Commercial Manager QS in London, London, United Kingdom
Becoming a Commercial Manager with Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure:
Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure currently have an opportunity for a commercial manager to join their team in London.
The commercial manager will be required to provide post-contract commercial management of high value/risk activity as well as to support pre-contract activity within the Project delivery team’s scope of work. Providing specialist commercial advice, guidance and recommendations to mitigate commercial risks.
The Infrastructure team has a good reputation as specialist consultants in the disciplines of Commercial and Project Management. They are part of Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure which in turn is part of Capita plc – the UK’s leading provider of integrated professional support service solutions. The team has a record of delivering innovative solutions for leading edge projects within the UK and to a certain extent internationally.
What you will do:
- Support the Programme and project teams in monitoring for breaches of corporate governance –compliance with Corporate Governance rules in a timely manner.
- Manage cost reporting of all allocated projects within the reporting framework including Cost Forecasting, Anticipated Final Cost, Cost of Work Done, Gross Billing and Current Contract Value.
- Monitor, manage and report on all commercial aspects of allocated projects, flagging issues and proposing mitigation actions at the earliest opportunity to Project Manager and/or Programme Commercial Manager (functional reporting line) and/or Senior Commercial Manager.
- Monitor awareness of all site activities on allocated projects in order to influence decision making from a commercial perspective. Review contractor delivery; including leading valuation of medium value/medium risk contracts & attending all progress meetings to actively influence contractor’s commercial behaviours, delivery and activity.
- Manage assessment and valuation of contractor’s applications and processing of payment certification in accordance with processes, contractual terms and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement. Cost elements should be challenged, audited where appropriate and valuations should be consistent with agreed site progress.
- Provide pro-active advice and guidance to Project Managers on all change including proposed scope changes, recommending appropriate action in accordance with change control systems and produce all required documentation for approval in accordance with levels of delegated authority including comparative estimates where required in a timely manner.
- Produce of applications for payment/invoices to outside clients in accordance with relevant funding agreements, including supporting documentation as appropriate.
- Identify and advise on all commercial risk/claim events.
- Provider of ad-hoc management information and analysis to promote informed decision-making.
- Produce appropriate commercial correspondence and contractual notices for issue in accordance with contractual conditions. Commercial records should be retained and archived properly upon close out.
- Undertake final account settlements and internal reconciliation to project close-out as per the project authority, project plan and within agreed timescales. For multi-year framework agreements, agree and reconcile annual accounts within 6 months of each year-end.
- Support demonstration of efficiencies and continual improvement of estimating by undertaking cost analysis of completed projects and feedback as per Cost Allocation Feedback process.
- Support with pre and post contract procurement activities as appropriate.
- Provide support to estimating resources, offering guidance and advice on project scale/scope as required.
- Support the negotiation of all prices under existing contracts/framework agreements (including the negotiation of target costs) and fully participates in the associated quantitative risk assessment and value management workshops, as required.
- Check whether all contractual specifications set out for the management of safety, and as determined by standards, procedures etc., are effectively implemented and thereafter monitored to prevent any potential non-compliance, delay, or lack of organisational cover etc. which could introduce the importation of risks to the programme managers portfolio.
- Check whether both Occupational and Operational risks are inputted into project Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA’s).
Your experience will include:
Essential
- 4-8 years’ experience in commercial management role on infrastructure projects
- Demonstrable relevant experience of managing Target Cost Contracts
- Good understanding of railway and construction industry forms of contract
- Good understanding of the construction/railway industry
- Good negotiation skills
- 2years experience of working within Network Rail
Desirable
- Educated to degree standard in related subject
- Membership of a relevant professional institute, chartered status
- Awareness of industry issues
- Demonstrable relevant experience of managing Target Cost Contracts
The successful candidate will be someone who possesses the following characteristics:
- Team player
- Client focused
- Takes pride in the quality of service
- Likes to make a difference
About Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure
At Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure, we work with public and private sector organisations to design, build and optimise their property and infrastructure assets. We’re a multidisciplinary property consultancy, with more than 4000 experts in 40 offices across the UK, assisting clients at every stage of the property lifecycle. Join us and you’ll be part of a team making it easier and more profitable for investors, occupiers and developers to buy, sell, manage, let, develop and invest in real estate.
Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure are part of Capita Plc, the UK’s leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. Through quality solutions, tailored to our customers needs, we’ve helped countless organisations unlock value and maximise their potential. With access to our range of unique and diverse opportunities, offering real career advancement and progression, we can unlock your potential too.
What’s in it for you?
At Capita, we believe an open, transparent working environment that encourages ingenuity and collaboration – with colleagues, customers and clients – is what makes us so effective at what we do.
As well as a generous basic salary, we also give you 25 day’s holiday, company matched pension scheme and access to a variety of voluntary benefit options. These include a share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle, such as retail, health & wellbeing and leisure discounts.
You’ll be joining a network of some of the most experienced, innovative and dedicated people in the country - the opportunities to learn new skills, develop in your career and grow and as we grow are almost endless. Our mission is to help you realise your potential – whatever that means to you.
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