AMS PSR

On behalf of HSE, we are looking for X2 Procurement Officer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month hybrid contract based out of Bootle, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow or Basingstoke.

At the Health and Safety Executive, we believe everyone has the right to come home safe and well from their job. Our mission is to prevent work-related death, injury, and ill health.

Our roots stretch back to 1833. The modern HSE is an independent regulator with a wide reach across many employment sectors. Using world leading science, we have helped protect millions of people from devasting injury and suffering through our diverse regulatory activities.

We concentrate effort on the most serious risks, targeting industries with the greatest hazards, and sectors with the worst risk management record. We hold people to account where we have to, and we are firm but fair when using our legal powers. We also provide support to businesses through free guidance and advice tailored to business needs. By giving them the confidence to manage risks sensibly, we boost productivity, support the economy, and contribute to a fairer society. We work hard to help maintain an effective regulatory framework, playing our part in providing proportionate and accountable legal requirements.

The world of work is always changing. We use science to understand these changes. And that understanding helps us all prepare for the workplaces of tomorrow... so Great Britain continues to be one of the safest and best places to work and do business.

As a Procurement Officer, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity across the HSE.
• Partner with Contract Managers to develop Statements of Service Requirements.
• Produce ITT documentation and manage procurements through to contract award.
• Ensure compliance with PA23, PCR 2015 and procurement best practice.
• Support tender evaluation, negotiations and contract management activities.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to business stakeholders.
• Train and upskill stakeholders on procurement processes and compliance.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to deliver successful procurement outcomes.
• Use initiative and teamwork to achieve business objectives.

Essential:

• Proven end-to-end procurement experience within a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of contract management principles and practices.
• Experience developing Statements of Service Requirements (SoSRs), ideally within Government or Public Sector organisations.
• Strong understanding of Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
• Ability to support and manage procurement activities from strategy through to contract award.
• Stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to provide procurement guidance and support.

Desirable:

• CIPS qualified or working towards CIPS (highly desirable).
• Experience procuring Professional Services contracts (desirable).

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, HSE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".