Commercial Manager - Didcot

Laing O'Rourke; East Hagbourne; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Laing O'Rourke is delivering one of the UK's largest digital infrastructure developments in Didcot. A Commercial Manager/Senior Commercial Manager will oversee full commercial management, including cost control, contractual obligations and financial reporting for a £1.5bn+ hyperscale data centre project.

You will work with project teams, clients, consultants and subcontractors to safeguard commercial performance and ensure delivery against objectives throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifikationen

• A degree or higher qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• RICS membership desirable but not essential.
• Experience on major construction or infrastructure projects, ideally data centre sector.
• Knowledge of cost management, contract administration, change control and subcontractor management.
• Ability to prepare/interpret commercial reports, cost forecasts and contractual documentation.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Aufgaben

• Oversee the project's commercial management, including cost control, budgets and financial reporting.
• Manage change control: identification, valuation, negotiation and recovery of variations.
• Assess and manage commercial risks and opportunities across the lifecycle.
• Oversee subcontractor procurement, contract administration, payments, negotiations and final accounts.
• Prepare and manage contractual claims, ensuring commercial entitlements are protected.
• Manage interim applications, valuations, cash flow and BPR submissions.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Support Commercial Managers and Quantity Surveyors with guidance as needed.
• Maintain commercial governance, contract compliance and financial controls.

Jobbeschreibung

Do you have experience managing the commercial aspects of major construction or infrastructure projects? Have you worked across cost management, contract administration and change control? Would you be interested in taking responsibility for the commercial management of a £1.5bn+ hyperscale data centre development in Didcot?

If so, Laing O'Rourke could be the company for you!

Join the team delivering a major digital infrastructure project, applying your commercial experience across the project lifecycle.

Commercial Manager Opportunity

Laing O'Rourke is delivering one of the UK's largest digital infrastructure developments in Didcot and is recruiting a Commercial Manager or Senior Commercial Manager to oversee the full commercial management of the project.

The role covers commercial performance, contractual obligations, cost control and financial reporting, working with project teams, clients, consultants and subcontractors to support delivery against project objectives.

What will the role look like?

• Oversee the project's commercial management, including cost control, budgets, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Manage change control, including the identification, valuation, negotiation and recovery of variations.
• Assess and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee subcontractor procurement, contract administration, payments, negotiations and final accounts.
• Prepare and manage contractual claims, ensuring commercial entitlements are protected.
• Manage interim applications, valuations, cash flow and Business Plan Review (BPR) submissions.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Work with project teams to address commercial issues and contractual matters.
• Provide guidance and support to Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors.
• Maintain commercial governance, contract compliance and financial controls.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• A degree or higher qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
• A background in major construction or infrastructure projects, ideally within the data centre sector.
• Knowledge of cost management, contract administration, change control and subcontractor management.
• Ability to prepare and interpret commercial reports, cost forecasts and contractual documentation.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.