Senior Commercial / Contracts Consultant

Diafora Limited; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Commercial and Contracts Consultant to join their dynamic team in Mansfield. In this full-time role, you will lead large-scale projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment among stakeholders and managing multidisciplinary teams. Your expertise in commercial management and contract administration will be essential as you navigate project risks, prepare cost reports, and mentor junior consultants. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact while contributing to business growth and development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial and contract management.
• Strong leadership and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development for large scale projects.
• Provide commercial management and contract administration services.

Skills

Commercial Management

Contract Administration

Risk Assessment

Leadership Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Professional Certification in Contracts Management

Tools

JCT Construction Contracts

Job description

Senior Commercial / Contracts Consultant

Diafora are recruiting for an experienced Senior Commercial and Contracts Professional to join our established team based at our offices in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

This is a full time permanent position.

Job Summary

No Two days will be the same for our Senior Consultants, but your general responsibilities will include:

• Leading and managing the end-to-end development process for large scale projects, from initial concept through to completion
• Developing and communicating project objectives, strategies, and timelines to ensure alignment among internal teams, stakeholders and partners
• Providing strong leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary professional teams, to ensure project milestones are met
• Evaluating potential risks and opportunities and advising on overall deliverability to our clients.
• Facilitating commercial team meetings and managing the commercial administration of a Project.
• Ensuring the management of professional teams is in line with the scope undertaken, fee allocated and potential risk of scope creep
• Identifying potential project risks and developing mitigation strategies to minimise disruptions and delays
• Providing commercial management and contract administration services across a variety of projects from inception to completion
• Preparing, regulating and analysing costs for tenders and contracts
• Experience in various forms of procurement and contracts to be able to advise clients
• Administering JCT construction contracts and development agreements, including chairing meetings
• Valuing work completed on-site and certifying payments
• Assessing cost variations
• Preparing cost reports and cash flows
• Preparing and agreeing final accounts
• Assessing and agreeing extension of time and loss and expense claims
• Management of handover process in line with client specific requirements and ensuring all regulating requirements/ legislations are adhered to
• Mentoring our Graduate Commercial Contracts Consultants in delivering our scope of services and achieving their own professional career goals
• Responsibility for general business growth and development