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Commercial Manager - Rail (Client-side)
Job description
Position: Commercial Manager
Rate: £450 (Indicative Outside IR35)
Location: Birmingham / Northampton
Start date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6 months +
Working Arrangements: 3 days on site/office, 2 days from home
People Group is looking to recruit a Commercial Manager from a client-side background to work for a Train Operating Company.
Key Responsibilities:
Essentials and Desirables:
Rate: £450 (Indicative Outside IR35)
Location: Birmingham / Northampton
Start date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6 months +
Working Arrangements: 3 days on site/office, 2 days from home
People Group is looking to recruit a Commercial Manager from a client-side background to work for a Train Operating Company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performing periodic cost reporting, including the provision of Anticipated Final Cost, Actual Cost of Work Performed, and Forecast to Completion.
- Managing the administration of contracts of varying values and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance, including NEC Option A, C, and E, Construction Purchase Orders.
- Managing all contract communication, including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers' Instructions, Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors' Notifications.
- Managing disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation as required.
- Supporting the maintenance of the project risk and opportunity register, including valuing the likely cost consequence of each risk/opportunity.
- Managing the closeout of all assigned projects, implementing close-out plan(s) to ensure all defects are recorded, warranties received, and contracts closed, as well as completion of financial close-out.
Essentials and Desirables:
- Must have experience doing NEC 4 contracts.
- Have worked client-side before, preferably for Network Rail or another TOC.
- Full working knowledge and understanding in using web-based contract management tools (eg Cemar).
- Hold or be taking a professional stage of membership of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
- Developing packaging and procurement strategies for large, complex infrastructure projects.
- Cost reporting – including production of cash flow forecasts, variance reporting, and analysis.
