Commercial Manager

We are looking for a Commercial Manager for an ongoing project based in Birmingham. The initial contract is offered for a year but may be extended.

You will be reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager and will provide the client with pre/post contract commercial support for designated projects, including subcontract, materials, and direct labour. You will ensure projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints and act as a primary interface to work with Project Managers, Work Package Managers, Key Stakeholders and Suppliers.

You’ll create impact by

• Being responsible for project work package change control, cost/budget management, forecasting and mitigating risks
• Being the key commercial interface for responsible work package manager and providing contractual and commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering
• Providing input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy
• Ensuring processes and document control align with the appropriate company standards
• Maintaining auditable records in accordance with contractual requirements
• Working and collaborating with key partners in finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers, and clients

You’ll win us over by

• Having previous (Senior) Quantity Surveyor experience working within a contractor side project environment ideally within a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, construction
• Being degree qualified and/or hold or working towards professional qualification (i.e., RICS, ICES)
• Handling both direct labour and subcontract costs; estimating change / variations; forecasting cost and measuring cost of work complete
• Being commercially savvy with good negotiation skills and ability to manage commercial strategies
• Working with limited supervision and under own initiative under cost or time critical conditions; managing expectations
• Being confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels