- Stakeholder management, contract management, commercial project management and optimisation of commercial returns through effective service delivery.
- Overseeing an internal technical team, a commercial project management team and team leaders of external customer facing operational staff, whilst taking personal responsibility for commercial contract management, senior level customer engagement and stakeholder management.
- Engaging effectively with the external sales function to enhance proposition quality and accuracy of service level agreements.
- Business travel and customer engagement as required.
- Upline reporting to the Managing Director and Board as appropriate, particularly regarding contract performance and highlighting any business risk at the earliest opportunity (commercial, health and safety, quality and operational).
- Likely to have a background working for a main contractor or tiered supplier within the construction industry. An understanding of product installations into construction projects would be beneficial.
- A quantity surveying / commercial management / contracts management background is preferable.
- Exposure to the commercial complexities of significant bespoke construction projects is preferred.
- Repetitive standard build experience is less appealing than point three above.
- Flexibility to spend 60 to 80% of time per week in Cumbria (certainly in the early stages of the role) is preferred. Accommodation could be included in the package for the right candidate.