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- Annual Salary: Competitive
- Location: West Midlands
- Job Type: Full-time
Our Client has a brand-new opportunity for an experienced Commercial Manager to join their Delivery Directorate. This role is crucial for developing commercial and procurement strategies and overseeing the budget and delivery programmes for utilities works within our £2.2 billion capital programme, which includes major road, metro, and rail infrastructure projects.
Day-to-day of the role:- Manage and oversee the financial and commercial aspects of utility works.
- Work collaboratively across with Client, Statutory Undertakers, key stakeholders, and the wider supply chain to deliver the utilities elements of major infrastructure projects.
- Responsible for the commercial management of significant procurement packages through to final certification.
- Provide technical commercial input across the supply chain within a procurement and commercial context.
- Provide commercial advice and apply innovative thinking in managing the utilities impacts in detailed design.
- Manage budgets and ensure that financial administration, monitoring, and reporting is of the highest standard.
- Report project progress to senior project sponsors and highlight key risks within the advanced utility schedule.
- Proven experience with procurement processes within local government.
- Demonstrated leadership in the commercial aspects of utility-related projects or works for major infrastructure projects.
- Extensive experience in procurement and development of commercial strategies for contestable utilities works, including tender development, NEC contract management, and early contractor involvement.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrable and thorough working commercial knowledge of NEC4 and NEC3 contract options, as well as procurement and management processes.
- Ability to effectively manage large project budgets and project finances including forecasting and reporting.
- Competitive salary package.
- Opportunity to work on transformative infrastructure projects.
- Dynamic and supportive work environment.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
To apply for the Commercial Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role - interviews to be arranged before 17th Jan.
