Commercial Manager - Inverness

Balfour Beatty; Inverness; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

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About the role

Join our Power Commercial team as a Commercial Manager and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the industry.

Project: The ASTI scheme is a critical infrastructure initiative aimed at enhancing the reliability and capacity of the overhead line network across key regions in Scotland.

Ideal locations: Inverness or Aberdeenshire or Dundee.

Purpose of the role:

Responsible for the financial management of a major, complex project(s) or a number of projects from inception, tendering, negotiating and agreeing contracts and then commercially delivering Projects often worth many tens of millions of pounds.

Integral part of the project senior leadership team where they hold key responsibilities associated with the commercial and financial success of each project.

Experienced individuals who have risen through the ranks of the industry and their role is broad and includes anything from risk management to procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.

Proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and team leadership. They will also have an extensive understanding of the construction industry, flexibility and a talent for negotiation.

Track record of managing and developing a commercial team and be themselves a Chartered Member or Fellow of the RICS, ICES or CIOB, and a mentor/role model to other commercial staff on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

What you'll be doing

• Provides commercial input to Value Engineering reviews for different forms of construction
• Support the review of tenders, including estimates, cost data and contract reviews
• Manage the preparation of Target Cost for a Project, including the associated risks
• Manage the preparation of the monthly CVR and associated commercial reports.
• Report and explain the commercial progress to senior divisional staff
• Establish client supply chain requirements & advise on alternative forms of contract & procurement arrangements.
• Application of legislation and ability to liaise with legal experts
• Preparation of Estimates & Tender submissions including the interpretation of specifications & preambles
• Co-ordinate buying, accounts, production control/planning, supply chain management & procurement techniques, estimating & surveying functions
• Management of disallowed cost
• Advise on training & development including professional involvement with Schools & Universities to promote BB as a potential employer and to support sponsored students.

Who we're looking for

• Leading on collating costs and maximising value on a large project or portfolio of projects
• Leading on and embedding a mindset within the team of financial and commercial control within a project(s)
• Demonstration of Strategic Change Management
• In-depth knowledge and experience of procuring and managing supply chain
• Maintain a Personal Development Plan to ensure continuous personal and professional development
• Already in possession of or working towards professional accreditation
• Proactively develop, mentor and coach immediate and wider team members to ensure development of talent and succession within the team
• Demonstration of working to deadlines including effective delegation, working efficiently and to a high standard
• Excellent communication skills with all internal and external stakeholders
• Keen interest and experience in infrastructure projects
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed (achievement focus)
• Proactively manage opportunities, risks and threats
• MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent level of education or experience

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and ongoing maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long-term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/