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Design Category Specialist

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Gas Networks Ireland

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Job Description:

The Design Category Specialist will support engineers in gathering and coordinating technical content to feed into a procurement process to procure materials and services for capital projects across the gas network. This will involve completing request for quotation documents, coordinating with wider Supply Chain teams to enable pricing and technical documents to issue to the market and support the evaluation process. The role will support enablement of contracts, material, or service framework agreements, following up queries on tax, legal or insurances with Supply Chain teams.

Job Responsibility:

  • Complete templates with technical or pricing information to support a procurement process for materials or engineering services
  • Coordinate supplier clarifications on behalf of engineering teams, track responses, record on central SharePoint system and ensure actions closed out in a timely manner
  • Coordinate pricing and technical documents with Supply Chain, follow up on technical queries with engineers, tax, insurance and legal departments
  • Record technical and pricing documents on SharePoint system against the relevant project codes
  • Develop a forward planning schedule based on input from engineers on future project material needs, track and keep updated as a live document
  • Coordinate and facilitate meetings with engineers to proactively identify long lead material items to be procured and collaborate with Supply Chain on the source to market process
  • Populate Supplier award and regret letters on behalf of engineering teams
  • Raise requests on behalf of engineers on an Oracle procurement system
  • Support preparation of governance papers for procurement of materials or engineering services
  • Support and coordinate material single source requests on behalf of technical teams, completing any necessary documents
  • Conduct spend analysis on materials or engineering service contracts, liaise with engineering teams for expenditure increase and coordinate with Supply Chain teams
  • Gather specifications to support tender request quotations and ensure consistency across the quotations
  • Support and coordinate papers for expenditure approvals in relation to frameworks, contract extensions, new frameworks in relation to the non-technical element and facilitate technical meetings as required to respond to Supply Chain or Legal queries. Ability to be able to write and translate technical information into approval papers after conversing with a Designer
  • Develop and maintain material trackers, development of dashboards, so progress can be accessed at any time
  • Interface with Supply Chain to ensure competitions below threshold are aligned to governance approval limits
  • Conduct any research on material products on behalf of engineering teams i.e. reaching out to suppliers, information requests etc
  • Centralise material justification requests, liaise and coordinate with Supply Chain Tender Admin, create service requests as required etc
  • Other duties may be assigned from time to time

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role with previous experience, preferably in utilities sector
  • Relevant qualifications or experience, an element of technical knowledge would be beneficial
  • An understanding of material equipment sourcing process or contract management, procurement management would be advantageous
  • Good coordination skills, ability to organise and get activities delivered, well-motivated and able to work on own initiative and within a team environment
  • Working knowledge of SharePoint and Oracle systems would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of developing and issuing tender documentation including PQQ/ITT, both under OJEU and independent of OJEU, and dealing with clarifications
  • Experience using PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with ability to structure and develop presentations
  • Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
What we offer:
  • iBelong programme ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment
  • Time to Talk Mental Health programme
  • wellbeing initiatives

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 01, 2026

Expiration:
March 07, 2026

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