Commercial Manager in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
ARM are working with a client side rail business to help them recruit a Commercial Manager for an initial 6 month contract to be based in London.
This role will allow you to be partly based working from home, with the requirement to be office based 2 days per week. Applicants will need to be within a commutable distance of the office and be prepared for the requirement to be in the office to increase.
Suitable applicants will ideally have prior experience gained working for or seconded into a client side rail business.
A bit about the job
As the Commercial Manager you will be working on project close out and final accounting (no direct reports), whilst also managing day to day contractual issues with contractors, carrying out periodic reporting of construction progress and managing change.
Within your day to day role you will be carrying out but will not be limited to the following;
- Support the programme and project teams in monitoring for breaches of compliance with company corporate governance and rules in a timely manner.
- Manage cost reporting of all allocated projects within the company 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 Manager (functional reporting line) and/or Senior Commercial Manager.
- Manage assessment and valuation of contractor’s applications and processing of payment certification in accordance with company processes, contractual terms and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement.
- Challenge cost elements, audit where appropriate and make sure valuations are 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 company 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 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.
- Provide 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. Make sure commercial records are 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.
Experience Required
Proven experience as a Commercial Manager within a rail client side business
- Excellent knowledge of NEC contracts
- Good negotiation skills
- Construction experience
- Relevant degree or professional qualification
Please Note: Due to the nature of the work my client carried out and their position within the public sector, this role is deemed inside of IR35.
If you have carried out this function in a large infrastructure programme environment and this opportunity sounds like the position for you, then please get in touch or apply today.
This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.
Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
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