designed Business School. There’s plenty of green space too, including a beautiful landscaped square, with our famous Queen’s Tower at one end. Imperial’s White City campus is a platform for innovation and entrepreneur- ship at the heart of a vibrant area to live, work and play. The College is driv- ing this evolution with a £2 billion investment in a new 23-acre integrated collaborative campus. As a central pillar of this vision, the Molecular Scienc- es Research Hub is the first facility to host Imperial research and teaching staff. Silwood Park is located about 25 miles West of Central London, near the village of Sunninghill in Ascot, Berkshire. Situated in about 100ha of natural parkland, it has been part of Imperial College since 1947. It was first famous as a centre for applied entomology before developing a world-wide reputation as a centre for excellence in pure and applied ecolo- gy. Since the 1990s research interests have expanded to include evolution, biodiversity and conservation. We also have an extensive network of medical teaching and research cam- puses in partnership with leading NHS Trusts at the following locations: • Charing Cross Campus, Hammersmith. Based around Charing Cross Hospital. • Chelsea and Westminster Campus. Based around Chelsea and Westmin- ster Hospital. • Hammersmith Campus. Based around Hammersmith Hospital. • North West London Hospitals Campus. Based at Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals in Harrow and Central Middlesex Hospital in North Acton. • Royal Brompton Campus, Chelsea. Based around the Royal Brompton Hospital. • St Mary’s Campus, Paddington. Based around St Mary’s Hospital.
CAPITAL PROGRAMME
Our capital programme is one of the most ambitious in the global HE sector to support our goal to remain a world-leading higher education institution. Our programme, which currently runs at annual investment of c. £100m, sees our Estates Projects team manage the delivery of an incredibly diverse range of projects. Notable recent projects include: • £130m Sir Michael Uren Building to create a Biomedical Research Hub • £8.5m Early Years Education Centre • Over £25m of investment in the refurbishment of teaching and research facilities • New link bridge and observatory at South Kensington • Refurbishment of Student Common Room Looking to the future we have bold plans, including: • A major programme of investment in new facilities to house our world-lead- ing Faculty of Medicine • A new building at the White City North campus to house our world-leading School of Public Health • A complex programme of infrastructure projects to enable the development of our White City South Campus • The refurbishment of the iconic Queen’s Tower at South Kensington • Further investment in learning and teaching spaces across the estate • Creation of Quantum Photonics and Quantum Technologies laboratory spaces • Works to maintain listed properties • Data Centre Refurbishment project • Infrastructure upgrade programme
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Category Manager (Construction)
Department/Division/Faculty:
Procurement Department, Finance Division
Campus/Location: Job Family/Level: Responsible to:
South Kensington
Level 4
Head of Procurement
Key Working Relationships (Internal):
With senior staff within the Division, Estates Operations, and departments across the College, where appropriate With the Head of Procurement in implementing procurement strategy and policy With technical and managerial staff from other research-based universities With professional, legal, and statutory bodies, where appropriate With Senior Users, Contractors and Consultants acting as category lead for
Key Working Relationships (External):
procurement activities of construction services Professional, legal and statutory bodies where appropriate
Contract type:
Permanent, Full Time
Purpose of the Post
• Develop and manage a wide variety of strategic agreements with preferred suppliers for construc- tion works and professional services that provides best value for money for the College • Establish objectives, profiles and scorecards with key construction suppliers and demonstrate per- formance measurement and improvement • Manage stakeholder engagement and provide professional procurement advice to senior pro- ject managers, and departments that support the procurement life-cycle from initial sourcing strategy through to the development and drafting of technical specifications, competitive tendering, supplier evaluation and selection, and contract management and monitoring • Advise senior managers of internal and external issues that might affect their service, operational and financial strategies and provide relevant data and information with analysis to aid the formula- tion of appropriate procurement plans, solutions, and policies ensuring consistency and develop- ment of any further plans • Represent the category on relevant strategy devel- opment and supply chain forums • Develop procurement strategies, processes, and systems that provide appropriate governance and control that ensures compliance with College procedures,procurementstrategyandrelevantUK and European legislation • Secure commitment of the College community to support the College’s objectives to enable the delivery of procurement savings and achievement of operational and financial strategies • Ensure the effective communication, promotion and marketing of purchasing agreements
Principal responsibility for the procurement and cat- egory management on a College-wide basis of con- struction related projects both new build and refur- bishment across a range of building types, and other general operational expenditure as required. The Category Manager role is part of the procurement department within the Finance Division at Imperial College London that has responsibility for leading and managing all procurement activities across College including the co-ordination, letting, management, and monitoring of contracts that are used by faculties, departments and divisions The Category Manager’s role will be to manage and lead sourcing activities for major construction projects and delivering high quality contracts for construction works and services. • Initiation and preparation of the construction category plan including its scope, risks, oppor- tunities, benefits and targets, and managing the resources and skills required to deliver the cate- gory plan • Delivery of a wide range of effective procurement programmes that covers the range of construction works and services on a College-wide basis • Support the category team in delivering complex procurement projects using latest best practice to ensure successful implementation of construction projects Key Responsibilities The Category Manager role shall include:
• Seek opportunities and implement efficiency improvements focusing on both direct cashable (e.g. cost re- ductions) and in-direct non-cashable efficiencies (e.g. process improvements) in accordance with the pro- curement strategy • Lead any other supply categories as defined within the procurement plan and deliver against the finance objectives leading to savings targets across all relevant categories • Represent the Head of Procurement at consultation and other procurement forums at local, regional and where relevant national levels as appropriate to identify good professional practice and drive improved pro- curement capability and cost reduction • Attend meetings with external organisations that support the ongoing development of collaborative procure- ment relationships that take advantage of scale economies, added value, and shared learning opportunities • Be an active member of relevant working groups and committees and represent and promote the Division to ensure that issues are raised appropriately and acted upon accordingly Other • Undertake relevant professional training to keep informed of current issues, policies, procedures and legisla- tion • To engage in such other activities as are consistent with the key responsibilities of the post at Divisional or College level, as directed by the Head of Procurement
PERSON SPECIFICATION
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and with com- peting priorities • Personal impact and credibility • Able to contribute constructively to departmental objectives and work as part of a team • Excellent oral and written skills and associated interpersonal skills • Excellent presentation skills Desirable: • Ability to generate innovative ideas and solutions for process improvement • Ability to use utilise a network of contacts to devel- op collaborative partnerships with either suppliers or other procurement forums of contacts to devel- op collaborative partnerships • Personal commitment, enthusiasm and profession- al drive to lead and innovate • Organisational skills including ability to plan ahead, set priorities (both own and other staff) with consistently high levels of attention to detail • Drives for results across a number of highly com- plex projects with numerous interdependencies and changing priorities • Effective management of staff including ability to harness/develop and resolve conflict • High professional standards and a track record of demonstrating commercial and business acumen
• Cost and price management
Education Essential:
Desirable: • Sustainable procurement • Whole life costing techniques
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in-depth experience • Recognised continuing professional development through engagement with a series of progressively demanding work roles Desirable: • Registered full Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchas- ing and Supply (MCIPS) • Extensive and significant procurement role working in a complex environment in either the public or private sector • Extensive and highly developed specialist experience and knowledgeincategorymanagementwithintheconstruction market place • Extensive knowledge and experience of construction con- tracts, specifically NEC4 and JCT • Demonstrable significant experience and knowledge of managing senior level contract negotiations with large sup- pliers and customers with detailed specialist knowledge • Experience of analysis, assessment, interpretation and mon- itoring of data • Demonstrable experience of managing procurement pro- grammes and projects delivering a significant change • Experience and self sufficiency in the use of the following computer software: Microsoft Office, PowerPoint Word, Ex- cel, Access, and Outlook. Experience Essential: Desirable: • Proven track record of management of change • Proven ability to manage other major procurement catego- ries • Ability to analyse external market and management reports and so inform financial and related decision-making • A working knowledge of higher education policies and pro- cesses and of current issues affecting the higher education sector • Experience of taking the lead with a team of colleagues, in a changing environment • Experience of making presentations both to knowledgeable audiences and to the uninitiated on procurement matters.
Skills & Abilities Essential: • Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to deal with, analyse and interpret highly complex and conflicting evidence on which decisions are to be based, providing a range of comparative options, due to the nature of the work being undertaken • Recommending and advising senior managers in relation to data, information, finance and decisions they must take • Highly developed communication ability to the level to understand and impart wide range of complex, sensitive and specialist information that may be highly contentious and will have barriers to implementation across College with the ability to deliver to diverse audiences/environments at all levels to effect significant change • Thinks strategically, whilst applying self and others to drive for results across a number of complex projects, supporting colleagues in dealing with changing priorities • Well developed negotiation, persuasive, facilitat- ing, and influencing skills
Why work for us?
dition to public holidays) and generous pension scheme, Imperial offers a diverse range of em- ployee benefits, including: • Discounted Bupa private medical insurance • Imperial Perks – a range of exclusive dis- counts on goods and services • Childcare vouchers • Access to the Imperial’s diverse range of sports facilities • Interest-free season ticket loan • Interest-free cycle loan and bike pool scheme Further information about the Benefits at Imperi- al College London can be found here Further information about the USS pension scheme and the benefits it provides can be found at www.uss.co.uk
Imperial College London is one of the world’s leading universities, based in a diverse and ex- citing capital city. Working at the College means that you join generations of Imperial staff who have contributed to solving problems on a global scale. Furthermore, it offers you a competitive salary and a package of attractive terms and conditions of service, along with many optional benefits, which we hope you will take advantage of. In our 2019 survey, 85% of our staff were proud to work for the College.
Knowledge Essential: • Sourcing
• NEC4 & JCT contracts • Contract Management • Supplier Relationship Management
In addition to 31 days annual leave (25 days annual leave and 6 College closure days in ad-
APPLICATION PROCESS
For a confidential conversation please contact our advisor Nicholas Coppard and Shoro Omotosho of MRG.
Nicholas Coppard nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk m: 07896 079 495 | t: 020 3692 9900 Shoro Omotosho shoro.omotosho@mrgpeople.co.uk m: 07706332749 | t: 020 3692 9900 Applications should consist of a comprehensive CV and covering letter. Applications should be sent to nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk
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