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About the Role
We are recruiting for a Senior Commercial Manager (Commercial Lead) to run a commercial cut and carve project based in Central London.
Responsibilities
- Procure the project in accordance with the approved strategy, ensuring orders are fully scoped, bought at best value, and correctly contracted within limits of authority.
- Liaise and communicate with the Client team as per the Contract.
- Manage supply chain relationships for a consistent and coordinated procurement approach.
- Implement and manage robust commercial, legal, insurance, and risk controls for the Project.
- Provide accurate commercial reporting and contract administration, including interim payments, change accounts, cashflows, final accounting, and contract administration.
- Ensure the project is delivered safely, timely, efficiently, and sustainably, meeting project targets, client expectations, and enhancing the business reputation.
- Report to the Commercial Director and manage the core commercial team on site.
Requirements
- Maintain CSCS card for the role.
- Possess Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience.
- Hold a related Chartership such as MRICS.
Skills
- Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships.
- Ability to influence and lead teams.
- Skills in the avoidance and defence of claims.
- Tendering subcontract works packages of medium to high value.
- Prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties.
- Advanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages, and cost management software.
- Ability to read drawings and construction design information.
- Valuing interim applications.
- Measurement and valuation techniques.
- Management of claims including assessment of entitlement for prolongation, loss and expense, including inflation.
- Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player.
- Lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision.
- Support the project manager to manage project risk and opportunities.
- Level existing knowledge to continuously improve processes for efficiency.
- Attention to detail, ability to flex to meet business plans, and drive to meet key dates.
- Ability to connect a wide range of complex issues and understand their interrelations.
- Uncompromising discipline and rigorous approach to follow processes and close projects.
- Collaborate across the organisation and external teams, communicating strategy and maximising outcomes.
- Drive a culture of safety and quality, embedding best practice to set industry standards.
Location
- Central London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Experience with pre-construction.
- Background with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value.
- Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely.
- Experience managing field construction activities on major/complex projects.
- Proven track record in delivering projects as the Commercial Lead, with sound knowledge of construction methodology, process, and sequence.
- Procurement of work packages in line with the Project Procurement Strategy.
- Conversion of the project from preconstruction to construction.
- Communicating and liaising with the Client team in accordance with the contract.
- Production of Tender Recommendation Reports and Contract Sum Analysis.
- Preparation of Subcontracts for execution in line with limits of authority.
- Procuring robust packages with an understanding of package interfaces.
- Managing the change process in accordance with the contract.
- Preparing bid documentation to ensure a fully defined tender.
- Change management in accordance with the contract.
Education Level
- Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience
- Chartership such as MRICS
Benefits
- Car allowance
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution
- Private medical health benefit (Family cover available)
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
- 4 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
- Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
- 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
- Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide
- Industry leading parental leave
About the Company
- We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.
- We are a disability inclusive employer.
- We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people.
- Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people.
- We do what’s right, always.
- We succeed together.
- We bring energy.
- We are Bovis.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
- Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.