Commercial Intelligence Team Leader - 14804
1
National
Various
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Intelligence, Knowledge & Information Management
£45,367
Lead a skilled team of commercial intelligence and benchmarking analysts and specialists to develop and improve our cost and carbon databases and intelligence.
Duties:
• Line manage Bought in Service and EA resource, including management of recruitment and team growth
• Oversee and provide/undertake statistical analysis on cost and carbon data
• Manage the alignment cost and carbon data into one database/ source
• Provide benchmarking data and benchmarks for estimates
• Oversee the collation and quality assurance of cost and carbon actuals and estimating system data
• Manage, maintain and quality assure cost and carbon data and databases
• Manage cost and carbon estimating system administration
• Produce strategic cost and carbon intelligence reports
• Develop and improve the cost and carbon service.
Duties:
• Line manage Bought in Service and EA resource, including management of recruitment and team growth
• Oversee and provide/undertake statistical analysis on cost and carbon data
• Manage the alignment cost and carbon data into one database/ source
• Provide benchmarking data and benchmarks for estimates
• Oversee the collation and quality assurance of cost and carbon actuals and estimating system data
• Manage, maintain and quality assure cost and carbon data and databases
• Manage cost and carbon estimating system administration
• Produce strategic cost and carbon intelligence reports
• Develop and improve the cost and carbon service.
The Commercial and Intelligence Benchmarking team forms part of the wider Cost and Carbon team. The central purpose of the team is to develop and improve our cost and carbon databases and intelligence to inform our estimates and target cost setting process; support the improvement to technical standards and provide commercial intelligence to support skills and capability improvements across the organisation.
• Management/ team leadership
• Experience of cost and carbon data management and assurance
• Experience of providing/undertaking cost and carbon benchmarks
• Experience in providing/undertaking detailed statistical analysis
• Experience in managing data and admin of estimating systems
• Excellent Excel, finance and commercial skills
• Good project management and personal time management skills
• Familiarity with NGSA framework conditions
• Familiarity with standard forms of construction contracts (NEC3 and 4) and the infrastructure and construction industry
• Combination of professionalism in dealing with stakeholders and assertiveness in representing the Client’s interests in Value for Money and Client set target costs
• Familiarity with the drivers for aligning cost, carbon and efficiency and the commercial advantages to doing so
• Experience of working in a commercial environment word be advantageous.
• Experience of cost and carbon data management and assurance
• Experience of providing/undertaking cost and carbon benchmarks
• Experience in providing/undertaking detailed statistical analysis
• Experience in managing data and admin of estimating systems
• Excellent Excel, finance and commercial skills
• Good project management and personal time management skills
• Familiarity with NGSA framework conditions
• Familiarity with standard forms of construction contracts (NEC3 and 4) and the infrastructure and construction industry
• Combination of professionalism in dealing with stakeholders and assertiveness in representing the Client’s interests in Value for Money and Client set target costs
• Familiarity with the drivers for aligning cost, carbon and efficiency and the commercial advantages to doing so
• Experience of working in a commercial environment word be advantageous.
Contact Kat Ibbotson for further information on katherine.ibbotson@environment-agency.gov.uk or 07770 814331.
The role location is flexible as we are a dispersed national team.
Driving licence ideally required as some driving may be necessary. Occasional travel (regionally or nationally) and overnight stays required.
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
Interviews are anticipated to take place on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 by webcam.
The role location is flexible as we are a dispersed national team.
Driving licence ideally required as some driving may be necessary. Occasional travel (regionally or nationally) and overnight stays required.
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
Interviews are anticipated to take place on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 by webcam.
07/07/2020, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Manages Self
Please describe how your team leader and technical skills and experience make you a good candidate for this role.
Leads People
Please describe how you have built and led project teams to manage complex or high profile, technical projects to meet tight deadlines with business critical outcomes. Describe the key issues and challenges you have faced and how you have managed these.
Programme and Project Management
Describe a complex commercial intelligence and/or benchmark related project or programme of work that you have been instrumental in helping to deliver successfully. Describe how you have balanced the priorities between delivery of targets, expenditure and resources and describe what tools you have used to report progress, key issues and escalations.
Builds and Sustains Relationships
This role involves negotiating with a lot of different stakeholders, both internally and external to the Environment Agency. Describe a situation where you have needed to balance the needs of a variety of stakeholders with differing drivers to reach a successful outcome on one of your projects.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.