Job description
Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
Immediate start date.
Varied and interesting job role.
Great resources.
Great team culture.
Any support required is provided.
The Company you will be working for;
We are proudly representing our public sector client based in Darlington. They are currently looking for a Surveying and Purchasing Officer to join their team. If you are interested and meet the person specification of the job role, please apply below.
The Job you will be doing;
Responsible for the accurate gathering of prices or quotations for goods and services, timely order processing for capital works and maintenance projects and internal purchasing requests
Arranging the hire or purchase of equipment, machinery to support wider projects.
Administration and monitoring of purchasing and purchasing reconciliation, providing pre-defined reports as required.
Preparation and submission of procurement board requests including non-competitive forms in line with current procedure rules
Monitor non contract purchasing to ensure compliance with contract procedure rules and current EU legislation.
Assist with managing supply contracts, arranging and supporting meetings with contracted suppliers and contractors, providing management information to inform of service issues requiring remedial action.
Creating orders and monitoring receipts.
Manage credit card purchases (registered in your name), in accordance with current policy, including challenging requests and verifying purchases against the bill/statements.
Dealing with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
Preparation of estimates including limited design input and measurement of works on site.
Assisting with the pricing of tenders and larger estimates including preparation of valuations, advising and highlighting potential issues.
Contribute to the preparation of new tenders, advising and highlighting potential issues.
Assist in the production of documentation, specification, tendering and negotiation to award of contracts.
Assisting in the production and maintenance of target hours for all areas of work to enable performance monitoring.
Ensure data is entered into relevant IT systems and monitoring of invoice data
Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries.
Provide cover as and when required to other areas on priority functions of a similar nature.
Monitoring of workload, ensuring completion within targets, reporting any issues to your line manager appropriately.
Prepare for new works including raising of job numbers, collating information to generate target hours for productivity monitoring and raising of sub-contract orders.
Assist with obtaining and issuing basic health and safety file information.
To comply with health and safety policies, organisational statements and procedures, report any incidents / accidents/ hazards and take a pro-active approach to health and safety matters to protect yourself and others.
Any other duties of a similar nature related to this post that may be required from time-to-time.
About You
Four GCSEs or equivalent to include Maths and English (Grade A*-C)
Working towards full membership of CIPS/CIOB or equivalent procurement/construction professional body
Previous experience of working in procurement or quantity surveying in a large organisation
Experience of providing procurement advice
Experience of setting up and maintaining systems
Experience of pricing tenders and estimates including preparation of valuations
Able to work successfully as part of a team and communicate both orally and in writing
Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work with a minimum of supervision and to strict deadlines, communicating clearly with service managers
IT Literate, capable of using MS Word / Excel and office packages
Ability to interpret financial information
Ability to undertake independent research
Ability to interpret policy and procedures to meet procurement criteria and give recommendations and advice
Can work under pressure and be self-motivated
Be able to demonstrate a high level of customer service and be flexible to a fast-changing working environment
Communicate at ease with customers and provide advice