Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager from the civil engineering, construction sub-contracting, structures or structural engineering sectors. This position is based out of our client’s London office with some hybrid working.

Overview

Due to continued expansion, an abundant pipeline of works, and the recent award of a number of significant framework contracts, our client is now looking to appoint a Commercial Manager who will take the responsibility for projects from £1m-100m.

You will be fully accountable for leading the visibility of contractual and financial risks to construction project bids at the front-end stage, whilst also providing commercial and contractual guidance to preconstruction feasibility, coupled with holistic cost input and management of projects during the in-situ and close out phases.

The Role

• Accountable for ensuring the preparation of contract documents for all assigned projects, including responsibility of ensuring bills of quantities and cost analysis are produced every month, along with being responsible for establishing a client's requirements with the Project and Design Teams, then driving presentations to the Senior Board for formal approval.
• Manage the delivery of pre-contract services across the business, providing consistent formulated cost plans for individual projects and managing appropriate budgeting via the commercial team.
• Ensure contractual arrangements are selected, adhered to and variations managed efficiently.
• Work in partnership with the delivery teams to understand project requirements, including all contract management and administration
• Produce monthly performance reports against key measures, targets, risks and opportunities.
• Overseeing pre contract interpretation to assess potential risk to bids.
• Forecast and control spend on projects under JCT and NEC Contracts.
• Implement key measures and own your commercial practices in line with the company processes
• Outline potential risks, proposing suitable mitigation, and administer in line with company process
• Evaluation of supply chain tenders to ensure that cost effective solutions are delivered
• Provision of all necessary financial information required to ensure performance targets are met
• Drive business performance through continuous improvements in how commercial contracts are managed which align to the business plan, introducing improved or new processes if required
• Management and delivery of commercial business processes and drive the team accordingly
• Work with post contract services at the appropriate level within the defined business area ensuring a high-level of commercial assurance is always maintained
• Configuration and management of framework contractors, ensuring their compliance to processes.
• Maintain and conform to the standards of HSE, ensuring a safe working environment for all
• Develop high quality supply chain management structures with the relevant teams

The Person   

• Essential experience of working within JCT and NEC Contracts
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical and able to interpret complex numerical data for report production.
• Working knowledge and experience of other contract terms including bespoke forms
• Accountable for cost value construction project reporting, commercial project management compliance, cost control and forecasting, thus experience in these aspects is essential
• Proven experience of managing complex high value, multi-disciplined projects
• Demonstrable experience of tender analysis and ability to recognise and highlight ambiguity.
• Experience of working with framework contracts.

• A degree is preferable in a relevant QS or commercial discipline combined with significant industry experience in the specialist construction sub-contracting, structures / structural engineering, infrastructure or civil engineering sectors

Our Client

Our client is one of the UK’s leading civil engineering, structures and specialist construction sub-contractor known for delivering some of the country’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects.

The group comprises four distinct divisions, each operating independently across different markets, but working together in any combination that their clients need. Together, they provide a highly flexible, comprehensive suite of services that address any project requirement in the sector, and their expertise encompasses all aspects of design, build, adapt, repair and protect.

The company’s success is due to its people. As an employee-owned business their staff are at the heart of all they do. They will nurture and develop people and always live the company’s values, taking great pride in delivering excellence for their clients and for the wider society.

A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and variation of work, and forward career progression