Senior Commercial Manager, Construction & Projects

Vincera Consulting Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Pension

Holidays

Progression opportunities

Job summary

A reputable consulting firm located in Crewe seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor to manage project-specific commercial reports and oversee a diverse team of Quantity Surveyors. In this role, you will negotiate contracts, resolve commercial issues, and ensure financial clarity for all parties involved. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in construction with demonstrable skills in commercial awareness and client interaction. This position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, pension, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success within construction.
• Ability to anticipate problems and ensure early intervention.
• Demonstrable experience with various forms of contract.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-level commercial reports.
• Negotiate with key strategic supply chain.
• Resolve contractual and commercial problems.
• Manage commercial performance against targets.

Skills

Commercial and contractual awareness

Competency in Microsoft packages

Self-motivation and driven attitude

Ability to organize workload

Proactive approach

High level of diplomacy

Customer focused

Problem anticipation

Experience with multiple clients

Job description

Main duties will be to produce high level commercial reports with emphasis on project specific reports, Profit & Loss reporting, team management of QSs at varying levels. Challenge supply chain procurement while utilising knowledge of JCT and business law to verify, oversee or approve commercial agreements and documentation.

The main duties include the responsibility for the following:

• Undertake cost to complete / budget reviews with the contract delivery teams.
• Ensure commercial challenge at all times to site teams.
• Resolving contractual and commercial problems.
• Review sub contract orders and advise accordingly within the business
• Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.
• Oversee the management information required by the businessand take responsibility for the accuracy of said information
• Ensure all relevant KPI data is produced and the accuracy of the information.
• Negotiate with key strategic supply chain.
• Undertake daily Quantity Surveyor duties and mentor the existing team to deliver project.
• Managing daily commercial operations.
• Ensuring that the financial aspects and impact of a contract are clear to all parties.
• Final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcome for the company.
• Upload documentation as and when necessary in line with business requirements to shared folders to ensure latest documentation is always available.
• Maximising value and minimising cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base.
• Working with the operational teams to deliver and manage performance against the budgets.
• Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPIs.
• Ensure that the delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances.
• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base.
• Endeavour to follow the commercial policies and the requirements of legislation.
• Endeavour to ensure that cash flow is maximised including ensuring that payments are received appropriately.
• Preparation of monthly management high level financial performance reports.
• Responsibility of validating sensitive commercial information for other team members prior to submission of said information up the reporting chain.
• Management of your team to ensure commercial aspects with the client inc. Comp events, extension of time, completion request etc. are carried out where required

Skills & Qualifications required

• Commercial and contractual awareness with a proven track record of success within construction
• A good level of competency of Microsoft packages
• Self-motivation, passion and a driven can do attitude
• Be able to organise yourself and others workload
• Be proactive in your approach
• A high level of diplomacy and customer focused
• The ability to anticipate problems and ensure early intervention
• Demonstrable experience of dealing with multiple clients, forms of contract and methods of measurement

Competitive salary, car allowance, pension, holidays, progression opportunities.