Are you a Ass / Project Manager or Engineer with NEC3 Contract experience working on infrastructure projects (Rail, Utilities, Highways, Water, Transport etc)?  Have you experience working on NEC3 framework contracts, ideally professional services, and experience administering a contract (compensation events) and have strong stakeholder management experience?

Project Manager (NEC3) is required to work for the Client Organisation (High Speed Two Ltd) responsible for the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK. The role sits within the Technical Support Services team part of HS2 internal client, the Project Manager (NEC3) is an interesting hybrid commercial and technical focused position reporting to a Senior Project Manager (NEC3).  Working on Phase 1 of the project, which, is valued c£60 billion has 10 years left to run, excellent opportunities for development and progression

The role is responsible for supporting in the delivery of the contract management activities associated with key engineering professional services contracts, some valued in excess of £500m. This relates to the non-commercial activities associated primarily with professional service contracts; large contracts with engineering consultancies who provide staff to HS2 such as Atkins & Jacobs, that support major infrastructure programmes and should focus on the key activities required to provide the necessary link between business requirements and formal commercial contract requirements.

You will be responsible for providing contract administration management support across the contracts portfolio, monitoring and managing the technical requirements associated with delivery of these including the review of business needs, acceptance of contract schedules and budget availability.  The role works alongside the technical business leads, Senior Project Manager (NEC3), HS2’s corporate contracts team and the supply chain, assuring and supporting the delivery of technical requirements and activities to ensure HS2 maximises the value from the contract.

Ideal Candidate Background

• The successful candidate will have working knowledge and ideally administered the NEC3 Contract – could be in a capacity of Ass PM, Project Manager, Engineer or indeed Commercial role.
• Strong stakeholder management skills are key to manage both internal & external Stakeholders (supply chain) – you will be capable of having some difficult conversation with internal staff often tempering expectations around staffing levels (budgets).
• They require someone who is use to working in an environment with heavy governance & assurance procedures, client, consultancy or indeed main contractor experience all acceptable.
• If they have been exposed to the engineering / construction industry and so had technical experience that is a plus but not essential – ability to project manage and stakeholder manage multiple people across lots of directorates

Work Situation - Hybrid

The office location is Birmingham Snowhill they operate a flexible hybrid working model working 2 days in office a week. 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.

Salary                                       

Birmingham      £50 – 54,760.12  + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols + health

London             £55 – 59,288.25 + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols + health

Duties & Responsibilities

• Effectively and efficiently manage the assigned contracts within Infrastructure, ensuring the technical business requirements are delivered through the contract;
• Support in ensuring budgetary and governance requirements have been adhered to (HS2 & Supply Chain).
• Support with administering the HS2’s obligations within the contract, including assessment of:
  • variations and compensation events (and instruction via CEMAR if required),
  • management of Purchase Order requirements
  • contract payments
  • performance incentive
  • coordination of risk assessment and management of mitigating actions.
  • Working alongside the (Corporate) Contract Manager/s
• To support the review and analysis of supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
• To participate and contribute to monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews, including input to HS2’s Supplier Relationship Management Framework database;
• Support the business management team in ensuring HR processes have been followed to be able to onboard co-located supplier staff.
• Provide day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to the team and liaise with internal corporate functions to deliver best value outcomes;
• To play a part in developing a collaborative culture within the supply chain that encourages innovation, enhances capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;
• Ensuring accurate task definitions and compensation events are produced by HS2 and that the supply chains response will meet the technical requirements in as cost-effective way as possible. This would include instruction of these tasks as required;

Candidate Specification

The successful candidate could be a Ass PM, Project Manager or even Engineer who has been exposed to administering a NEC3 Contract, the candidates will likely have engineering consultancy background or worked for an arm’s length infrastructure Management company such as Highways England, Network Rail, TFL etc or worked for utility company – National Grid, Water Authority or other utility authority.   Main Contractor would also suffice and will understand governance and assurance.

They will need to have NEC3 experience to be able to instruct under the contract, handle early warning notices, compensation events and understand what HS2 can or cannot do under the contractual terms of the framework.

Skills:

• Ability to manage the business requirements associated with managing contracts that support delivery of projects and programmes.
• Ability to develop financial and technical requirements and plans on against defined budgets and requirements.
• Ability to support the development and management of effective supply chain relationships.
• Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties.
• Ability to engage stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.

Knowledge:

Processes

Systems (including CEMAR helpful but NEC contract administration experience suffice)

Governance, Assurance & Compliance

Strategy Development

Project Management & Planning

Contract Management & Administration

Cost Control

Supply Chain engagement

Type of experience:

Experience of working a contract in a project and/or programme, with a preference for experience of high value NEC3 professional services contracts.

Experience of planning, developing and commissioning technical areas of work through an established contract.

Experience of ensuring technical requirements are correctly articulated to suppliers and the tasks can commissioned ensuring value for money.