Senior Commercial Manager
Job Description
Responsible for the management of all commercial aspects of the business area including individual projects where required.
Responsibilities
- Actively source and win new work win by appropriate bid strategies
- Develop and agree a commercial strategy which achieves budget and maximises profitability
- Manage commercial risk and opportunity
- Ensure commercial reporting procedures are adhered to
- Manage, coordinate, supervise and support the commercial teams in areas of personal development and advice on commercial issues
- Manage commercial aspects including monthly reporting, end life forecasting, monthly project reviews and account settlement
- Manage procurement in line with our supply chain vision
- Management of contractual processes
- Proactively negotiate with customer on contractual matters
- Input to management reports as appropriate
- Maintain ownership and proactively close out old projects and legacy issues
- Understand and promote Morgan Sindall core values
- Keep abreast of change in Commercial legislation
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Degree educated in quantity surveying or other similar commercially related discipline
- RICS accreditation preferred
- Able to manage the monthly reporting process including cost value reporting (CVR)
- Experience using COINS
- Experience in commercial management of sub-contractors including procurement, valuations and final accounts
- Able to set up and manage direct labour, plant and materials on projects
- Knowledge and experience of dispute resolution
- Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook
- Good management skills, with the ability to motivate employees to achieve high standard of compliance
- Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills; able to manage projects simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality
- Sound knowledge of the construction industry
- Ability to ensure standards and specifications are metAbility to work with senior management to set project and operational targets
- Excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills and the ability to make a sound business case to senior stakeholders
