The Opportunity

The role is a unique opportunity to bring Government policy into commercial arrangements that will influence the whole of the UK Defence Estate. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is looking for a proactive and very experienced, senior procurement professional, with a strong reputation for innovative delivery, commercial excellence, and the capability to shape and deliver more than £16Bns of complex infrastructure and FM procurements.

Leading a team of c.50 Commercial professionals, the role holder will be responsible for the delivery of the Defence current PFI contracts and renewals as well as the delivery of the Naval Infrastructure requirements.

This role is a specialist Construction and commercial project delivery role with an estates professional function overview. Significant operational delivery experience is required including NEC contracting and claims/litigation.

The successful candidate will lead a team of senior managers and commercial colleagues across the following portfolios of work:

• Procuring and contract managing multiple construction projects to support Military Operations across the UK each year in response to the demand signal
• The commercial design, procurement and contract management of complex infrastructure programmes to support Defence requirements across the UK estate
• Commercial oversight of infrastructure assets across the UK estate
• Lead the Programmes portfolio of work including the Naval Infra requirements and the Defence Infra PFI current contracts and relet.

Further Details and How to Apply

Please download the attached full Candidate Pack which outlines further details of this exciting opportunity including how to apply. For your application to be considered, you will need to submit a CV AND a Statement of Suitability. Please also pay particular attention to the downloadable document: Guide to writing a Statement of Suitability - this is far more than a simple covering letter and should address the Essential Criteria as detailed in the candidate pack.

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