Commercial Lead

Bovis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension contribution (up to 10%)

Private medical health benefit (family

Life assurance

25 days annual leave (+ buy/sell)

Job summary

Bovis is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager (Commercial Lead) for a major refurbishment/retrofit project in Central London. You will drive procurement, manage complex commercial matters, and lead the on-site commercial team to deliver value, safety and quality in line with contract requirements.

You will oversee interim payments, change control, cashflow management and final accounting, reporting to the Commercial Director and ensuring client expectations are met.

Qualifications

• Pre-construction experience on major projects.
• Experience on projects above £30m in value.
• Proven track record delivering construction projects safely.
• Procurement of work packages per Procurement Strategy.
• Preparation of Subcontracts within limits of authority.
• Ability to read drawings and construction information.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of the project per approved strategy and contract limits.
• Liaise with Client team per Contract.
• Manage supply chain relationships for consistent procurement.
• Implement and manage commercial, legal, insurance and risk controls.
• Provide accurate commercial reporting and contract administration.
• Handle interim payments, change accounts, cashflows, and final accounting.
• Ensure safe, timely, efficient project delivery and client satisfaction.
• Report to Commercial Director and lead the on-site commercial team.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Claims avoidance

Tendering

Subcontract docs

Excel

Reading drawings

Interim applications

Valuation

Change management

Education

MRICS chartership

Construction qualifications

Tools

Excel

Cost management software

Word processing

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Commercial Manager ( Commercial Lead) for a major refurbishment / retro fit project in Central London.

Summary

• Procurement of the project in accordance with approved strategy, ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
• Liaising and communicating with the Client team in accordance with the Contract.
• Managing supply chain relationships to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to procurement.
• Robust implementation and management of commercial, legal, insurance and risk controls of the Project.
• Accurate commercial reporting and contract administration.
• This includes (but is not limited to) interim payments, management of change accounts, cashflows, final accounting and contract administration.
• You will ensure that the project is delivered in a safe, timely, efficient and sustainable manner, whilst achieving project targets, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the business.
• Reporting into the Commercial Director and managing the core commercial team on site.

Essential Credentials

• Maintain CSCS card for the role
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience (as noted below)
  Have a related Chartership such as MRICS

Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Behaviours

Skills

• Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
• Ability to influence and lead teams
• Demonstrates skills in the avoidance and defence of claims
• Tendering subcontract works packages of medium to high value
• Able to prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties
• Advanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages and cost management software
• Ability to read drawings and construction design information
• Valuing interim applications
• Measurement and valuation techniques
• Management of claims including assessment of entitlement for prolongation, loss and Expense including inflation

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
• Understand and apply commercial & financial procedures and reporting systems
• Maintains detailed prelim forecasts and actual costs and intervenes were negative trends identified
• Management of bonds, PCGs, warranty insurances and associated risks
• Management of cost, value and profit
• Reports accurately to the monthly forecast final account
• Manages cash flow to the benefit of the project and business
• Good understanding of building technology / construction methods
• Full knowledge and understanding of various forms of Construction contracts.

Experience

• Pre-construction experience
• Background with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
• Experience of managing field construction activities on major/ complex projects
• Proven track record in the delivery of projects as the Commercial Lead, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence
• Procurement of work packages in line with the Project Procurement Strategy
• Conversion of the project from preconstruction to construction
• Communicating and liaising with the Client team in accordance with the contract
• Production of Tender Recommendation Reports and Contract Sum Analysis
• Preparation of Subcontracts for execution in line with limits of authority
• Procures robust packages with an understanding of package interfaces
• Manages the change process in accordance with the contract
• Prepares bid documentation to ensure a fully defined tender
• Change management in accordance with the contract

Behaviours

• Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
• Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury
• Supports the project manager to manage project risk and opportunities
• Levelling existing knowledge to continuously improve processes to achieve efficiency.
• Attention to detail, ability to flex to meet business plans and drive to meet key dates.
• Ability to join up a wide range of complex issues and understand how they relate to each other.
• Uncompromising discipline and rigorous approach to follow the process and close projects out.
• Collaborates across the organisation and external teams. Communicates the strategy and maximises outcomes for all parties.
• Drives a culture of safety and quality and embeds best practice to set the standard in the organisation and the industry.

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit (Family cover available)
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 4 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym's nation wide
• Industry leading parental leave

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