Description
Commercial Manager - Chippenham - Circa £400 a dayExcellent opportunity for a Commercial Manager with experience in post-contract rail environments, to join our rail client in Chippenham.
You will be responsible for commercial and change control management, cost control and project reporting, including forecasting and performance monitoring.
Candidates will require following the skills and competencies:
Degree qualified or equivalent with typically 5+ years commercial management experience
Strong track record in a high value post contract management environment and position, ideally gained in the rail industry.
Excellent negotiation skills, coupled with practical experience and an in-depth understanding of the best ways in which to maximize the mutual benefits to be gained from the effective and commercial interpretation of contracts.
Good customer facing skills, as well as experience of being actively involved as a team member in high-value, complex bid teams, ideally with experience of proposal and tender writing.
Understanding of the technical, contractual and financial requirements of the commercial management role and their inter-relationship
Confident and able to deal externally and internally at senior levels
Ability to operate effectively within a team environment
Experience of working in a Matrix working environment
Experience of working within a project environment
Good financial and commercial acumen
Strong computing skills in MS excel, project, Outlook, etc
Principal Accountabilities:
Support pre-contract activities including supporting estimators on the pricing of works.
Responsibility for contract administration of assigned contracts.
Responsible for commercial management of various work packages as directed.
Responsible for input and delivery of client facing target cost reports
Responsible for accurate cost and value reporting to both client and business needs in accordance with relevant processes.
Responsible for commercial risk management.
Interfaces with finance, project management, engineering and planning functions.
Ensures accurate and timely applications for payment and cash receipts.
Ensures contractual notices are issued in accordance with contractual timeframes.
Responsible for preparing and estimating contract changes/variations
Provide support and advice to the project management teams on matters such as contract compliance, contract awareness, contract change management, claims, variations, legal and financial matters,
Establish and maintain interfaces with key internal functions and with appropriate levels within the client project organization
Commercially manage throughout the project life cycle to ensure business and client expectations are met and exceeded.
Maintain commercial awareness across the project management and engineering community.
Ensure all commercial processes and document control complies with the appropriate company standards and governance.
Responsible for maintaining auditable records in accordance with target cost contract requirement.
Please apply with your CV in the first instance.
Resource Group are acting as an employment/agency business in relation to this vacancy.