Commercial Manager - Rail; Client-Side

Position

Commercial Manager

£450 (Indicative Outside IR35)

Birmingham / Northampton

ASAP

6 months +

3 days on site/office, 2 days from home

People Group is looking to recruit a Commercial Manager from a client-side background to work for a Train Operating Company.

• Perform periodic cost reporting, including provision of Anticipated Final Cost, Actual Cost of Work Performed, and Forecast to Completion.
• Manage the administration of contracts of varying values and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance, including NEC Option A, C, and E, Construction Purchase Orders.
• Manage all contract communication, including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers' Instructions, Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors' Notifications.
• Manage disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation as required.
• Support the maintenance of the project risk and opportunity register, including valuing the likely cost consequence of each risk/opportunity.
• Manage the closeout of all assigned projects, implementing close-out plan(s) to ensure all defects are recorded, warranties received, and contracts closed, as well as completion of financial close-out.

• Must have experience doing NEC 4 contracts.
• Have worked client-side before, preferably for Network Rail or another TOC.
• Full working knowledge and understanding in using web-based contract management tools (e.g., Cemar).
• Hold or be taking a professional stage of membership of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
• Develop packaging and procurement strategies for large, complex infrastructure projects.
• Cost reporting - including production of cash flow forecasts, variance reporting, and analysis.