Commercial Manager

Accenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in the United Kingdom is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support across projects and programmes. The role emphasizes procurement and pre-contract duties to deliver on time and on budget.

You will engage with clients and stakeholders, drive KPIs such as cost savings and value engineering, and manage pre/post-contract cost planning and contract administration. Strong negotiation and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• Provide the necessary Quantity Surveying / commercial support on a range of projects and programmes of work.
• Strong awareness of Procurement and Pre-Contract duties, how they work in tandem to completing projects on time and in budget.
• Excellent commercial acumen with well-developed problem-solving, interpersonal, communication skills with demonstrable experience delivering similar programmes of work.
• Interfacing with our Client, you will resolve issues within your control as per the projects’ demands.
• Support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and continuous improvement.
• Work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary. A keen eye to detail is essential as well as the ability to work methodically through a demanding workload.
• You will need to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and hold the ability to negotiate and influence with users outside your own network of responsibility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Demonstrable experience in the provision of pre-contract cost planning (inc estimating) and post contract cost and contract management processes (including electronic tools)
• Have technical expertise in relation to contract preparation.
• Will be well versed in either FIDIC or NEC forms of contract and communicate that knowledge to those who will be responsible for writing bids.

Responsibilities

• Provide the necessary Quantity Surveying / commercial support on a range of projects and programmes of work.
• Interface with Client to resolve issues within your control as per project demands.
• Support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and continuous improvement.
• Work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary.
• Communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and negotiate with users outside your own network of responsibility.
• Demonstrate experience in pre-contract cost planning and post-contract cost and contract management processes (including electronic tools).
• Understand contract preparation and be well versed in FIDIC or NEC forms of contract and bidding processes.

Education

Degree in related subject / Commercial / Quantity Surveying (desirable)

Job description

• Provide the necessary Quantity Surveying / commercial support on a range of projects and programmes of work.
• Have a strong awareness of Procurement and Pre-Contract duties, how they work in tandem to completing projects on time and in budget
• Excellent commercial acumen with well-developed problem-solving, interpersonal, communication skills with demonstrable experience delivering similar programmes of work.
• Interfacing with our Client, you will resolve issues within your control as per the projects’ demands.
• Support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and continuous improvement.
• Work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary. A keen eye to detail is essential as well as the ability to work methodically through a demanding workload.
• You will need to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and hold the ability to negotiate and influence with users outside your own network of responsibility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Educated to degree standard in a related subject / Commercial / Quantity Surveying qualification - desirable.
• Demonstrable experience in the provision of pre-contract cost planning (inc estimating) and post contract cost and contract management processes (including electronic tools)
• Have technical expertise in relation to contract preparation.
• Will be well versed in either FIDIC or NEC forms of contract and communicate that knowledge to those who will be responsible for writing bids.