Project Commercial Manager

ZipRecruiter; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation firm is seeking a Project Commercial Manager in Salford. This role involves overseeing the commercial and quantity surveying functions on projects, ensuring compliance with procedures, and maximizing project profitability. Ideal candidates will have experience in the rail industry and familiarity with contract conditions. The position offers a salary of £75,000 - £85,000 per year along with various benefits and flexibility.

Benefits

Annual car allowance

Private healthcare

Tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale projects in the rail industry.
• Working understanding of contract conditions, especially obligations and valuations.
• Familiar with NEC suite of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Establish commercial strategy and framework for the project.
• Oversee subcontractor accounts and manage hands-on aspects.
• Compile monthly application for payment to Client and track certification.

Skills

Experience delivering large-scale projects in the rail industry

Understanding of contract conditions

Familiarity with NEC suite of contracts

Team leadership

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a Project Commercial Manager to join our Rail team in Salford. In this role, you'll be responsible for leading the strategy and delivery of the Commercial and Quantity Surveying function on assigned projects. Working within the parameters set by the Director/Commercial Manager, your focus will be on maximising service quality and project profitability.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Salford, Greater Manchester - travel to the office required with remote working available

Hours: Permanent Fulltime - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 per year + annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Commercial Manager, you'll ensure compliance with all applicable company, group, and sector-specific procedures and policies, in line with the Integrated Business Management System.

Your day to day will include:

• Establish commercial strategy and framework for the project and agree, amend and monitor the effectiveness
• Oversee and in some cases manage hands-on all aspects of Subcontractor accounts
• Compile monthly application for payment to Client and track the certification
• Work with the project operational staff to ensure that the profitable and commercial aspects of site decisions are understood

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Commercial Manager is great if you:

• Have experience delivering large-scale projects in the rail industry
• Have a working understanding of contract conditions, particularly relating to: obligations of parties to the contract, valuations of variations, payment/final account
• Are familiar with the NEC suite of contracts
• Have experience of leading a team and creating a collaborative culture

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about benefits here.

And

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier