Commercial Manager

Salary
: £50,119pa to c.£58,963pa depending on skills and experience.
In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

The Commercial Manager is responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities to provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.

• To be responsible for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:
• To be responsible for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;
• To be responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:
  • variations and compensation events
  • contract payments
  • performance incentive
• To be responsible for maintaining effective cost verification;
• To be responsible for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
• To be responsible for inputting contract level performance information into monthly M  reports;
• To be responsible for participating and contributing in and contribute to monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews and supporting final cost estimate updates;
• To be responsible for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;
• To be responsible for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;
• To be responsible for providing commercial assessment of opportunities for project savings supporting the development of associated proposals / business case for approval;
• To be responsible for supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT (Integrated Project Team) that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;
• To be responsible for supporting the commercial relationship and engagement with key contractors.
• To be responsible for review estimates (at all stages)

• To be responsible for leading and reviewing estimates.
• To be responsible for providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down in accordance with corporate governance requirements.
• To be responsible for leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development to ensure staff have the necessary skills and support to deliver in their roles.
• To be responsible for providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Skills:

• Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
• Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on capital projects.
• Ability to support the development and management of effective, value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
• Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and to settle disputes.
• Ability to support the management of stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Ability to develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.
• Ability to support the development of commercial teams.
• Ability to demonstrate contract,…