We are now looking for a Senior Commercial Manager for our Client who is a multi-disciplinary engineering company. This will be Pre-Contract and will be based at our Clients main office in York.

You will be required to review all contract documentation, both pre and post-tender stage and advise the business on the acceptability of any proposed agreement by projecting the commercial and legal interests of our Client.

Principal responsibilities:

• Ensure agreed payment terms allow for regular invoicing with the shortest possible payment cycles
• Review insurance requirements of all agreements and ensure contractual obligations are covered by policies
• Negotiating terms which maximise fee for additional work
• Client facing and maintain a good relationship with commercial counterpart on each project
• Liaise with the engineering disciplines to understand the inherent risks on each project and how these can be reduced through contract negotiation
• Prepare documentation detailing any security requirements (e.g. performance bond) to issue for board approval
• Produce a report upon completion of negotiating the terms of an agreement, to be issued to the Project Delivery Teams, highlighting the contract’s key issues and administration requirements

Key skills/experience required:

• Demonstrate Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Quantity Surveying, Commercial Manager or similar construction law related degree. Ideally MRICS or working towards
• Excellent contract awareness - will be required to negotiate various standard forms of contract and bespoke agreements
• Preferable experience working with Design Consultancy Agreements (desirable)
• Ability to work across various sectors within Rail (desirable)