Senior Commercial Manager

Rullion Managed Services; Nether Stowey; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading managed services company seeks a Senior Commercial Manager to oversee contracts, manage negotiations, and ensure compliance with governance requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial skills and a profound understanding of NEC Contracts, alongside experience in the power construction industry. Join a team dedicated to contract performance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in FIDIC within the power construction industry.
• Knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon contract management.
• Ability to handle significant financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of contracts ensuring delivery within budget.
• Manage negotiations and risk management processes.
• Produce and present financial and commercial data to project teams.

Skills

Effective commercial and contract management skills

Strong understanding of contract performance measurement

Highly developed commercial skills

Management of NEC Contracts

Job description

Job Purpose / Overview

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you'll oversee a portfolio of contracts, ensuring they are delivered to budget, on time, and in line with governance requirements. You'll be at the heart of negotiations, risk management, and contract performance monitoring, working closely with colleagues across Change, Cost, Risk, and Schedule functions to keep projects moving forward.

Principal Accountabilities

• Dealing with a high number of compensation events under NEC3 Option A & C, assessing entitlement, cost validation and internal governance.
• Providing commercial and contractual subject matter expertise to the Balance of Plant Delivery Team
• Providing support to Commercial Managers on areas of key contractual risk, and governance procedures.
• Producing, analysing and presenting financial, contractual, and commercial data to internal project teams.
• Coordinating with Change, Cost, Risk and Schedule teams to ensure coherent and consistent project progress.
• Responsible for the financial and commercial success of a portfolio of varied and complex contracts including managing, coordinating, and negotiating key commercial events from inception to implementation.
• Implementing of all commercial and financial governance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the EPR-E Information Management System (IMS), rules and procedures to ensure that all contracts are administered within delegation of authority and the overall EPR-E governance/ assurance regime.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Effective commercial and contract management skills, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
• Strong understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Highly developed commercial skills and demonstrable ability to make sound decisions on matters of significant financial value.
• Confident on management of NEC Contracts, with experience in FIDIC within the power construction industry and major projects; coupled with knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon the contract and commercial function

Desirable:

• Prior experience on NEC contracts on larger construction projects
• Familiarity with the nuclear site license conditions and the nuclear baseline philosophy with understanding of the UK regulatory framework

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.