Commercial Contract Manager Location:
London/ Hybrid (2 days/week on site) IR35:
Inside Rate:
£575/day (MAX) Duration:
12 Months Responsibilities:
Post-contract award administration of a range of construction and professional service contracts. Developing and managing variations/change control and other contract mechanisms. Support Senior Commercial Manager and, where within experience, provide commercial advice and support to relevant stakeholders in developing commercial strategy. Analysis and issue resolution - make effective decisions and risk mitigation, escalating to Senior Commercial Manager where necessary. Drive continuous improvement of processes. Support negotiations with suppliers to vary or change contracts, obtaining and managing input for operational colleagues and others as directed. Comply with all departmental controls relating to commercial practice and otherwise, including strict adherence to their delegated authorities, governance, legislation and policy as appropriate. Support the operational project sponsors to deliver business objectives. Use contract management systems appropriately to ensure all commercial decisions are evidenced and auditable. Leading conflict and issue resolution with suppliers and stakeholders, seeking support from the Senior Commercial Manager where appropriate. Develop and maintain positive relationships with relevant stakeholders, e.g. estates, operations, and finance. Proactively work with service providers to develop innovative commercial solutions and value-added proposals. Essential:
A proven track record working in the infrastructure/construction or property environment. The ability to successfully influence senior internal and external stakeholders. Excellent communication skills. Demonstrable success working as both part of a team and independently (remote-working). Desirable:
Use of NEC3/NEC4 or PPC2000 forms of contract. Client-side experience. Regulated (Procurement Regs, OJEU) experience. Experience working with projects of a similar scale and complexity (c.£20m schemes as a minimum). Lifecycle experience; pre-contract strategy, managing procurement, post-contract experience (if possible). Good working knowledge and experience of Procurement systems (e.g. Oracle and/or Bravo) and file management systems (e.g. 4Projects). Disability Confident: As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant: CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all
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