Job Description

Ref Number

B28-00055

Professional Expertise

Commercial and Procurement

Department

Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

67,341-75,192

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

11-Jun-2025

About us

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The Commercial & Procurement team sits within the Vice President (Finance, Commercial and Estates) area of responsibility and is a professional service function with a UCL-wide remit.

About the role

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An exceptional, greenfield opportunity has arisen in our Commercial & Procurement team, the Head of Category - Estates Development will report to the Director of Supply Chain, and partner with the Capital Programme Director and their leadership team to build, manage and assure a consultant and contractor supply chain capable of delivering our capital pipeline. From groundbreaking new facilities to refurbishments and major engineering projects, there is a breadth of complex and exciting construction activity for the Commercial & Procurement team to start to contribute to.

About you

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Strategically minded and deeply commercial, we are looking for someone to come in and collaboratively devise a plan to innovatively leverage our capital spend, to an appropriate risk-level, and establish a capable, proportionate supply chain.



Extensive knowledge of construction procurement and supply chains is essential, ideally with knowledge of the London market. Strong awareness of different contractual and commercial models, along with refined skills in integrating priorities such as Sustainability, Social Value and Accessibility into sourcing and management activity is vital.



The right candidate will relish both strategy and delivery work, as well as being an adept communicator and negotiator, at ease dealing with a range of extremely senior external and internal contacts.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.