Position: Senior Commercial Manager - PMO team
Rate: Indicative Outside IR35
Location: Birmingham
Start date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6 months +
Working Arrangements: Hybrid 3 days office & 2 days home

People Group are looking to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager from a Client Side background to work for a Train Operating Company.

Key Responsibilities:
Management of NEC4 construction contracts.
Regularly reviewing and updating the project risk register and risk spend profile
Following project governance and reporting controls to manage the risk draw down process and additional project spend as required
Preparation and presentation of monthly project commercial reports, including contract data metrics and forecast to completion.
Updating and presenting monthly finance reports providing VOWD and cash payment details and variance analysis commentary.
Updating ad hoc data and reports as required to support business cases and audits
Procurement and management of survey and enabling works as required by the project team.
Management of claims, mitigation and advising on defence of claims, including analysis of the various parties' positions.
Attending and leading project meetings, both with internal teams and with suppliers, including building and managing supplier relationships
Reviewing and reporting on supplier performance, including review of monthly progress reports and project metrics such as Earned Value and KPIs.
Plan, deliver and manage procurement activities for the civil team.
Essentials and Desirables:
 
Must have experience doing NEC 4 contracts.
Have worked Client side before, Preferably Network Rail or another TOC.
Experience of infrastructure systems or delivering civil works contracts in an operational environment would be an advantage.
Hold or be taking professional stage of membership of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Developing packaging and procurement strategies for large, complex infrastructure projects.
Use of Asite Contract Administration Management System (CAMS).
Use of SAP for contract reporting and payments.
Cost reporting - including production of cash flow forecasts, variance reporting and analysis.
Risk and value management and their application in developing strategies, estimates and cost plans.
Excellent numeracy and data analysis skills.
Stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills