Project Commercial Manager

Description

• Builds, develops and performance manages diverse, high performing teams, fostering collaboration and shared responsibility.
• Acts as a conduit through which best practice is shared, designed, and implemented at project level.
• Identification of commercial project staffing risks and build resiliency
• Responsible for active involvement in major projects in NSW/ACT in the capacity of Commercial Manager. Will take up billable fulltime project roles on complex Joint Ventures, D&C projects, and Alliances.
• Actively develops the capability of others across teams, geographies and disciplines.
• Creates a trusting, inclusive and positive team environment while promoting work life balance.
• Supports the NSW Commercial Leader in the early planning of project based commercial management support, highlighting need, identification of opportunities and supporting position holders in the use of consistent, enterprise grade, digital commercial solutions, and approaches.
• Responsible to Major Project Director and Project Manager when working on Projects.
• Engages effectively with senior leaders and business development networks to support market positioning.
• Established technical and client networks, acting as a focal point for local client relationship management.
• Recognises and promotes best practice and supports knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Ensures healthy cash flow and effective risk, ethics and probity management.
• Anticipates long term impacts of decisions and adapts approaches accordingly.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in major project commercial management, including Joint Ventures, Design & Construct and Alliance delivery models.
• Strong negotiation, persuasion and influencing skills to secure work and drive organisational change.
• Exercises sound judgement, takes ownership of decisions and clearly explains complex or difficult outcomes.
• Energetic, resilient and adaptable, maintaining effectiveness under pressure.
• Balanced, flexible and thoughtful in people management and decision making.
• Skilled in report documentation.
• Highly client centric, with the ability to understand client commercial drivers and influence decision making.
• Track record of representing organisations at senior levels nationally and/or internationally.
• Highly effective written and verbal communicator across technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Strong digital first mindset, with consistent application of digital commercial systems and processes.
• Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Quantity Surveying or similar area.
• Proficiency in software such as MS Excel and MS Project
• Relevant experience in client side (contractor) commercial management that will assist the successful execution of this role.
• Positively motivated with the ability to sustain team morale during periods of high workload.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in engineering, construction, or commercial management, ideally with consultancy background or major infrastructure project experience.
• Relevant commercial management experience within a consulting business environment.
• Experience developing and leading winning business and operating strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
• Deep involvement in dispute strategy, claims preparation, negotiation, conflict resolution and settlement with external parties.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including understanding of economic and political trends impacting the local market.

Benefits

• International mobility opportunities
• Novated car lease
• Generous sharing of lessons learned, experiences and personal IP to the betterment of the major project and state commercial teams over time. Encourage and empower others to share their IP and experiences for the betterment of the Region.
• Birthday leave
• Insurances (life & income protection)
• Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
• Paid parental leave for the support career of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary career.
• Annual leave loading
• Paid parental leave for the primary career of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
• Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
• Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers. Different people, shared values

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance