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Temporary

Surveying and Purchasing Officer

Darlington
money-bag £14.13/hour
Posted 2 days ago

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • Immediate start date.
  • Varied and interesting job role.
  • Great resources and 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.
  • 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.
  • Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries.
  • Prepare for new works including raising of job numbers, collating information to generate target hours for productivity monitoring and raising of sub-contract orders.

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 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 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

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