AQW 24413/17-22
Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down
Tabled Date: 15/10/2021
Answered On Date: 19/10/2021
Priority Written: Yes
Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) the number of; and (ii) grade of vacancies in DfI Roads and Rivers Centre of Procurement Expertise.
Answer:
The Roads and Rivers Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) comprises staff who are directly involved in procurement or in the management and delivery of a wide range of contracts for supplies and services or construction. There are currently 91 vacancies in Roads and Rivers related to CoPE activities. These are broken down by grade as follows. Grade 5 Director | 1 | PPTO Civil Engineer | 3 | SPTO Civil Engineer | 4 | HPTO/ Graduate Trainee Civil Engineer | 9 | Staff Officer - Procurement | 2 | PTO Civil Engineering Assistant | 56 | Technical Grade I | 16 |
In common with all NICS departments, my Department has a high level of vacancies at the moment and officials are working hard to prioritise and fill all affordable vacancies, however, the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed recruitment across all NICS departments.
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