Third Parties – Senior Commercial Manager

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Job Description This role can be based from either Birmingham Snowhill or London Podium (near Euston). Salary: Birmingham - £47,450 - £59,300 pa 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. London - £53,850 - £67,300 pa 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. This means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities. As a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager at HS2, you will lead the negotiation, development, and embedding of contractual arrangements with selected third parties for the protection, diversion, and connection of third party assets, to facilitate the construction and operation of the HS2 network. About the role: Responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of complex Third Party Agreements to enable the Delivery and Operation of HS2, ensuring alignment with the Third Parties Strategy and overall HS2 objectives. Assure compliance with Third Party Agreement process and governance requirements. Develop and produce accurate agreement registers and metrics, and create meaningful reports for internal stakeholders. Present to boards and committees to secure 'buy-in' and respond to challenges. Potential to line manage up to six direct reports. Engage with other Directorates to identify requirements for third party agreements and devise a programme for delivery and implementation. Embed awarded agreements within relevant business teams, ensuring contract management plans are in place. Manage contractual relationships with Third Party Stakeholders. Provide subject matter expertise and undertake assurance across a portfolio of awarded agreements throughout the agreement life cycle. Manage interfaces with Delivery and Operations directorates to influence delivery strategies and ensure requirements of Commercial Agreements are appropriately shared with contractors. Lead development and assess commercial models for charging by third parties and/or pricing HS2 services, effectively managing risk and driving best value. Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, supporting and complying with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI. About You: Skills Skilled in developing and/or managing complex commercial contracts. Programme/Project planning and management skills. Ability to lead cross-functional negotiation teams in challenging commercial environments. Skilled in managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Communication and influencing skills at all levels within an organisation. Ability to manage ambiguity and varied workloads. Knowledge Expertise in construction, commercial, or land & property contracts. Experience Experience developing and/or managing complex and collaborative construction, commercial, or land & property agreements. Experience in leading teams and managing/coaching staff in their career development. Commercial/contract management skills for high-value, complex heavy civils/construction works. Programme/project management of significant commercial work streams. Experience in securing and demonstrating value for money. Experience with large-scale infrastructure projects, rail construction, and/or utility projects. Stakeholder relationship management experience. The post-holder is expected to behave consistently with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work. As HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we cannot provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks including Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial, and Education checks. We ask for a variety of details in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Your CV will be anonymised during the first stage of the application review to remove bias from the process. 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 shortening journey times between major population centres, boosting the economy, and creating thousands of jobs. HS2 Ltd aims to create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent, leading in EDI practice by creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all staff. HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by following safe working procedures at all times.

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