Procurement Specialist - Construction (12 month FTC)

Salary £65,000 + discretionary bonus

Location Portsmouth (Hybrid)

The Vacancy

We’re VIVID! – We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops, and attracts the best people!

We’re currently recruiting for a Construction Procurement Specialist to support the procurement strategy across our group on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Contractually based out of our Portsmouth office, this is a full-time position working 37 hours per week, with a minimum of 20% of this time to be office-based to promote collaboration and team working.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro-rata, with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal, and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here are the facts about the role:

As Procurement Specialist, you’ll be the subject matter expert for construction procurement and will support the business in its procurement activity; demonstrating a partnering approach to advise and guide on market trends, procurement strategy, tendering, contract award, implementation, and management. You’ll lead on above regulated threshold procurement activity in the construction category, in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, working closely with our Property Services, Asset, and Development Directorates.

The Procurement Specialist will lead on the delivery aspects of the revised procurement legislation, ensuring legislative compliance as well as maximising the increased flexibility available. You’ll contribute to group-wide projects and be actively involved in the procurement environment, to ensure value for money and risk management, and deliver procurement training to the business to professionalise the approach to construction procurement.

The successful candidate will have a CIPS or relevant qualification in Procurement, with experience of running above regulated threshold tenders in public sector procurement – specifically in the construction category and for development projects.

You’ll be an expert in construction legislation relevant to the procurement process, e.g., Building Safety, CDM. You should have knowledge, understanding, and practical experience of developing technical documents such as construction specifications, pricing/cost proposals, and contract documentation. Additionally, you should have practical experience in evaluating cost proposals for construction contracts.

This role requires a driving licence with a car available for business use.

The Company

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home, we’re here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, focusing on quality, safety, and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services for our customers.

We’re addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We’re the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.

This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.

Living VIVID

We’re ranked 91 in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For and ranked 12 amongst housing associations.

As a ‘people’ business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people’s development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies.

We’re a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices, and we’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.