MetroLink General Procurement Manager

MetroLink General Procurement Manager

Closing date: 12 (Noon) 09th June 2025

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1) Investment in public transport infrastructure to be delivered on behalf of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in line with the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2022-2042. This Strategy commits to the undertaking of appraisal, planning and design of Luas network expansion to Bray, Finglas, Lucan and Poolbeg. Importantly, the Plan also sets out a firm commitment to deliver a metro rail system known as MetroLink that will run from Swords to Charlemont, connecting Dublin Airport with the city centre and providing interchanges with other public transport services including Iarnród Eireann at Glasnevin, the DART at Tara Street and Luas at O’Connell Street and Charlemont. TII also delivers light railway infrastructure being planned in other cities. Currently TII is working in partnership with the NTA on the planning and design of Cork Light Rail Transit.

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MetroLink Programme MetroLink is a transformative piece of public transport infrastructure and will be Dublin’s first metro railway. The system will offer a high-capacity, high-frequency metro railway with 16 new stations from Swords to Charlemont. It will interlink with multiple transport networks, including Dublin Airport, Irish Rail, DART, Dublin Bus, and Luas, promoting a seamlessly integrated transport experience for the Greater Dublin Area. The majority of its 19km route is underground, marking a paradigm shift for Irish public transport. Upon launch, MetroLink will provide trains every three minutes during peak times, with expected annual ridership of 53 million passengers, providing unprecedented convenience of travel to passengers.

Title of Role: General Procurement Manager

Grade: Principal Officer Directorate: MetroLink Nature of Employment: This is a specified purpose contract until the commencement of passenger services on Metrolink.

No of Roles: 1

Function: Commercial

Workstream: Procurement

Reports to: General Procurement Lead

Work Location: The successful candidate will be based in TII Offices on Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, or such other place as determined by TII. Blended working arrangements in place.

Job Description The General Procurement Manager is responsible for undertaking procurements for MetroLink, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulations. The role holder is responsible for coordinating procurement tasks with the Supply Market Team, creating procurement plans, and managing supplier selection and contracts. The General Procurement Manager has influence over MetroLink’s relevant procurement budget, and manages the supply chain team, maintains contract registers, and ensures efficient operation of the purchase-to-pay system for procurement

Principal Accountabilities • Deliver procurement activities as directed by the General Procurement Lead.

• Support the MetroLink team with expertise and assistance on a day-to-day basis.

• Lead engagements with Supply Market Team.

• Identify and allocate procurement activities regarding risk, value, and availability of resources.

• Produce work package procurement plans for the sourcing of suppliers for requirements. This includes a programme of activities agreed with the Accountable Manager to achieve value for money objectives, compliant contracts and framework agreements.

• Liaise with the General Procurement Lead to plan and schedule appropriate resources and manage the team on a day-to-day basis.

• Produce consistent and compliant documents in accordance with EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws.

• Provide accurate and timely information to the General Procurement Lead and project controls via monthly procurement progress reports.

• Ensure full use of e-tendering software and deliver best practice tender processes.

• Manage preparation of briefing packs and pre-qualification questionnaires, pre-qualify and select suppliers for tender lists and issue notices.

• Takes responsibility for the arrangement and management of tender evaluation panels and prepare recommendations for the award of contracts.

• Manages the preparation of invitation to tender documents, issue invitations to tender, respond to queries, receive tenders, agree on final terms and conditions, and arrange for contract execution.

• Participate in any progress meetings to discuss procurement progress, shortlisting, and tender awards when required.

• Ensure approvals and authorisations are obtained, coordinate the authorisation of contract award recommendations.

• Ensure award notifications are issued correctly, and that contracts are appropriately executed and signed.

• Lead the administration of contracts in conjunction with the supply market team and accountable manager.

• Update contract information on the contract register at key stages of the procurement cycle.

• Manage and maintain documents in accordance with MetroLink’s Departmental Document Management Procedures.

• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health, safety, and wellbeing by taking personal responsibility for working to the MetroLink Target Zero principles.

• Act as a role model for the MetroLink vision and values, behaving in ways that are aligned with the MetroLink Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too.

• Promote an equitable, inclusive and collaborative workplace

• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate information from unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction. Never knowingly put MetroLink’s information or information systems at risk.

• Perform additional tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role and as appropriate to the grade

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Character

Each candidate must be of good character.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the role must be fully competent and capable of undertaking duties attached to the role and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the key competencies for a Principal Officer position as outlined in Appendix 1, as well as the following job-specific requirements: Experience

• 9+ years of experience in a similar procurement manager role working for a large organisation. To include a minimum of 5 years’ senior experience of public sector eprocurement and constraints.

• Experience drafting complex and bespoke contract terms and commercial principles including supplies, services and framework agreements.

Skills

• A thorough understanding of procurement of EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws and construction procurement as a client or for client bodies.

• Understanding and knowledge of the relevant supply markets and effective application of value for money strategies and solutions.

• Strong understanding of business and procurement management systems.

• Ability to deal with commercial agreements.

• Legal awareness of contract risks.

• Ability to develop successful commercial relationships that have benefitted programme performance and delivery metrics.

• Understanding of business and procurement management systems.

• Ability to report timely and accurate management information.

• Competent in Microsoft Office.

• Strong understanding of currently available purchasing options including framework agreements.

• Ability to write, document, and maintain technical standards, guidelines, and workflows.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to work in a collaborative manner that is positive, open, transparent and is a clear and effective communicator to foster a committed, strategic, innovative and inclusive culture.

• Ability to operate and execute effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines and to address challenges such as supply chain disruptions, fluctuating market conditions, and supplier compliance issues TII Information Booklet – Metrolink General Procurement Manager – May 2025

• Ability to work effectively within a cross function multi-disciplinary functions matrix environment while ensuring that all procurement related tasks are conducted in a timely and accurate manner.

• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and work well under pressure to meet established deadlines

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills along with high personal motivation and energy. Formal Education Qualifications

• A minimum level 8 degree in business or a related subject matter or equivalent experience is required.

• Advanced Diploma in Public Procurement Law (King’s Inns) or equivalent is desirable.

Professional Memberships

A professional qualification such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or relevant equivalent e.g. Membership of Institute of Management Consulting, Association of Project Management or Project Management Institute (PMI). (Desirable). 

Note: In order to assure the shortlisting panel that you satisfy these requirements you must explicitly reference how you meet the requirements in your application. Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages. Candidates who come under consideration following the final selection stage will be required to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility, including qualifications and evidence of fluency in the English language. Candidates who are unable to show that they hold the required qualifications may be withdrawn from the competition at any stage. An invitation to interview or any element of the selection process is not acceptance of eligibility.