Commercial Manager (Property & Buildings)

Commercial Manager (Property & Buildings)

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WSP is seeking a Commercial Manager for its Property & Buildings Business Unit. This key role focuses on ensuring financial efficiency, managing risks, and promoting sustainable growth, while also nurturing positive relationships with clients and stakeholders to enhance the company's commercial success.

Your new role, what's involved

Operational Excellence and Expertise:

1. I support the P&B Business Unit to mitigate commercial risks across all aspects of the BU's activities.
2. I am actively involved in preparing strategies to manage risks and opportunities; executing on those strategies including appropriate correspondence, notices, record keeping, and participate in key commercial meetings and follow up.
3. I manage commercial risk and returns and ensure commercial standards, procedures and processes are applied across all commercial activities.
4. I participate in regular project reviews as per the WSP ME criteria, helping to identify opportunities and risks to WSP's financial performance and ensuring allocated actions are progressed.
5. I ensure the online O&R register is accurate with values and status remarks always current.
6. I support in the preparing and drafting of Intercompany Agreements (ICAs) for sign off / approval and managing of Intercompany Agreement Tracker.

1. I monitor and advise Project Leaders, other team members of potential or actual risks arising from Main Contract, Subcontracts and/or from performance of the Works.
2. I work with the Legal team in negotiating any final settlements on contract terms with our clients and sub-consultants.
3. I assist our Project Leaders in all matters relating to the commercial and contractual aspects of the projects and in negotiating any final settlements on contract terms with our clients.
4. I analyse the financial accounts and monthly reporting to assess working capital risks and revenue recognition providing good judgement and advice as required.
5. I actively work with the working capital team to ensure disputed or delayed invoices are settled and payments are made at the earliest time.
6. I provide support to our Prospect Leaders with responses to post tender clarifications.
7. I provide support to Finance team to update status comments for regular Global Reporting.

1. I support our projects on key change/claim submissions including variations, extension of time, prolongation etc. and reach agreements with our clients.
2. I assist and support our project leaders in the delivery of our projects on time, within budget and to the required quality standards including contractual, commercial, risk/opportunity and change management.
3. I provide support to our Prospect Leaders with contract negotiations and ensuring favorable terms and conditions.
4. I prepare relevant commercial correspondence to clients.

1. Fluent in Arabic and English (written and verbal).
2. Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, or Quantity Surveying or relevant professional certifications (e.g. MRICS, MICE) is preferred but not essential.
3. Chartered (or working towards) from an accredited institution.
4. Proven experience (5 to 8 years) in a similar commercial role within the construction or buildings design consultancy sector, demonstrating a strong understanding of commercial principles and practices.
5. Sound knowledge of contracts, procurement processes, and financial regulations applicable to the construction and design industry.
6. Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at various organisational levels.
7. Proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting tools to effectively manage financial data and produce accurate reports.
8. Highly organised, possesses strong work ethic, resilience, a proactive attitude, takes initiative, attention to detail and critical thinking and demonstrates a commitment to excellence.

What's in it for you

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.