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MEP Commercial Manager - Oxford

Fantstic opportunity for a MEP Commercial Manager to join a highly succesful Commercial Team at a renowned National Leading Main Contractor (MEP Division) on a large-scale MOJ project. As the MEP Commercial Manager you willl report to the MEP Commercial Director and have the full responsibility for managing all Commercial items regarding the MEP Services delivering high standards across reporting, risk management, opportunity management, future forecasting, and team management. Also ensuring commercial items are managed and driven throughout projects by the whole MEP Team. This will be carried out through preconstruction, construction, and post construction phases of the project.

Duties / Responsibilities

* Manage feasibility studies to estimate materials, time and labour costs and engaging all team members from the project launch to ensure that the best solution is obtained.

* Single point of contact to fully understand project’s commercial needs, evaluating different options to fulfil them and propose the best solutions in a reasonable, professional way.

* Manage cost throughout the project stages through to financial close and during construction. Assisting when required with regards to cost evaluation, procurement and variation advice.

* Accurately report and monitor, to forecast correctly, monthly cost reporting.

* Remain the single point of accountability for reporting weekly and monthly commercial reports to the Commercial Manager and Commercial Director.

* Prepare and monitor all supporting documentation for extension of time and loss in expense claims, in line with the contract documentation.

* Monitor project variations, project claims and compile all supporting documents, ensuring all the relevant project files are kept updated for review

* Minimise the cost and enhance value for money for projects, whilst still achieving the required standards and quality.

* Cashflow to be prepared and monitored for the project.

* All costs applicable to the project to be monitored including preliminaries through the approval, sign off of orders and the reviewing of invoices applicable to the project.

* Prepare monthly client applications for payments and follow through to receipt of client certificate, in line with the works completed on site and cash flow position.

* Contract administration of the main contract to protect the business´s position and safeguard any issues.

* Administration of Sub-contractors’ contracts, to ensure fair and efficient management of Sub-contractor packages.

* Assess Sub-contractors’ application for payments, to ensure a fair valuation in line with the progress on site and with their contracts.

* Other job-related duties as they arise from new company processes.

* Skills and experience required

* Ideally a degrees in Quantity Surveying / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, but not essential.

Experience /Skills

* Minimum 5 years professional experience within the M&E sector

* Must be able to review technical drawings for variations, valuations and take offs

* Previous experience working on lareg-commercial projects

* Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

* Self-motivated, good working attitude and a high level of professionalism

* Proficient in MS Office, specifically in MS Excel

Salary / Benefits

Outstanding remuneration package with hybrid working options. Should you be interested in this opportunity but reside outside a commutable distance to the project, lodging expenses will be covered