Senior Heat Networks Manager

Brent Council are looking for a Senior Heat Networks Manager.

• £450 per day.
• Inside IR35.
• Working from home TBC.

Person spec (essential):

• Highly experienced project manager with a successful track record of delivering complex projects
• Experience of managing procurement projects
• Experience of working in a local government setting
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills, able to make appropriate judgements based on evidence and context, and to provide expert advice to senior decision makers
• Excellent commercial and business acumen
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, able to deliver and supervise multiple workstreams on time and within budget

(Desirable)

• Experience of delivering infrastructure and/or construction projects
• Knowledge and understanding of low carbon heat networks
• Knowledge of the major factors and legislation governing local authority procurement and the management of large scale public contracts

Job Purpose:

• Manage the competitive dialogue procurement process for the Design, Build, Operate & Maintain Contract for the South Kilburn Heat Network.
• Ensure appropriate arrangements are put in place for the council to manage the DBOM contract and the Heat Network inhouse once awarded/constructed
• Main duties:
• To manage the competitive dialogue procurement process from contract notice stage through to contract award and contract mobilization (estimated duration 12-15 months)
• To coordinate the project board comprising internal stakeholders from the Environment Strategy service and Legal, Finance and Procurement departments and external legal, financial and technical consultants.
• To manage the contracts and supervise the work of the Council's external legal, financial and technical consultants