Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Mangager

JOB DESCRIPTION:
COMMERCIAL LEAD
(Governance & Assurance)

The Supply Chain Directorate is the team responsible for all non-IT related procurement, contract management,
contract closure, and supply chain relationship management on the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Project.
This role sits within the Directorate's Client function, whose purpose is to provide strategic oversight and intelligence
to support delivery for the entirety of the Supply Chain lifecycle. This includes verifying that the Directorate has the
right people, processes, and systems in place to deliver what's needed, and delivering compliance and assurance on
the processes and systems that are being used. The team is also responsible for putting in place ways of communicating and engaging, both internally and externally, across the Supply Chain and for using data and information to create intelligence which can be used in everyday operations to drive improvement.
The Commercial Lead (Governance & Assurance) is accountable for ensuring that the Supply Chain Directorate on
the Project has clear processes, procedures, and governance in place that are well managed, aligned, and easily
accessible for end users. Moreover, the role is also accountable for the assurance that these processes, procedures,
and governance are followed by our multi-disciplinary teams and contract partners, and any improvement activities
are followed up to assure compliant, efficient and effective ways of working across the project.

Job Purpose:
This role manages a team (c.8 resources) to ensure that the Governance Framework of the Supply Chain Directorate is complete, aligned and fit for purpose. An effective Governance Framework is essential to ensure that those working within the Supply Chain Directorate have real clarity as to what they are required to do and how to do it, and moreover have the right tools, systems and decision-making forums to support them in these activities.
The CL (Governance & Assurance) is principally responsible for ensuring that those responsible for processes and
governance are clear on their responsibilities, that appropriate improvement actions are being taken (where required)
and that the Governance Framework stays aligned as a whole and meets business requirements.
The CL is also responsible for overseeing our Assurance service that provides an independent review of compliance
with, and identifies best practice performance in, the delivery of our Governance Framework, escalating any areas of
specific commercial risk resulting from non-compliance to the Supply Chain Directorate Senior Leadership Team.

Role Description:
Accountabilities:

1. Manage a team responsible for the implementation and maintenance of our Governance Framework and delivery of Assurance services.
2. Work with others across the Supply Chain Directorate to ensure their responsibilities are accurately reflected in key documents, and that they are managing and assuring the delivery of these services.
3. Oversight of delivery of actions identified for improvements to the Governance Framework, following up on these actions to ensure they are closed out in a timely manner.
4. Oversight of the Supply Chain Directorate Requirements Register and associated management process - including leading periodic reviews and monitoring delivery of action plans to implement requirements into Governance through effective process controls.
5. Escalate areas of Commercial Risk resulting from non-compliance, or ineffective process, to the Supply Chain Directorate Senior Leadership Team, with clear action plans for improvement.

Deliverables:

1. Reporting updates on Governance Framework and outputs from Assurance services to the Supply Chain Directorate Senior Leadership Team.
2. Monthly slides for the MSGG and CDC Panel.
3. Quarterly slides for the Risk and Audit Sub-committee to the HPC GenCo Board.
4. Directorate Compliance with Management System requirements regarding the maintenance, storage and update expectations of documents.

Dimensions:
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Lead (People, Process & Assurance).

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

1. A track record of managing or delivering Governance and/or Assurance related activities, preferably within a nuclear and/or major programme environment.
2. Commercial management experience with NEC and/or FIDIC (preferably both) in complex infrastructure or energy projects.
3. MRICS, MICES, MCIPS or similar accreditation (desirable).
4. Familiar with the nuclear site licence conditions and the nuclear baseline philosophy.
5. Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework.
6. Basic understanding of corporate legal requirements is desirable.
7. Ability to work with subject matter experts to take complex information and effectively distil this into key requirements for implementation.
8. Ability to engage with individuals at all levels - including holding senior members of staff to account for actions.
9. Excellent communication skills.
10. Problem solver who can understand the wider strategic context and is prepared to take ownership and work autonomously to deliver requirements which meet these aims.

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