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Commercial Manager - Oxford Pandemic Science

Laing O'Rourke

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Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Commercial Manager for a new vaccine research center in Oxford. The role involves managing project finances, leading a commercial team, and ensuring contract compliance. Ideal candidates will have experience in large projects and relevant degrees.

Qualifications

Experience delivering large projects (£25m) autonomously.
Member of RICS or working towards MRICS status.

Responsibilities

Sole commercial responsibility for a project or section.
Management and settlement of subcontractors' accounts.
Preparation and management of claims.

Skills

Project Management

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

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Are you a Commercial Manager with science and research project experience or an interest in this sector? Do you live local to Oxford or are you happy to stay away in the week? Can you reduce cost and risk but maintain great value? Would you like a company to support your development and encourage further education and training? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!

The Opportunity

Laing O'Rourke are recruiting a Commercial Manager to join our dynamic team on a £100mp new build vaccine research centre in Oxford.

What will the role Commercial Role look like?

Sole commercial responsibility for a project or a section of a project.
Ensure interim applications for payment and certifications are issued and agreed.
Management, administration and settlement of subcontractors' accounts, including accountability for those delegated to your team.
Preparation and management of claims.
The flexible management of staff to provide an effective commercial service for the business.
Leadership of the commercial team; including identifying and communicating development & training needs, appraisal, retention of staff and assisting in
Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
Advise on contractual implications of intended courses of action and manage commercial risks within the project or projects.
Ensure preparation of monthly contract review reports, communicate key risk, opportunity and change with transparency, in a timely manner and issue of weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information.
For the project(s) you are responsible for, ensure the contractual chain between head contract and supply chain is established and maintained
Preparation of monthly management accounts information and contractual and commercial input into Project Execution Plan.
Establish from Contract award the project “budget to build” in a timely manner.
Ensure that appropriate methods are in place to identify change and implement change control process and agreement in a timely manner
Ensure that contract documents are properly executed prior to project commencement.
Provide contractual and commercial support to work winning.
When appointed, undertake the integrated role of package manager on a project.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Autonomously delivered a large project and/or managed an area (£25m) of a larger project.
Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management)
Member of RICS or working towards achieving MRICS status.
JCT experience would be preferable.

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.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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