Senior Commercial Manager
Posted 9 hours 8 minutes ago by Mactech Inspection Ltd
Job Title: Senior Commercial Manager
Location: Hinkley Point C
Pay: PAYE £485.32 or Umbrella £673.98
Job ID: 2376
We are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to lead the commercial management of the site installation and commissioning scope of the Turbine Contract.
This is a strategically important leadership role at a pivotal stage in the contract's evolution as the installation scope undergoes contractual changes, creating a unique opportunity to influence commercial outcomes, shape new ways of working, and drive a collaborative approach between Employer and Contractor teams.
Reporting to the Commercial Lead, the Senior Commercial Manager will lead the site commercial management team and provide commercial leadership across the installation and commissioning works. The role will be responsible for ensuring robust cost management, commercial governance, contract administration and supply chain oversight while supporting the successful delivery of project objectives.
The successful candidate will be a commercially astute leader with experience managing major infrastructure, energy, construction or engineering projects, ideally within complex target cost or reimbursable contracting environments.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and develop the commercial management team acting as the senior commercial representative responsible for the installation and commissioning scope.
- Implement the roll-out and ongoing management of the new target cost commercial model. Develop and embed the processes, controls and governance required to support the efficient running of the model.
- Drive integrated ways of working between Employer and Contractor commercial teams.
- Oversee cost forecasting, Estimate at Completion (EAC) development and cost performance reporting. Create and track commercial KPI's.
- Monitor Contractor resource levels and forecast staffing requirements against project needs.
- Challenge forecast costs, productivity assumptions and resource allocations to ensure value for money.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce overall delivery costs.
- Review and challenge defined cost submissions, applications for payment and supporting evidence.
- Apply disallowed cost provisions fairly and consistently.
- Support the management of compensation events, variations, claims and commercial negotiations as required.
- Manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout project execution.
- Significant commercial management experience on major infrastructure, construction, energy or engineering projects.
- Proven experience leading commercial teams within complex project environments.
- Strong experience in cost management, forecasting, reporting and commercial governance.
- Demonstrable experience administering major forms of contract and managing contractual change.
- Experience operating within target cost, cost reimbursable, alliance or collaborative commercial models.
- Experience of FIDIC contracts and contract administration.
- Professional membership of RICS, CICES or an equivalent institution.
- Experience working in an integrated team environment.