Senior Commercial Manager - Rail Infrastructure

Senior Commercial Manager - Rail Infrastructure

Salary: £110,000 + benefits DOE
Location: London
Region: London

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Commercial Manager with previous experience of running major projects with values up to £250m, working for main civil engineering contractors. This project is part of a wider area redevelopment which will include the construction of 10,000 new homes.

Candidate Profile

• Degree Qualified in Quantity Surveying
• At least five years experience at Commercial Manager level
• Previous main contractor experience working on major rail projects
• Experience managing high profile clients such as Network Rail and TFL
• Experienced with multiple forms of contract including NEC (various options) NR, ICC, Target Cost etc.
• Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Desirable)

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for managing a large commercial team of Quantity Surveyors of all levels.
• Reporting into the Commercial Director of the Rail business
• Understand the contractual requirements of project documents including the roles and responsibilities of all involved and the notices required to record change etc. Ensure all required notices are issued in a timely manner.
• Identify unacceptable terms and conditions and negotiate contracts with clients and employers
• Identify unacceptable wording in bonds, warranties and other guarantees
• Liaise with the customer, his representatives and other 3rd parties on commercial issues, including the agreement of additional monies.
• Cost management for project
• Understand allowances for elements of work (Preliminaries, materials, subcontract etc.)
• Understanding of cost to end of reporting period and comparison with allowance
• Understand forecast cost to completion
• Establish and use cost management systems
• Value management for project
• Prepare interim and final account and ensure payment
• Understanding of true value to end of reporting period and comparison with actual cost expended
• Understanding of forecast final value at completion
• Change management for project

The client is looking for someone to start as soon as possible, taking into account relevant notice periods etc.