Senior Commercial Manager

The Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for the commercial governance and performance of projects, overseeing day-to-day Commercial and Contract Management activities throughout the project lifecycle. The role provides leadership to ensure integrity, strong stakeholder support, delivery of KPIs and contractual commitments, and overall programme success, while promoting teamwork, productivity, and adherence to procedures and core values. The position requires strong management, communication, problem-solving, organisational, and commercial skills, with full accountability for project and portfolio commercial performance.

• Keep abreast of business and technical developments in the construction industry as a basis for planning and managing change, and ensuring the Company’s success and business viability against competition.
• Monitor market conditions and changes in the business environment to assist in making recommendations about changes or adaptations to development plans.
• Advise the Development Director with regards to identified operating risks, poor performance, required remedial actions, claims, and variation orders issues for further action
• With the finance / controls department, develop and implement cost control systems and financial reporting that can be correlated to the project budget, revenue and costs.
• Monitor performance of commercial staff and give the necessary directives, mentoring and training and assign / coordinate subordinate resources as and when required.
• Establish internal project administration procedures for development management, commercial, planning, procurement and financial integration.
• Ensure decisions are made in accordance with established commercial procedures whilst ensuring the best solution is advocated for the Client and project.
• Other commercial management duties as assigned by the Project Director / Manager.

• Develop a procurement strategy with the appointed consultants and assist in the preparation of generic contracts and documentation for the project.
• Investigate alternative procurement options for the main contract, e.g., cost plus fixed margin, target cost with profit share, GMP, etc.
• Review tender documents submitted by the Consultants prior to release to third parties.
• Participate in negotiations with selected Tenderers, review cost engineering for budget compliance.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policy

• Coordinate, manage and control the contract, procurement, commercial functions throughout the project, to ensure the overall programme, budget and development concept are all achieved.
• Participate and lead Bids and enquiries for Consultancy work.
• Negotiate and convert contracts.
• Contribute to objective Selection Criteria and Terms of Reference documents in the appointment of Consultants.
• Draft consultants’ agreements, contracts, sub-contracts and all legal agreements before release or its consultants to a third party and prior to issuance to authorised signatories.
• Assist in presenting design developments to Stakeholders for final decisions pertaining to design, quality, price, market profile and commercial structure.
• Assist in the preparation of the Development’s approved project brief and budget.
• Assist in managing design development to ensure agreement with approved development brief, concept design and project budgets.
• Assist in preparing the Project procurement strategy in coordination with the development team.
• Prepare Construction Works…