Senior Project Manager (NEC3)
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Birmingham OR London (Euston) with Hybrid Working |
| Area | London, UKMidlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £70,000 - £84,798 + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols + health |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS200139 |
| Job Views | 273 |
- Description
- Are you a Project Manager / PM / Framework Manager 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 and have strong stakeholder management experience?
Senior 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 Senior Project Manager (NEC3)/Framework Manager is an interesting hybrid commercial & framework manager role reporting to the Head of Technical Support Services. 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 delivering the contract management activities associated with 3 key engineering professional services contracts, such as Engineering Delivery Partner £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 (Engineering Delivery Partner framework £500m), 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, 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 administered the NEC3 Contracts – could be in a capacity of framework Manger & Senior / Project Manager – ideally would have managed NEC3 Professional Services Frameworks.
- 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.
- You will have an infrastructure / construction background and so had technical experience especially around the use of engineering and environmental consultants.
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 £65 – 71,160 + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols + health (Potentially to £74,718)
London £75 – 80,760 + Pen(6/12) + 25 hols + health (Potentially to £84,798)
Duties & Responsibilities
- Effectively and efficiently manage the Infrastructure Directorate’s portfolio of contracts (including, but not limited to EDP, RSSC), ensuring the technical business requirements are delivered through the contract;
- To be responsible for ensuring budgetary and governance requirements have been adhered to (HS2 & Supply Chain).
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To be responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:-
- variations and compensation events (and instruction via CEMAR if required)
- 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;
- To be responsible for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to the client team;
- Undertake the pre-contract interface with the central procurement and contracts team to ensure that there is commercial input throughout the tender process leading up to contract award
- To play a part in supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the supply chain 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 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;
- You will be expected to 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 Specification
The successful candidate could be Project Manager, Senior PM, Framework Manager or equivalent who has been exposed to administering a NEC3 Contract, with experience of high value NEC3 professional services contract.
They will have experience administering NEC3 contracts as well as technical experience planning, developing and commissioning technical areas of work – design contracts, engineering & environmental engineers etc. Strong stakeholder management skills is also essential to manage both internal & external Stakeholders (supply chain). 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.
Open to candidates from 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 as long as they have a good understanding of governance and assurance.
Skills:
- Ability to manage the business requirements associated with managing high value and delivery critical contracts that support the delivery of major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
- Ability to develop financial and technical requirements and plans on capital projects.
- Ability to support the development and management of effective, value driven technical and commercial relationships with supply chain.
- Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties.
- Ability to support the management of stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Ability to demonstrate technical, contract, financial and risk management skills.
Knowledge:
Governance, Assurance & Compliance
Strategy Development
Project Management & Planning
Estimating & Cost Planning
Procurement
Contract Management & Administration
Negotiation
Cost Control
Risk & Value Management
Processes
Systems (including CEMAR helpful but NEC contract administration experience suffice)
Supply Chain engagement.
Type of experience:
- Experience of working a contract in a technical area of an infrastructure project and/or programme, with experience of high value NEC3 professional services contracts.
- Experience of planning, developing and implementing 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.
