Assistant & Project Commercial Managers

Gardiner & Theobald LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gardiner & Theobald LLP is seeking Assistant and Project level Commercial Managers to support growth across infrastructure projects, with emphasis on rail and rail-related work. You will work within a dynamic cost team, reporting to senior leadership, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to deliver value.

The role requires a degree, NEC contract experience, and strong commercial management skills, with MRICS preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with construction/cost management focus.
• MRICS preferred, training will be supported to gain qualification.
• Experience under NEC contract terms and conditions.
• Pre- or post-contract experience on infrastructure projects.
• Strong contract management, commercial management and risk methodologies.
• Experience in estimating, cost planning, forecasting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and managing contractual correspondence and payment notices.
• Contribute to contract management planning and commercial strategy.
• Evaluate changes, variations and risk items and assist with resolutions.
• Advise on cost-related matters and maintain CBS/WBS.
• Prepare cost forecasts, liabilities and accruals and support planning records.
• Support procurement strategies and tender evaluations with the project team.
• Participate in risk workshops and monitor governance parameters.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial management

Risk management

Estimating

Planning & reporting

Procurement & tendering

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree qualification

MRICS preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Gardiner & Theobald is an independent construction and property consultancy committed to providing world class service to our clients. Our dedicated team of over 1,300 people delivers Cost Management, Project Management and Specialist Consultancy services from a network of UK and US offices bound by a common purpose - to build a better tomorrow. We define our success by the value we create for our clients, the fulfilling careers we build for our people and our contribution to the communities we work in. Our own long-term business performance aligns profit with purpose, taking social and environmental responsibility for our actions and the legacy we leave behind. People are central to our mission. Rewarding individuals based on their unique abilities, talent and hard work, we believe in the quality of experiences and investing in a collaborative culture where all can thrive.

About The Role

We are currently looking for Assistant and Project level Commercial Managers to support with the growth of the business and the continued delivery of world class service to our diverse client base. Our Cost and Commercial Management teams work across a variety of sectors, offering you the chance to work on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects with no sector boundaries while our focus on training and development creates the perfect environment in which to progress your career.

Working within a dedicated and dynamic cost team and reporting directly into senior leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects across the infrastructure sector with an initial focus on rail and rail-related projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience as the day-to-day project contact and who thrives on challenges and client facing roles, being both eager to learn and develop whilst also helping to drive forward our position as an industry leader. Your attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to collaborate with various stakeholders will be paramount to your success in the role and the overall success of the projects.

The key responsibilities of the role will include supporting and assisting with the following:

Contract Management

• Drafting and managing contractual correspondence
• Preparing and recommending payment notices and / or pay less notices
• Contribute to contract management planning and commercial strategy development
• Evaluating (time and / or cost) change items (variations, claims, force majeure events, etc.)
• Participating in dispute avoidance (negotiation) and / or resolution (adjudication, etc.)
• Ensuring all contractual administration is executed within agreed governance parameters
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all contractual-based records

Cost Management

• Advising on cost-related matters in keeping with the client’s reporting procedures
• Preparing and maintaining the CBS and WBS
• Adhering to the management and administration of project-related change
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Preparing project- and contract-based cost forecasts, liabilities and accruals
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all cost-based records

Estimating

• Providing estimating advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing and / or assuring estimates and / or cost plans
• Drafting unambiguous assumptions and exclusions associated with individual estimates
• Measuring and quantifying scope from drawings and specifications
• Undertaking value engineering exercises with the wider project team
• Advising on benchmarks and qualifying the same as required

Planning & Reporting

• Drafting all programme-related correspondence to protect the client’s interests
• Reporting all commercial-based KPI’s in an accurate and robust manner
• Ensuring commercial matters are managed within agreed governance parameters
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Advising on the commercial implications of potential time-based mitigation measures
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all planning-based records

Procurement & Tendering

• Advising on regulated and unregulated tender events in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing procurement and contract strategies to satisfy the client’s requirements
• Drafting robust and concise commercial-related elements of tender documentation
• Managing tender clarifications and queries in tandem with the wider project team
• Evaluating tender returns in compliance with the corresponding criteria
• Awarding contracts whilst minimising the risk of challenge by unsuccessful tenderers

Risk Management

• Providing risk-related advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Liaising with the wider project team to support the risk management process
• Reviewing of commercial elements of risk registers at regular intervals
• Measuring and quantifying risks in keeping with project-related requirements
• Managing and administering contractual risk workshops
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all risk-based records

About You

• Degree qualified.
• MRICS preferred, but not essential. We will support the training required to gain your professional qualification.
• Experience of working under construction contract terms and conditions, NEC in particular.
• Pre or post contract experience.
• Demonstrable experience administering contracts on major infrastructure, capital projects, or complex construction programmes.
• Sound understanding of contract management, commercial management, and risk management methodologies.
• Experience supporting the valuation and assessment of variations, compensation events, and contract payments.
• Understanding of dispute avoidance and dispute resolution processes.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, contract administration, and supply chain management.
• Familiarity with governance, assurance, and compliance processes within complex project environments.
• Experience contributing to estimating, cost planning, forecasting, and cost control activities.
• A strategic thinking with strong negotiation, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within a client focused environment in multidisciplinary project teams and managing interfaces across multiple stakeholders with a personal commitment to the delivery of excellent client service.
• Previous experience within a consultancy environment (desirable but not essential)
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of market issues and events and their impact.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to get involved in business wide initiatives.
• Previous experience of Microsoft platforms.

About Us

Collaboration, innovation, and support are at the core of everything we do. At G&T you will be joining a diverse team led by one of G&T’s equity partners and a board member. Our partner-led model allows us to adopt bespoke approaches both in the service we offer to clients and in the development opportunities we offer our people. Within your team you will be given clear direction and positive encouragement at every turn, whilst our commitment to your career development and lifelong learning programmes ensures you have the support, as well as the tools to thrive.

Forward thinking and future focused, we champion social mobility, ethical governance, equality and diversity, creating an inclusive environment where everyone’s unique talents and experiences are valued. Our ESG goals are at the forefront of our business plan, and we are proud to have created social value worth over £24.15m+ since 2021. Our initiatives include the G&T ESG Committee, dedicated to increasing opportunities and removing barriers for social mobility and equality within the firm, as well as our Next Gen programme which focuses on nurturing the next generation in the industry. Our commitment to realising a more sustainable future is witnessed not only through helping our clients meet their own next zero carbon aspirations but also by reaching our own, with an aim for our firm to be net zero by 2030.