Senior Commercial Manager - Rail

Matchtech; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering contractor in London seeks an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to oversee a £100 million program. The role involves managing commercial risk, contract compliance, and developing client relationships. The ideal candidate has strong quantity surveying experience and expertise in commercial management within the rail sector. This position offers a competitive salary between £100,000 to £115,000 plus benefits, along with opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Professional development and training opportunities

Opportunity to work on a high-profile rail project

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying.
• Strong understanding of commercial and change management, particularly during the design stage.
• Prior experience in JV/Alliance environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of projects from tender to live.
• Determine scope of work and contractual obligations.
• Manage commercial risk on contracts.
• Negotiate contract agreements and manage obligations.
• Perform financial and commercial control, including profit and loss statements.

Skills

Commercial and change management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Commercial Manager, with experience of working for tier 1 or tier 2 contractors in a rail environment, required to join a rapidly growing engineering contractor.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that has an achievable target of doubling in size in the next 3 years. As Senior Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the commercial delivery of a 100 million programme based in North West London. With the project being at design stages, candidates must have a proven background in change management but also a solid understanding of the NEC Option C contract.

Dure to this leading brands attractive growth plans, it is envisaged that this role will develop into a Director level role within 12 months following the start of the other major frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in transitioning the handover of projects tendered into live projects
• Determination of the scope of work and contractual obligations delivering the work through the interpretation of contract documents
• Advise the business on the differing standard form of contracts used for construction projects, and dealing with key provisions including the rights and obligations of the parties
• Identify and manage commercial risk on new and existing contracts
• Quantifying and costing of construction works
• Accountable for contract compliance and performance
• Prepare and implement contract management processes
• Coherently explain contract conditions that identify variations to contract and establish the processes for recovery
• Build strong and collaborative relationships with key clients and suppliers
• Negotiate contract agreements and manage potential onerous contractual obligations
• Contract administration including providing advice on contractual matters and formulating contractual/legal correspondence
• Financial and commercial control including the production of profit and loss, cash flow, KPI, CVR and Cost to Complete statements
• Work with Sector Managers/Directors to ensure projects exceed commercial targets
• Develop, finalise and present accurate Management Information (MI) to senior management
• Support the SQS' and Project Commercial teams on project budgets to determine accurate commercial forecasting
• Perform continuous programme analysis with identification of any potential delays, risk, acceleration or thickening with appropriate measures taken
• Liaise with the Procurement team for supply chain engagement and subcontract administration
• Take an active role in ensuring the safety of the projects and its people
• Liaise with the company's Finance team to ensure a universally agreed position of cost, value, forecast and accruals
• Use of Earned Value in analysing the commercial performance of project(s) in accordance with forecast and actual progress to date
• Provide timely information on the growth of anticipated Final Account value

Job Requirements

• Experience in quantity surveying
• Strong understanding of commercial and change management, particularly during the design stage
• Prior experience in JV/Alliance environments is highly desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Proven track record in managing commercial risk and profit and loss for large-scale projects

Benefits

• Salary 100,000 - 115,000 basic plus benefits
• Car Allowance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile rail project
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative work environment

If you are an experienced Senior Commercial Manager with a strong background in quantity surveying and are looking to take on a challenging role in the rail sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team.