Commercial / Contract Manager

Description

• Ensure that all financial obligations of the contract are adequately covered, and risk is minimised.
• Review and approve acceptance or proposed major / high risk subcontracts and any other subcontract.
• Manage commercial issues, minor and major contract disputes when delegated by AMT or Alliance Manager.
• Assist managers as needed in commercial matters e.g. claims, contractual issues, disputes, preparing subcontract terms and conditions, and setting up administration procedures on and off site with Finance and control Manager.
• Undertake post-contract completion reviews, analyse results, undertake corrective actions.
• Reporting and compliance with respect to commercial performance and legislation/code to prevent potential business exposure.
• Provide Alliance Manager and Finance Manager Program trend analysis.
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with Program Owner/subcontractors as authorised by senior management in liaison with program management, as per policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Establish, implement and maintain systems in accordance with the requirements and procedures.
• Lead identification and quantification of head contract scope changes and all subsequent negotiations with the Program Owner.
• Ensure all risk contingency is appropriately recorded and reported.
• Provide ongoing development and mentoring of Program reporting to Program AMT and APT members.
• Ensure the accurate and concise Program contract valuation reporting is complete in accordance with accounting cut off dates.
• Financial management: Ensure strong contract, commercial and financial risk management, accurate forecasting of both costs and revenue, take corrective action in line with authority and reporting frameworks and optimise the Actual Outturn Cost (AOC) for the Program.
• Complete all Contract Commercial activities to ensure that best for project considerations have been implemented.
• Attend contract acceptance and contract review meetings as necessary to ensure commercial and contract administration issues comply with contract requirements, policies and procedures.
• Provide feedback to estimating departments on completed Program Works and Packages for future reference.
• Ensure that no subcontractor is engaged on the Program prior to the execution of the sub-contract program.
• Review Program cash flows and identify cash requirements to Finance and Cost Control Manager.
• Seek assistance from the Alliance Manager on all potential contract risks/opportunities.
• Stakeholder management: Ensure that stakeholders are actively engaged and that beneficial relationships between the Program and the client, subcontractors, community and other external parties are developed and maintained
• People management: Establish and develop a high-performance team to ensure the Program has the capability to achieve targets.
• Be aware of and ensure compliance with Head Contract conditions and provisions.

Requirements

• Over 10 years’ experience in construction and/or contract administration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Law, Commerce, Accounting, Quantity Surveying or MBA.
• Skill in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and development of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of Works Packages.
• Understand scope of works for the Program and each subcontracted section of works including the ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
• Advanced skills in procedures for Program contract administration, general business administration and Program management.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance