Procurement Specialist in London

Join ELWA as a Procurement Specialist!East London Waste Authority (ELWA) has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Specialist to join our passionate, friendly and successful team.About ELWA :Established in 1986, the East London Waste Authority (ELWA) is the statutory joint waste disposal authority for the London Boroughs of Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham. The boroughs have a combined population of around one million people living in over 400,000 households, producing around 450,000 tonnes of waste a year.Why Choose ELWA:We have an exciting opportunity for a Waste Procurement Specialist to join our passionate, friendly and successful team.We pride ourselves on being a flexible, agile, and innovative organisation, and we are looking for the right individual to make a huge difference to the future of East London’s waste management services.About the role at ELWA :ELWA’s waste services are currently operated under one Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, which expires in December 2027, and we are now transforming the way in which these services will be delivered in the future.The Procurement and Contract Expiry (PACE) programme was established to manage the demobilisation of the existing contract and the procurement of the future services.This is one of the first large scale waste PFI contracts to expire nationally and this role could be a career defining moment for the right person given that many other organisations will want to learn from our experience.In 2023 we also agreed how the services replacing the PFI contract will be procured, and you will be a significant player in designing and implementing the procurement processes to promote best value, social value, efficiency and reduce our environmental impact.What We're Looking For: * Procurement knowledge to formally define and then implement the complex procurement procedures required by ELWA. * Skills in consensusbuilding and partnership working across several organisations. * Practical experience of managing digital procurement processes and the use of etendering portals. * Significant project management skills to ensure that the governance that ELWA has set out for the management of the PACE Programme is successful and that risk and issue management is effective. * Knowledge of the waste and recycling market would be beneficial, experience in related fields will be considered. * Knowledge and experience of applying social value and net zero principles into procurement projects is desirable.Why This Opportunity Matters:We want to reduce the environmental impacts of waste, including the emission of greenhouse gases, and provide opportunities for local community benefits and regeneration.To Apply: WasteRecruit has been retained to support ELWA as their recruitment partner. To apply, please send your CV. For more information and to chat through the role, please call Jade on (phone number removed), quoting reference JM9406. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to shape the future with ELWA