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Senior Commercial Manager
Birmingham
Permanent
50k-70k + car allowance
Rail/Construction
Our client currently has requirements for a Commercial Manager to join their Bristol team on a permanent basis
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Director the main purpose of the role is to lead and manage the commercial team working within your allocated portfolio of projects, from inception through to final account and close out, to deliver maximum commercial results.
Responsibilities
- Working with the Senior Commercial Director you will lead, manage, develop and train the commercial teams across your portfolio of projects
- Raise commercial awareness and embed commercial focus and best practise across each project team
- Lead on all contractual matters from inception to close out via in depth understanding of the contract and its implications for profit delivery.
- Assisting in the preparation of contract documents, including bills of quantities, specifications, drawings
- Manage the Risk & Opportunities process to allow for the identification of Risk and Opportunities during the tender and construction phases and ensure the Commercial function delivers contractual solutions and strategies that balance these risk and opportunities.
- Establishment of robust project life cycle cost forecasts updated monthly and monitored against agreed targets
- Proactively drive the recording of all contractual entitlements, ensure timely notification of events and accurate pricing and substantiation of change
Experience/Skills
- Working in a finance or commercial function within the engineering or construction sector having hands on experience working for contractors as a Senior Commercial Manager on large civils or infrastructure projects
- Minimum 5 years Commercial Management experience as a commercial manager or SQS with a proven track record in major projects.
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
If you're interested in this role and would like a full job description with a confidential chat contact Marcus at m a r c u s . c h e u n g @ v i t a l . u k . c o m or on 0 1 6 1 8 3 6 7 0 2 8
This role offers a very competitive Day rate with attractive benefits, flexible working and career development.
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