Senior Commercial Manager

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Job Description

Location - London

Salary: Base salary depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

As a Senior Commercial Manager at HS2, you will be responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role provides leadership to HS2 commercial staff engaged in the management of the major infrastructure contracts required to deliver the HS2 vision.

About the role:

Pre-Contract

• Responsible for developing commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions, and drafting contract documents to ensure consistency and alignment with procurement plans.
• Support the Procurement team in the development and delivery of tender evaluation models and contract documentation including terms and conditions and associated commercial mechanisms.

Procurement

• Evaluate tenders and support moderation to achieve Contract Award.
• Develop a contract management plan.
• Support contract readiness.

Post Contract

Accountable for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:

• Delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control.
• Administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:
  • variations and compensation events
  • contract payments
  • performance incentives
• Managing effective cost verification.
• Reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance.
• Delivering contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports.
• Providing final cost estimate updates.
• Supporting monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews.
• Supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes.
• Providing day-to-day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to the client team.
• Identifying opportunities for project savings and supporting the development of associated proposals/business case for approval.
• Supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT.
• Supporting the relationship and engagement with key contractors.
• Reviewing estimates (at all stages).

Leadership

• Leading and reviewing estimates.
• Providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down.
• Leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development.
• Providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies.
• Actively promoting and embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work.

About You:

Skills:

• Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts.
• Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on infrastructure projects.
• Ability to deliver value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
• Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties.
• Ability to manage internal and external stakeholder parties.
• Ability to develop and improve commercial policies, processes and procedures.
• Ability to support the development of commercial teams in complex organisations.
• Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.

Knowledge:

• Governance, Assurance & Compliance
• Strategy Development
• Project Management & Planning
• Estimating & Cost Planning
• Procurement
• UCR/PCR Application
• Bespoke Third-Party Agreements
• Contract Management & Administration
• Negotiation
• Dispute Resolution
• Cost Control
• Risk & Value Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Processes
• Systems

Type of experience:

• Experience of managing commercial management teams in major complex infrastructure projects.
• Experience of working with or for publicly funded bodies.
• Experience of planning, developing and implementing high value and complex contracts.
• Experience of using commercial management and reporting systems.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network, improving capacity and boosting the economy.

HS2 Ltd aims to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.