Senior Commercial Manager – Delivery & Disputes - Buildings & Places market

Description

• Provide support to design teams, working closely with the legal team (including the litigation team) where required, to resolve issues before they escalate into formal disputes.
• Participate in raising commercial awareness and performance within the business, including best practices for managing claims and mitigating disputes.
• Assist with Pre-Contract Activities including: Tracking head contracts from receipt of service request through to award, Ensuring submission of service proposals passes through governance processes, Ensuring robust back to back supplier agreements are established.
• Provide contractual support to project teams to ensure: Compliance with contractual obligations, Minimised risk exposure and proactive dispute avoidance, Preservation of contractual entitlements.
• Input into the business risk and opportunities register regularly, with particular attention to design-related claims, emerging disputes, and technical challenges.
• Ensure contract and project reviews are undertaken in line with business policies and procedures, highlighting early warning signs of claims or contentious issues.
• Be an active member of the B&P Commercial team, providing commercial, governance, and dispute-prevention support to colleagues throughout the project life cycle.
• Contribute to decision-making and identify business improvement opportunities, fostering an enhanced commercial culture within design and technical teams.
• Undertake commercial reviews of Appointments/Frameworks/Call-off/task order opportunities, with a focus on identifying potential areas of contractual risk or dispute.

Requirements

• Proven capability of working in a collaborative environment with a strong teamwork ethos.
• Strong understanding of design processes and technical delivery.
• Solutions-focused approach to achieve quick, positive outcomes during tendering, contract discussions, or emerging disputes.
• Project management, organisational and investigative skills; Ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary design teams, and dealing with design and build contractors.
• Proactive engagement in risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation, including early intervention on potential claims.
• Ability to interpret technical scopes and specifications from a commercial perspective.

Benefits

• Career Development: Access a myriad of training and professional development opportunities to expand your skills and expertise.
• Supportive Culture: Thrive in an environment where everyone’s contributions are valued equally, and your growth is supported at every stage of your career.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

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