Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Business Support Officer - Highways Procurement on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Job Purpose:

To provide high‑quality business, administrative, and procurement support to the Highways Service, ensuring efficient delivery of procurement processes, contract administration, supplier management, compliance monitoring

Key Responsibilities:

• Support by Monitoring project milestones and key timelines
• Support preparation and administration of highways procurement exercises.
• Assist in drafting procurement documents and evaluation criteria.
• Coordinate with professional service provider assistance and legal service provider assistance
• Coordinate supplier queries during tender periods.
• Support evaluation panels and collate scoring results.
• Maintain contract registers and procurement pipelines.
• Manage Action Tracker for key stakeholders/team on project
• Organise and record /track meeting actions
• Organise site visits, and supplier engagement days
• Budget monitoring on project

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience in business or administrative support within procurement or local government
• Understanding of procurement processes and contract administration
• Strong IT skills including MS Office and procurement systems
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work with confidential commercial information-.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities
• Teamwork and stakeholder engagement
• Analytical and reporting skills
• Proactive problem-solving mindset
• May attend site or contractor meetings
• Must comply with procurement and financial governance frameworks
• Role may evolve as service delivery models change

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent Commercial Service to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.