Commercial Manager Rail

Job Description

To provide Pre/post contract commercial support for designated packages of work, including subcontract, materials and direct labour. Ensures projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints. Acts as a primary interface to work package managers, key stakeholders and suppliers.

What are my responsibilities?

Commercial management of various work packages as directed. These may include Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering and Permanent Way

• Responsible for project work package change control and management

• Provides key commercial interface for responsible work package manager

• Provide contractual & commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering

• Responsible for work package cost management, including forecasting, budget management and control

• Monitor and actively manage and mitigate work package risks

• Provides Input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy

• Ensure processes and document control complies with the appropriate Company standards

• Establish and maintain interfaces with key stakeholders. Eg: finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers and client

• Responsible for maintaining auditable records for responsible work packages in accordance with contractual requirements

• Successful agreement of package/project final accounts with the customer

What do I need to qualify for the job?

Previous Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Administrator experience working within a contractor side project environment (essential)

• Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, defence, construction, IT etc (essential)

• Degree qualified or equivalent and/or hold or working towards professional qualification n- RICS, IACCM or similar (essential)

• Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment (essential)

• Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs (essential)

• Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods (essential)

• Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete (essential)

• Good negotiation skills (essential)

• Ability to manage commercial strategies (essential)

• Ability to work with limited supervision and manage expectations (essential)

• Good financial and commercial acumen (essential)

• Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions (essential)

• Good Contractual knowledge and experience (essential)

• Confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels (essential)