DIO - Commercial Practitioner - Sensitive Projects
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,530 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | G28EX, WS149TJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 405112 |
Summary
About our Sensitive Projects Team:
As part of the DIO Commercial Directorate, the Sensitive Projects team is a dedicated group that offers comprehensive commercial support throughout the entire lifecycle of sensitive defence infrastructure projects in the UK. This diverse and exciting portfolio consists of multi-million-pound projects.
The Sensitive Projects team is composed of more than 14 staff members who specialize in procuring and managing large construction projects within high-security military bases, collaborating with teams possessing the highest levels of security clearance.
Our team provides support for all sourcing, procurement, and contract management activities across Projects and Programmes. This includes developing initial Procurement Strategies, creating and implementing Commercial Strategies, issuing tenders, negotiating and finalizing contracts, managing changes, and overseeing contract activities until Project/Programme closure.
Why join us?
Sensitive projects are a unique and interesting environment due to the secret and sensitive nature of the projects. You will learn and build your Commercial skills through working on challenging and diverse projects, with different customer bases which have very different needs.
Their often-unique requirements will highlight the many ways that Commercial can contribute to the Defence mission, and you can be part of this exciting journey.
It is a challenging yet absorbing role liaising with customers, colleagues and suppliers to help achieve best value for money for the public purse operating within the Commercial regulations, whilst observing the strictest security protocols in all we do.
As part of the DIO Commercial Directorate, the Sensitive Projects team is a dedicated group that offers comprehensive commercial support throughout the entire lifecycle of sensitive defence infrastructure projects in the UK. This diverse and exciting portfolio consists of multi-million-pound projects.
The Sensitive Projects team is composed of more than 14 staff members who specialize in procuring and managing large construction projects within high-security military bases, collaborating with teams possessing the highest levels of security clearance.
Our team provides support for all sourcing, procurement, and contract management activities across Projects and Programmes. This includes developing initial Procurement Strategies, creating and implementing Commercial Strategies, issuing tenders, negotiating and finalizing contracts, managing changes, and overseeing contract activities until Project/Programme closure.
Why join us?
Sensitive projects are a unique and interesting environment due to the secret and sensitive nature of the projects. You will learn and build your Commercial skills through working on challenging and diverse projects, with different customer bases which have very different needs.
Their often-unique requirements will highlight the many ways that Commercial can contribute to the Defence mission, and you can be part of this exciting journey.
It is a challenging yet absorbing role liaising with customers, colleagues and suppliers to help achieve best value for money for the public purse operating within the Commercial regulations, whilst observing the strictest security protocols in all we do.