Senior Commercial Manager - Asset Management

Transport for London; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for London seeks a Senior Commercial Manager for a 14-month secondment to lead asset management initiatives across various portfolios. The role requires expertise in quantity surveying and public procurement with excellent skills in commercial management and team leadership. The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive work environment and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Final salary pension scheme

Free travel on the TfL network

30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays

Private healthcare discounted scheme

Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Quantity Surveying or relevant experience.
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or CIPS essential.
• Excellent understanding of Public Procurement Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Asset Management Commercial Team managing diverse portfolios.
• Support delivery team for all commercial activities pre and post contract.
• Advise on potential financial risks to projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Commercial astuteness

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Strategic vision

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant experience

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or CIPS

Tools

SAP

MS Projects

Excel

Job description

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Key Information

Job title: Senior Commercial Manager - Asset Management

Grade: 4

Contract type: Secondment

Contract details: 14 Months

Location: Victoria Station House/ Palestra, Southwark/ Hybrid

Application closing date: Thursday 26th June @ 23:59

Job Purpose

Place’s for London are TfL's property company and we have big plans for the capital!

With over 5,500 acres of land across the capital, TfL is one of London's largest landowners. As Places for London, TfL's property company, it is our mission to untap the potential of that land to improve existing properties and build new ones to meet the growing needs of our city.

Within Place’s for London, The Asset Management Team has an opportunity for a Secondment Role as Senior Commercial Manager (Maternity Leave Cover) leading the Asset Management Commercial Team. The role is responsible for a diverse number of portfolios across Asset Management including; Arches, Retail, Landlord/Tenant works including a Large Residential Retrofit programme, Car Parks, Industrial and Offices. The role is responsible for supporting the delivery team for all Commercial activities pre and post contract.

Knowledge

• Degree level qualification in Quantity Surveying or relevant experience
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or Member of CIPS (essential)
• Excellent understanding of Public Procurement Regulations (essential)
• Good understanding of UK construction industry practices and techniques including; tender preparation, procurement, NEC construction contracts and contract administration (essential)
• Good understanding of London Underground infrastructure and the interfaces when building next to stations, tracks or operational buildings
• Excellent understanding and appreciation of London construction market economics and trends
• Knowledge of and ability to advise on any potential financial risks to projects
  
  

Skills

• Well organised with a structured approach to task management able to identify and balance competing priorities. Diligent, proactive, assertive, commercially astute and can persuasively influence complex situations (essential)
• Ability to provide a clear vision and create a culture based on transparency, openness and trust
• Excellent verbal and written communicator able to explain requirements and quickly resolve miscommunications (essential)
• Empathetic team member, able to direct and motivate team members and co-workers
• Recognising and celebrating great performance, while acting robustly and consistently on poor performance
• Demonstrating TfL values in all dealings, internally and externally, championing business priorities
• Possess strategic vision - see the 'big picture' and take decisions within overarching strategic framework - whilst being a pro-active problem solver. Seeks innovative solutions and transfers learnings from other environments.
• Strong IT skills encompassing both standards business desktop packages (SAP, excel, adobe, MS projects and Asite)
  
  

Experience

• Previous experience of large firm Commercial Management consultancy or Large Public sector organisation (essential)
• Working within Public Sector Procurement and advising on programme wide strategies
• Experience of bringing consistent and equal cost management advice to a diverse portfolio of projects simultaneously
• Experienced in drafting and managing NEC contracts, including ECC Option A, C & E Across complex construction sites (essential)
• Have managed a team and Developing, managing and mentoring Graduates and Junior Staff
• Experienced in developing and implementing large pipeline programme of works (essential)
• Good Knowledge and experience of Pre-Contract Activites, Cost Planning, Public Procurement Regs, Cost Management and post Contract experience (essential)
  
  

Application Process

Please apply using your CV and a maximum one-page covering letter. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

Equality, diversity and inclusion



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel
  
  

As a fixed term contractor we can offer you a choice of pension arrangements. If you choose not to take our final salary pension scheme you will be paid an allowance on top of your salary, subject to Tax and National Insurance. We will share all the details with you at offer stage and the choice will be yours based on your circumstances. Depending on what you choose you can add up-to 14% to your salary.

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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