Commercial Manager - Rail Infrastructure

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.

Responsibilities:

Commercial management of various work packages as directed. These may include Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Signalling, 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

Requirements:

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)