Commercial Manager

I. Municipalidad de Recoleta; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities and renewable energy sector is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee contract management and financial risks in construction projects. The successful candidate will lead processes ensuring compliance with NEC Contracts while driving business performance. This role also offers attractive benefits including a company car option and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Fully expensed company car or car allowance

Company pension

Healthcare scheme

Qualifications

• Essential experience working with NEC 4 PFC and ECC Contracts.
• At least five years relevant experience in commercial management or quantity surveying.
• MRICS or working towards it preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead visibility of contractual and financial risks for construction project bids.
• Manage delivery of pre-contract services and produce cost plans.
• Drive commercial business performance through improvements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in a relevant quantity surveying or commercial discipline

Job description

The successful candidate must have experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager from the utilities, high voltage power, electricity or renewable energy sectors. A full UK driving licence is required along with the willingness to travel if necessary. A highly attractive permanent salary and full benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, which includes a fully expensed company car or car allowance, 10% bonus, company pension and healthcare scheme plus some hybrid working. Commutable distance is required to our clients Northeast and Northwest offices.

This Commercial Manager role is responsible for leading the visibility of contractual and financial risks to construction project bids at the front-end stage, whilst also providing commercial and contractual guidance to preconstruction feasibility, coupled with holistic cost input and management of infrastructure projects during the in-situ and close out phases.

The Role

Accountable for ensuring the preparation of contract documents for civil and HV electrical engineering works, including responsibility of ensuring bills of quantities, cost analysis are produced every month, along with being responsible for establishing a client's requirements with the Project and Design Teams, then driving presentations to the Senior Board for formal approval.

Manage the delivery of pre-contract services across the business, providing consistent formulated cost plans for individual projects and managing appropriate budgeting via the commercial team.

Ensure contractual arrangements are selected, adhered to and variations managed efficiently.

Work in partnership with the delivery teams to understand project requirements, including all contract management and administration

Produce monthly performance reports against key measures, targets, risks and opportunities.

Overseeing pre contract interpretation to assess potential risk to bids.

Forecast and control spend on projects under NEC Contracts in the utilities sector.

Implement key measures and own your commercial practices in line with the company processes

Outline potential risks, proposing suitable mitigation, and administer in line with company process

Evaluation of supply chain tenders to ensure that cost effective solutions are delivered

Provision of all necessary financial information required to ensure performance targets are met

Drive business performance through continuous improvements in how commercial contracts are managed which align to the business plan, introducing improved or new processes if required

Management and delivery of commercial business processes and drive the team accordingly

Work with post contract services at the appropriate level within the defined business area ensuring a high-level of commercial assurance is always maintained

Configuration and management of framework contractors, ensuring their compliance to processes.

Maintain and conform to the standards of HSE, ensuring a safe working environment for all

Develop high quality supply chain management structures with the relevant teams

The Person

Essential experience of working within NEC 4 PFC Contracts and ECC Contracts as a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager

Utility or HV Electrical industry experience

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and able to interpret numerical data for report production

Working knowledge and experience of other contract terms including NEC, IET and JCT.

Accountable for cost value construction project reporting, project management compliance, cost control and forecasting experience.

Proven experience of managing high value, multi-disciplined projects

Demonstrable experience of tender analysis and ability to recognise and highlight ambiguity.

Experience of working with framework contracts.

Degree preferable in a relevant quantity surveying or commercial discipline with at least five years relevant experience

MRICS is preferable or working towards an equivalent professional qualification

Our Client

Our client is responsible for the construction, maintenance, upkeep, renewal, refurbishment and repair of electricity transmission and distribution networks, assets and systems. This includes sub-stations, overhead lines, underground cables, and all associated equipment such as switchgear and transformers, as well as renewable energy sources (wind, solar, BESS etc).