Commercial Manager

Belong at Bovis

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As Commercial Manager, you will lead and manage the commercial activities for the project.

• Procurement of the project in accordance with approved strategy, ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
• Liaising and communicating with the Client team in accordance with the contract.
• Managing supply chain relationships to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to procurement.
• Robust implementation and management of commercial, legal, insurance and risk
• controls of the Project (including but not limited to OLi and PMTR/PID’s).
• Accurate commercial reporting and contract administration. This includes (but is not limited to) interim payments, management of change accounts, cashflows, final accounting and contract administration.
• You will ensure that the project is delivered in a safe, timely, efficient and sustainable manner, whilst achieving project targets, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the business.

• Maintain CSCS card for the role
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience (as noted below)
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or other construction related degree
• Have a related Chartership such as MRICS

• Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
• Ability to influence and lead teams
• Demonstrates skills in the avoidance and defence of claims
• Tendering subcontract works packages of medium to high value
• Able to prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties
• Advanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages and cost management software
• Ability to read drawings and construction design information
• Valuing interim applications
• Measurement and valuation techniques
• Management of claims including assessment of entitlement for prolongation, loss and Expense including inflation

• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
• Understand and apply commercial & financial procedures and reporting systems
• Maintains detailed prelim forecasts and actual costs and intervenes were negative trends identified
• Management of bonds, PCGs, warranty insurances and associated risks
• Management of cost, value and profit
• Reports accurately to the monthly forecast final account
• Manages cash flow to the benefit of the project and business
• Good understanding of building technology / construction methods
• Full knowledge and understanding of JCT, NEC, Construction Management and Management Contracting Contracts

• Pre-construction experience
• Background with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
• Converting the Project to an NEC4 Option A Contract for Construction
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
• Experience of managing field construction activities on major/complex projects
• Demonstratable…