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Senior Commercial Manager (Governance / Assurance) role within the Directorates’ Client function, providing strategic oversight and intelligence to support delivery for the entirety of the Supply Chain lifecycle. The role is responsible for managing and delivering the Commercial Assurance activities in line with the Governance Framework, requiring leadership and strong stakeholder engagement to ensure the internal assurance and cost verification audit schedule is conducted effectively.
Job Responsibility:
Manage and deliver the yearly schedule of assurance activities in accordance with the Governance Framework
Oversee the delivery of Cost Verification audits, supporting review and development of approach, insights and any training or improvement work identified
Oversee the management of the Contract Document Change process
Represent the Client Team where required on Project Groups, Committees and Boards
Work with others across the Supply Chain Directorate to ensure appropriate levels of understanding around the delivery of these services, and consider different communication and training types to facilitate this
Oversee delivery of actions identified from assurance and cost verification reports, and follow up on these actions to make sure they are closed out in a timely manner
Escalate areas of Commercial Risk resulting from non-compliance, or ineffective process, to the Commercial Lead and via appropriate risk registers, with clear action plans for improvement
Review Directorate processes and procedures which are relevant to assurance and cost verification activity, and input any proposed changes to these (prior to technical review/owner approvals)
Report key updates to the Commercial Lead and Supply Chain Directorate Senior Leadership Team
Produce slide packs where required for relevant forums such as Risk and Audit Sub-committee or HPC GenCo Board
Work with the wider Assurance, Risk & Insights Team to develop enhanced reporting capability and insights for all assurance activities
Work with the Commercial Governance team to support effective alignment and collaboration regarding the Governance Framework and procedures and processes
Requirements:
A track record of managing and delivering Governance and/or Assurance related activities, preferably within a nuclear and/or major programme environment
Commercial management experience with NEC and/or FIDIC (preferably both) in complex infrastructure or energy projects
Experience of delivering board level insight reports and ownership of the reporting and data within those reports
Innovative in problem-solving, embracing new ideas to deliver successful results
Good communication and presentation skills
Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework
Ability to work with subject matter experts to take complex information and effectively distil this into key requirements for implementation
Ability to engage with individuals at all levels - including escalating matters to senior leadership where appropriate
Excellent communication skills
Problem solver who can understand wider strategic context and is prepared to take ownership and work autonomously to deliver requirements which meet these aims
Nice to have:
MRICS, MICES, MCIPS or similar accreditation
Basic understanding of corporate legal requirements