Senior Commercial Manager

• Active involvement in winning new work and developing appropriate commercial strategies
• Actively engage during the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) initial stages and subsequent project delivery
• Develop and agree a commercial strategy which achieves budget and maximises profitability
• Manage commercial opportunity and risk
• Ensure commercial reporting procedures are robustly and timeously adhered to
• Manage, coordinate, supervise and support the commercial teams
• Manage all commercial aspects including monthly reporting, end life forecasting, monthly project reviews and account settlement
• Proactively manage procurement in line with our supply chain vision
• Rigorous management of contractual processes
• Proactively and collaboratively negotiate with the customer, National Grid, on all contractual matters
• Input into management reports as appropriate
• Maintain ownership and proactively close out old projects and legacy issues
• Understand and promote Morgan Sindall core values
• Keep abreast of change in Commercial legislation and cascade to wider Project teams
• Deliver appropriate contractual awareness training to the wider Project teams
• Develop and embrace a lessons learnt culture

• Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
• Working towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (e.g., RICS/CIOB)
• Experience of a Contract Management System (CEMAR, Fast Draft, etc.)
• Supervisory/management experience within a project commercial team
• NEC 3 or 4 experience essential
• Established level of experience and can manage a team, whilst reporting into the Commercial Director for strategic and management guidance
• Commercially astute and delivery-focused
• Sound knowledge of the construction industry
• Specific experience in an overhead lines environment for National Grid desirable
• Strong commercial acumen and skills
• Ability to ensure standards and specifications are fully met
• Ability to work with senior management to set project and operational targets
• Excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills
• Ability to make a sound business case recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook and a growth mindset
• Good management skills, with the ability to motivate employees
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• Able to manage projects simultaneously
• Able to manage the monthly reporting process including cost value reporting (CVR)
• Experience using COINS
• Experience in commercial management of sub-contractors including procurement, valuations and final accounts
• Able to set up and manage direct labour, plant and materials on projects
• Knowledge and experience of dispute resolution

Specific experience in an overhead lines environment for National Grid

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
• Flexible and adaptable working
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme up to 15%
• Recognition scheme and long service awards
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance
• Option to participate in our share-save scheme
• Discounts including cycle to work and gym membership
• A support and advice service for colleagues and their families