Senior Commercial Manager Job London area,Greater London England UK,Management

Location: Greater London

Location

London (Track)

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.

Job Description

The Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role provides leadership to HS2 commercial staff engaged in the management of the major infrastructure contracts required to deliver the HS2 vision. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development and delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities to provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.

Pre-Contract

About the Role

To be responsible for developing commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions and drafting contract documents to ensure consistency and alignment with procurement plans.
To be responsible for supporting the Procurement team in the development and delivery of tender evaluation models and contract documentation including terms and conditions and associated commercial mechanisms, works and site information to be consistent with strategies and procurement plans.

Procurement

To be responsible for evaluating tenders and supporting moderation to achieve Contract Award.
To be responsible for developing a contract management plan.
To be responsible for supporting contract readiness.

Post Contract

To be accountable for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:

To be accountable for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;
To be accountable for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:
- variations and compensation events
- contract payments
- performance incentives
To be accountable for managing effective cost verification;
To be accountable for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
To be accountable for delivering on input into contract level performance information into monthly M reports;
To be accountable for providing final cost estimate updates;
To be responsible for supporting monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews;
To be accountable for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;
To be accountable for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;
To be responsible for supporting monthly the identification 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 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 relationship and engagement with key contractors.
To be responsible for reviewing estimates (at all stages)

Leadership

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.

About You

Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to…