Health and Safety Executive
Procurement Manager (Band 4/HEO)
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Procurement Officer (Contract Management) – Bootle
Location: Bootle Working Pattern: Full-time (hybrid: 60% office attendance required) Salary: £38,005 per annum
About the Role
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety across Great Britain. With a role covering diverse industries from microbusinesses to multinational corporations managing high-hazard facilities, the Procurement Unit aims to enhance commercial focus in procurement activities that align with the Government Commercial Function principles.
This position offers an opportunity to work in a centralised procurement and contract management capacity, ensuring value-for-money, operational efficiency, and compliance across strategically important contracts.
Responsibilities
You’ll be responsible for:
- Line Management: Supervising one direct report based in Bootle.
- End-to-End Procurement:
- Managing procurement processes in accordance with relevant regulations (e.g., public sector procurement rules).
- Supporting stakeholders through pre-market engagement, strategic planning, and scope development (e.g., Statement of Requirements and evaluation methodologies).
- Ensuring timely contract extensions and re-competition to meet operational needs.
- Negotiation & Contract Management:
- Leading supplier negotiations and overseeing contract execution.
- Conducting performance evaluations and service reviews for central service contracts.
- Contract Oversight:
- Administering contracts and supplier relationships, liaising with business stakeholders and HSE teams.
- Maintaining and updating the contracts register and associated databases.
- Ensuring service levels, standards, and KPIs are met to support service delivery objectives.
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Note: This role is initially HSE-based but may transfer to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR); transfer will be a contractual requirement if applicable.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience in end-to-end procurement with compliance focus.
- Strong negotiation skills (oral/written) when influencing internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to draft Statements of Requirement consistently with procurement regulations.
- History in contract management (negotiation, performance tracking).
- Team player communicating effectively and demonstrating initiative.
Qualifications
- CIPS qualification required (or commitment to obtain it).
- Civil Service positions require UK nationality, work rights/obligations specified in the British Nationality Act.
Success Profiles Methodology
Applications are assessed under the following frameworks:
- Behaviours (Delivering at Pace, Decision-Making, Communication, Teamwork).
- Experience (matching selection criteria).
Benefits
- Hybrid Working: ६०% office attendance aligned to business needs.
- Comprehensive Pension: Contributions totalling £49,015 (£38,005 salary + £11,010 pension levy) per annum.
- Work-Life Balance: Competitive pay, 25 annual leave days (30 after 5 years), plus bank holidays and Civil Service privilege day.
- Eligibility Fees:
- Childcare tax-free voucher alternatives through Tax-Free Childcare.
- Edenred: Vouchers/schemes (e.g., Cycle to Work).
- Professional Development: Access to tailored learning and Civil Service diversity programmes.
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Application Process
- Covering Letter: Mandatory (750 words max aligning to key criteria in job description).
- Sift Date: Week commencing 27th July 2024 (based on personal statement).
- Interviews: Week commencing 17th August 2024 (behaviours/experience assessment).
- Sponsorship: Requires work eligibility (open to eligible Commonwealth/EU nationals).
Contact: For any application-related queries, email: hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk.
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Salient Privacy Note: HSE waits for pre-employment baseline security checks and reinforcement checks against the Internal Fraud Hub from June 23rd 2025.
Diversity Commitment
- HSE is a Disability Confident Employer and accommodates adjustments.
- Applications from all qualified backgrounds are welcome.
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