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Commercial Manager

£500 – £550 per day via Ltd Company

Location: York

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Responsibilities for Commercial Manager:

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

Qualities for Commercial Manager

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)

Previous Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Administrator experience working within a contractor side project environment (essential)