Commercial Manager, Associate Director

Description

You will lead and be responsible for all commercial aspects of the business, reporting directly to the Commercial Director. Accountable for managing commercial risk and communicating this across a variety of stakeholders within the business and ensuring that governance and reporting processes are in place to mitigate it.

A critical role, you will be responsible working with our JV partners to align and manage an integrated commercial and cost management team, accountable for the successful delivery of upstream and downstream deliverables, client and key stakeholder interface.

• Work with senior management to ensure projects exceed commercial targets
• Build, lead and develop the commercial and cost management function into a high performing team
• Prepare, develop and implement commercial solutions to support work winning
• Understand the procedure for effective reporting and management of security incidents and breaches
• Design and implement all contract management processes, tools and products to support the JV to make informed, data driven strategic decisions
• Oversees and ensures that direct reports receive governance training on all information security policies and procedures.
• Oversee the development and presentation of accurate Management Information
• Review competencies of all personnel within the department to ensure that all personnel have suitable training, qualifications & behaviours to ensure suitability for the role.
• Work in collaboration with the finance team to produce accurate forecasts
• Develop and embed strategic principles around the proactive management of design functions and deliverables
• Accountable for the creation and management of a high performing workforce within the discipline.
• Familiarise and actively engage in using the Notify system and ensure direct reports are fully aware of the Notify system and use the system for Health and Safety related matters.
• Negotiate contract agreements and manage all non-standard contractual issues
• Identify and manage all commercial risk on new and existing contracts
• Fully accountable for contract compliance and performance
• Ensures that any update in information security policies and procedures are communicated to direct reports.
• Support the work winning team to review and identify risks and accountabilities within tender packs and contractual terms

Requirements

Our capacity for innovation allows us to respond to the challenges of the climate and digital world, offering solutions and recognised expertise in the transport and mobility, sustainable cities, building, water, environment, and energy sectors.

Primary location: 3 - 4 days in London offices, with occasional travel to client office in Birmingham.

• Must have both good presentation and excel skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Previous experience within a Senior Commercial Manager position
• Excellent verbal & written skills at a technical level
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Knowledge and demonstrable understanding of financial management
• Ideally previous experience working for a Tier 1 consultancy or contractor
• Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of NEC contracts, in particular PSC
• Degree qualified or equivalent in construction commercial management.
• Previous experience of working within a Design JV arrangement
• Knowledge of Engineering and client standards
• Adept knowledge of MS packages incl., Excel, Project and Word
• Must have a good experience of UK law
• Have an in depth understanding of all information security projects, policies and procedures.
• Proven experience of client management
• Previous experience working on large rail related projects within the UK
• Previous experience to include working for, or as party of a Design Consultancy arrangement
• Be able to motivate others and provide training where necessary.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills are a must, along with working as part of an integrated team promoting the JV culture and values
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Construction law and standard forms of contract
• Must have both claims and dispute resolution working experience.
• Professional membership with RICS, CIOB, or equivalent

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance