Contract Term: 6 Month

Contracting Authority: NWR

Location: London Stratford – Office/Home (50/50)

We are currently recruiting for a Assistant Commercial Manager on behalf of the Network Rail, London, Stratford.

Imagine having a talent that could benefit someone you’ve never met and solve problems you didn’t even know existed. Well, you do, and you can. And we’re here to help you do just that. At PSR we are the go-to place for talented contractors and temps for a rich variety of public sector roles.

Are you looking to join an organisation where you do meaningful work every day? As a Assistant Commercial Manager you’ll be starting a rewarding assignment with Network Rail.

Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity.

We're undertaking an ambitious change. Our vision is Putting Passengers First – a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users; that is easy to engage with and is an efficient and dependable partner; a company people are proud to work for; instinctively recognised as an industry leader.

We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

As a Assistant Commercial Manager, your main responsibilities would be:

• Commercial reporting as required against varied and complex contracts for the relevant Project Managers
• Assist with the general procurement/commercial management on a range of contracts
• Manage day to day commercial issues including local tender / evaluation documents, preparing estimates, identifying variations to contracts; contribute towards final account agreements, collating any necessary records relative to supplier costs and supplier management through meetings and feedback.
• Measure and evaluate the commercial value of payments to enable correct certification of works prior to authorisation in accordance with contractual obligations
• Assist in the processing claims for and against contractors, collating financial and other information as required or directed
• Establish whether instructions are variations to contract and manage in accordance with company processes
• Agree Supplier Final Accounts and manage the Supplier Payment Process

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Overhead line experience
• Rail
• Excel- Strong
• Oracle projects
• Construction or rail contract experience would be good
• Quantity surveying background

If this Assistant Commercial Manager role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our PSR team now.

Network Rail is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone.

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.