Commercial Lead

Bilfinger; Dalry; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger UK is seeking a cost-focused professional to join the Dalry team as a cost analyst/quantities role. The role involves weekly productivity reporting, cost-trend analysis and contract compliance across multiple projects.

Responsibilities include forecasting, cost tracking, liaising with subcontractors, and supporting invoicing and valuations to maximise cash flow. NEC4 contracts knowledge and SAP P14 familiarity are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Experience of managing NEC4 Contracts is desirable.
• Familiarisation with NAECI Labour Agreement is beneficial.
• Knowledge of SAP accounting software, particularly P14, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collate, analyse and produce weekly productivity reporting for contract maintenance and project works.
• Investigate overspends or irregular spend on planned expenditure.
• Forecasting versus budget (cost and value) and cost tracking on specific jobs.
• Weekly labour reporting and ensuring allocation aligns with scope of works and contracts.
• Review contract terms to ensure compliance and liaise with subcontractors where applicable.
• Process early warnings and compensation events to capture variations and scope changes.
• Support invoicing, valuations and cash flow through timely reporting.
• Assist with ad-hoc estimating and risk assessment for jobs.

Skills

Similar role experience

NEC4 Contracts

NAECI Labour Agreement

SAP P14

Education

Quantity Surveying

Engineering

Business

Tools

SAP P14 Purchasing System

Job description

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Bilfinger UK are looking for an enthusiastic self-driven individual with experience in the below to join our Dalry team.

• Collate, analyse and produce weekly productivity reporting for contract maintenance and project works (on various recovery models)
• Investigate overspends or irregular spend on planned allocation of expenditure
• Collate, analyse and produce stand-alone cost reports for large scale project works
• Forecasting versus budget (cost and value)
• Cost tracking on specific jobs, including forecasting and reporting of accruals for material & equipment
• Weekly labour report, ensuring labour allocation is in line with scope of works and contract agreements
• Review of contract terms and conditions to ensure compliance
• Liaising with subcontractors where applicable
• Change management -processing early warnings and compensation events to capture variations & scope change on jobs
• Delay reporting, recording and close out with client
• Compilation of valuations, payment applications and invoicing in a timely manner to maximise cash flow
• Assist with ad-hoc estimating requests
• Assess estimates for jobs, identifying risks and advising or suggesting change where necessary
• Review scopes and jobs with supervision team, and raise any concerns with the site manager
• Inform client of any cost-risks
• Monitoring of resource plans against actuals
• Identification of areas of commercial weakness and assist in rectifying/improving such problems
• Monitor and provide feedback relative to KPI performance (certified v application, prelim recovery, dayworks review, and overtime review)
• Weekly cost reports, reviewed against the forecast and identifying issues in the period
• Monthly profit and loss reporting - month end and WIP
• Monthly review and update of rolling forecast
• Support approval process for ad-hoc works requested by client
• Ad-hoc checks to support time-writing & payroll functions
• Tracking of progress and scheduled/completed works against scaffold register
• Management of the site administrator

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role preferred
• Relevant degree is desirable (Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Business, etc.)
• Experience of managing NEC4 Contracts
• Familiarisation with NAECI Labour Agreement
• Knowledge of SAP accounting software preferable, particularly P14 Purchasing System