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Head of Commercial

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Lead commercial team, manage cost, contracts, procurement for Rolls Royce project

Key Responsibilities

  • cost forecasting
  • cost planning
  • supply chain
  • risk management
  • program management
  • value engineering

Tasks

-Manage the preparation and articulation of the monthly CVR’s and associated commercial reports. -Cost, Value and Margin forecasting -Leads commercial aspects with Customer and stakeholders. -Co-ordination of buying, accounts, production control/planning, supply chain management & procurement techniques, estimating & surveying functions. -Preparation of Cost Plans & Estimates & Task Order submissions including the interpretation of specifications & preambles -Liaises with all parties to ensure task/project remains on plan. -Management of disallowed cost -Managing programmes of work or series of projects -Establish client supply chain requirements & advise on alternative forms of contract & procurement arrangements. -To manage the preparation of Cost Plans and Costs for a Project/Task Order. -To co-ordinate the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and actioned -Management and reporting of Risk and Opportunity. -To be able to report and explain the commercial aspects to the Programme Leadership Team. -To manage the feedback of commercial data to Planning, Estimating -Formulation and management of strategies and plans for resource procurement. -Provides commercial input to Buildability and Value Engineering reviews.

Requirements

  • rics
  • nec4
  • optione
  • sc clearance
  • quantity surveying
  • cscs card

What You Bring

-Membership or Fellowship of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards) -The ability to review cost plans cost data. -Extensive NEC4 knowledge, preferably in Option E (Cost Reimbursable Projects) -Representation of the financial and contractual interests to the client in progress meetings or the like. Willing to take initiative to respond to customer requirements. -SC level of Security preferred, BPSS minimum requirement -BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent -Application of legislation and ability to liaise with legal experts. -NEC Experience -CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person) -Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s governance requirements maximises LEAN/digital opportunities. -Strong knowledge of NEC 4 Contracts in particular Option E (Cost Reimbursable)

Benefits

-Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

The Company

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Off-site solutions

Pipe fabrication and installation

Infrastructure Investments

Construction Services

Support Services

Civil engineering

Building

Ground engineering

Mechanical & Electrical engineering

Refurbishment

Fit-out

Rail engineering

Electricity networks

Rail

Highways

Structural concrete repair

Corrosion protection

Bridge strengthening

Bearing replacement

Concrete carriageway rehabilitation

Transportation (roads, rail and aviation)

Power and Energy

Mining

Water

Social infrastructure (hospitals and schools)

Security Clearance

-sc level of security preferred; bpss minimum requirement