Associate Cost and Commercial Manager

Gardiner & Theobald LLP; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid working

Collaborative project environments

Job summary

Gardiner & Theobald LLP in Greater Dublin seeks a Cost & Commercial Manager to lead cost and commercial management for diverse infrastructure projects. The role reports to senior leadership and offers exposure to high-profile clients, consultants and contractors within a dynamic, client-focused team.

The successful candidate will manage contract administration, cost estimation, planning and procurement activities, with opportunities for mentoring and progression within a collaborative, ESG‑aware

Responsibilities

• Drafting and managing FIDIC, NEC and public sector contractual correspondence
• Preparing and recommending payment notices and / or pay less notices
• Evaluating (time and / or cost) change items (variations, claims, force majeure events, etc.)
• Participating in dispute avoidance (negotiation) and / or resolution (adjudication, etc.)
• Ensuring all contractual administration is executed within agreed governance parameters
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all contractual-based records
• Advising on cost-related matters in keeping with the client’s reporting procedures
• Preparing and maintaining the CBS and WBS
• Adhering to the management and administration of project-related change
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Preparing project- and contract-based cost forecasts, liabilities and accruals
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all cost-based records
• Providing estimating advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing and / or assuring estimates and / or cost plans
• Drafting unambiguous assumptions and exclusions associated with individual estimates
• Measuring and quantifying scope from drawings and specifications
• Undertaking value engineering exercises with the wider project team
• Advising on benchmarks and qualifying the same as required
• Drafting all programme-related correspondence to protect the client’s interests
• Reporting all commercial-based KPI’s in an accurate and robust manner
• Ensuring commercial matters are managed within agreed governance parameters
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Advising on the FIDIC, NEC and public sector contracts commercial implications of potential time-based mitigation measures
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all planning-based records
• Advising on regulated and unregulated tender events in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing procurement and contract strategies to satisfy the client’s requirements
• Drafting robust and concise commercial-related elements of tender documentation
• Managing tender clarifications and queries in tandem with the wider project team
• Evaluating tender returns in compliance with the corresponding criteria
• Awarding contracts whilst minimising the risk of challenge by unsuccessful tenderers
• Providing risk-related advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Liaising with the wider project team to support the risk management process
• Reviewing of commercial elements of risk registers at regular intervals
• Measuring and quantifying risks in keeping with project-related requirements
• Managing and administering contractual risk workshops
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all risk-based records
• Providing guidance to (and mentoring) more junior members of the commercial team
• Acting as a 'sounding board' for best practice with respect to technical skill and behaviour
• Leading the project team through effective decision making
• Supporting colleagues with their chartership-based endeavours (RICS, CICES, APM, etc.)
• Leading on Gardiner & Theobald’s Career Action Plan (CAP) process for direct reports
• Motivating team members to support business / project / contract targets

Job description

Associate Cost and Commercial Manager

Department: Infrastructure

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: G&T Ireland

Description

Gardiner & Theobald is an independent construction and property consultancy committed to providing world class service to our clients. Our dedicated team of over 1,500 people delivers Cost Management, Project Management and Specialist Consultancy services from a network of UK, Irish and US offices bound by a common purpose - to build a better tomorrow.

We define our success by the value we create for our clients, the fulfilling careers we build for our people and our contribution to the communities we work in. Our own long-term business performance aligns profit with purpose, taking social and environmental responsibility for our actions and the legacy we leave behind.

People are central to our mission. Rewarding individuals based on their unique abilities, talent and hard work, we believe in the quality of experiences and investing in a collaborative culture where all can thrive.

About the Role

Our Cost & Commercial Management teams work across a multitude of sectors, offering you the chance to work on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects with no sector boundaries, while our focus on training and development creates the perfect environment in which to progress your career.

We are currently looking for a Cost & Commercial Manager to support with the growth of the business and the continued delivery of world class service to our diverse client base.

Working within a dedicated and dynamic team and reporting directly to senior leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects with the best clients, consultants and contractors.

Location/Working Arrangements

This role is based in Greater Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The successful candidate will need to either reside within daily commute of Greater Dublin, or be in a position to travel to Dublin to work on a full time Monday to Friday basis. Hybrid and remote working will be entertained on a case-by-case basis but is largely at our clients’ discretion to entertain.

What You Will Do

Contract Management

• Drafting and managing FIDIC, NEC and public sector contractual correspondence
• Preparing and recommending payment notices and / or pay less notices
• Evaluating (time and / or cost) change items (variations, claims, force majeure events, etc.)
• Participating in dispute avoidance (negotiation) and / or resolution (adjudication, etc.)
• Ensuring all contractual administration is executed within agreed governance parameters
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all contractual-based records

Cost Management

• Advising on cost-related matters in keeping with the client’s reporting procedures
• Preparing and maintaining the CBS and WBS
• Adhering to the management and administration of project-related change
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Preparing project- and contract-based cost forecasts, liabilities and accruals
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all cost-based records

Estimating

• Providing estimating advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing and / or assuring estimates and / or cost plans
• Drafting unambiguous assumptions and exclusions associated with individual estimates
• Measuring and quantifying scope from drawings and specifications
• Undertaking value engineering exercises with the wider project team
• Advising on benchmarks and qualifying the same as required

Planning & Reporting

• Drafting all programme-related correspondence to protect the client’s interests
• Reporting all commercial-based KPI’s in an accurate and robust manner
• Ensuring commercial matters are managed within agreed governance parameters
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)
• Advising on the FIDIC, NEC and public sector contracts commercial implications of potential time-based mitigation measures
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all planning-based records

Procurement & Tendering

• Advising on regulated and unregulated tender events in keeping with best industry practice
• Preparing procurement and contract strategies to satisfy the client’s requirements
• Drafting robust and concise commercial-related elements of tender documentation
• Managing tender clarifications and queries in tandem with the wider project team
• Evaluating tender returns in compliance with the corresponding criteria
• Awarding contracts whilst minimising the risk of challenge by unsuccessful tenderers

Risk Management

• Providing risk-related advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice
• Liaising with the wider project team to support the risk management process
• Reviewing of commercial elements of risk registers at regular intervals
• Measuring and quantifying risks in keeping with project-related requirements
• Managing and administering contractual risk workshops
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all risk-based records

Leadership & Mentoring

• Providing guidance to (and mentoring) more junior members of the commercial team
• Acting as a 'sounding board' for best practice with respect to technical skill and behaviour
• Leading the project team through effective decision making
• Supporting colleagues with their chartership-based endeavours (RICS, CICES, APM, etc.)
• Leading on Gardiner & Theobald’s Career Action Plan (CAP) process for direct reports
• Motivating team members to support business / project / contract targets

About You

The ideal candidate will be experienced in the day-to-day cost and commercial management of typical infrastructure sector NEC contracts. They will be confident in all commercial services, with the ability to work autonomously, ensuring that project standards are world class and managing the operational aspects of projects, including identifying necessary resources, assigning individual responsibilities and delivery of work elements.

Experience in the following contracts and sector(s) will be beneficial but is not necessarily crucial:

• Capital Works Framework (CWMF), FIDIC and NEC3/ NEC4 contracts
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Rail, especially Light Rail

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of safely delivering cost and commercial services to the satisfaction of their clients. They will also use their experience to develop further business opportunities from their existing networks. The candidate selected will be one who aims to grow into a senior leadership position and who thrives on challenges and in a client facing role, being both eager to learn and develop whilst also assisting to drive our position as a leader in the industry.

About Us

Collaboration, innovation, and support are at the core of everything we do. You will be joining a diverse team led by one of G&T’s partners. Our partner-led model allows us to adopt bespoke approaches both in the service we offer to clients and in the development opportunities we offer our people. Within your team you will be given clear direction and positive encouragement at every turn, whilst our commitment to your career development and lifelong learning programmes ensures you have the support, as well as the tools to thrive.

We define our success by the value we create for our clients, the fulfilling careers we build for our people and our contribution to the communities we work in. Our own long-term business performance aligns profit with purpose and the legacy we leave behind.

Forward thinking and future focused, we champion social mobility, ethical governance, equality and diversity and creating an inclusive environment. Our ESG goals are at the forefront of our business plan, and we are proud to have created social value worth over €27m+ since 2021. Our initiatives include the G&T ESG Committee, dedicated to increasing opportunities and removing barriers for social mobility and equality within the firm, as well as our Next Gen programme which focuses on nurturing the next generation in the industry. We are a business with purpose- to find out more about our ESG goals and how we are achieving them, visit our website.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead procurement on high-profile infrastructure projects in Ireland
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Collaborative and forward-thinking programme and project environments