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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Birmingham & Coleshill or Milton Keynes & 1 of (Aylesbury, High |
| Area | Midlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £80 - 91,500 + Pen(6:12) + health + 25 days hol |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS200111 |
| Job Views | 258 |
- Description
- 2 Senior Commercial Managers are required to work for the Client organisation on the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK this is a multi-billion-pound high-speed railway to directly link the city centres of: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Senior Commercial Manager role is responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams reporting to the Head of Commercial. Both of the Senior Commercial Managers will be working on Main Works Civils Contracts working directly for the Client HS2.
The role provides leadership to HS2 commercial staff engaged in the management of the major infrastructure contracts required to deliver the HS2 vision. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development and delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities to provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.
The Senior Commercial Manager will be commercially responsible for a high value complex civil engineering / infrastructure delivery (construction) contracts typically valuing £500m - £2bn managing a team of 3 - 4 Commercial Managers working within a multidisciplinary matrix of internal and external parties delivering complex infrastructure works. Working on Phase 1 of the project is currently in Construction Delivery Phase. The Senior Commercial Manager and team of Commercial Manager will oversee (light touch risk based approach) and contract administer the works being carried out by a Main Contracting JV – focusing on managing Change on these large NEC3 Option C contracts.
EKFB – 80km of main works civils
EFKB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall) based from Milton Keyes & Aylesbury working on a major £4 billion civil engineering main works contract. EFKB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall). EFKB will deliver 80km section of the new high speed rail link between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood. The scope of the works includes 15 viaducts, 6.9km of green tunnels, 22km of road diversions, 81 bridges and around 30 million cubic metres of excavation.
BBV – 90 Km of Main Works Civils
BBV (Balfour Beatty & Vinci pplc) Working on the largest contract on Phase 1 working in the integrated project team of Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV JV) – the 90km line of route consists of 42 Viaducts, 66 bridges, 35 cuttings, 56 culverts, 66 embankments & 4 motor crossings. The project teams are largely based from Coleshill.
Progression Opportunities
High Speed Two is a rapidly growing organisation with the opportunities for progression and development truly fantastic. HS2 already have a superb reputation for progressing from within highlighted by the fact 40% of all vacancies are filled internally.
There are also huge opportunities throughout HS2 for talented Commercial Individuals next promotional step on the ladder is c£100 – 105k
Work Situation – Hybrid
For the BBV role the office locations are 1 day a week in Birmingham City Centre and 1 day a week in Coleshill.
The EKFB role – 1 day a week in Milton Keynes and 1 day a week in any other office – Southam, Chipping Warden, Brackley, Aylesbury, Cultvert or High Wickham.
This is a flexible hybrid working model working 2 days a week from the office. Overall this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based front the office more you can.
Birmingham £80 – 91,500 + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols
Duties and Responsibilities
Pre-Contract -
(Please note both of these roles are currently in delivery Post Contract Stage)
- To be responsible for developing commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions and drafting contract documents to ensure consistency and alignment with procurement plans.
- To be responsible for supporting the Procurement team in the development and delivery of tender evaluation models and contract documentation including terms and conditions and associated commercial mechanisms, works and site information to be consistent with strategies and procurement plans.
Procurement
- To be responsible for evaluating tenders and supporting moderation to achieve Contract Award.
- To be responsible for developing a contract management plan.
- To be responsible for supporting contract readiness.
Post Contract – Currently all the duties are in post Contract
- To be accountable for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:
- To be accountable for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;
- To be accountable for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:-
- variations and compensation events
- contract payments
- performance incentives
- To be accountable for managing effective cost verification;
- To be accountable for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
- To be accountable for delivering on input into contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports;
- To be accountable for providing final cost estimate updates;
- To be responsible for supporting monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews;
- To be accountable for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;
- To be accountable for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;
- To be responsible for supporting monthly the identification of opportunities for project savings supporting the development of associated proposals / business case for approval;
- To be responsible for supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;
- To be responsible for supporting the relationship and engagement with key contractors.
- To be responsible for reviewing estimates (at all stages)
Leadership
- To be responsible for leading and reviewing estimates.
- To be responsible for providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down in accordance with corporate governance requirements.
- To be responsible for leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development to ensure staff have the necessary skills and support to deliver in their roles.
- To be responsible for providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Candidate Overview
Senior Commercial Managers will be Degree and ideally Chartered (or progressing towards chartership but not essential) Commercial Manager from a Quantity Surveying background. Must have experience of administering and being responsible for large complex projects using the NEC3/4 suite of contracts. With thorough experience of managing change on a complex projects – the main commercial risk on the project.
This is a leadership role hence the candidate will have experience managing commercial teams and will have a background with either Client, Consultant or Main Contractor experience. Interested in candidates with experience in large complex infrastructure projects such as major rail infrastructure projects, highways, airports, energy/power, utilities, construction are all of interest.
Skills:
- Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
- Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on infrastructure projects.
- Ability to deliver value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
- Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and the ability to settle disputes whilst maintaining business critical commercial relationships.
- Ability to manage internal and external stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Ability to develop and improve commercial policies, processes and procedures.
- Ability to support the development of commercial teams in complex organisation.
- Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.
Knowledge of:
- Governance, Assurance & Compliance
- Strategy Development
- Project Management & Planning
- Estimating & Cost Planning
- Procurement
- UCR/PCR Application
- Bespoke Third-Party Agreements
- Contract Management & Administration
- Negotiation
- Dispute Resolution
- Cost Control
- Risk & Value Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Processes
- Systems
Type of experience:
- Qualified Commercial Manager from a Quantity Surveying background ideally Chartered member of MRICS or nearing chartered status
- Experience of managing commercial management teams’ members in infrastructure projects and programmes – albeit happy for civil, construction and rail backgrounds
- Must have client or main contractor experience with understanding of assurance and governance working on public funded projects.
- Experience of planning, developing and implementing infrastructure contracts and of working with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation.
- Experience of using commercial management and reporting processes and systems.
Leadership Qualities:
Inspirational Leadership, Cross-matrix influencing, Collaboration, Co-ordinating cross business teams, Business Judgement, Inspiring differentiation & Growing Talent:
