Job Description

Commercial Manager - Rail
London
\xc2\xa3400 per day (Outside IR35)

Our client requires an experienced Commercial Manager to join their team supporting business activities across a busy train operating company.

The Role

• Performing periodic cost reporting, including provision of Anticipated Final Cost, Actual Cost of Work Performed, and Forecast to Completion.
• Managing the administration of contracts of varying values and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance including NEC Option A, C and E, Construction Purchase Orders.
• Managing all contract communication including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers Instructions and Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors Notifications.
• Managing disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation as required.
• Supporting the maintenance of the project risk and opportunity register, including valuing the likely cost consequence of each risk/opportunity.
• Managing the closeout of all assigned projects, implementing close-out plan(s) to ensure all defects are recorded, warranties received, and contracts closed, as well as completion of financial close-out.

• Full working knowledge and understanding in using web-based contract management tools (eg Cemar).
• Strong IT skills, including a good understanding of Microsoft Excel.
• Thorough understanding of NEC suite of contracts, and associated contract administration and negotiations.
• Ability to understand and interpret mathematical and financial reports.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A good communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Able to work in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment.
• Able to work with high level information.

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