Commercial Manager required to work on major rail projects.

12 Month Contract - Inside IR35
Manchester City Centre - Hybrid Working Arrangements in place.

Cost and Commercial Manager with experience in the delivery of transport infrastructure projects required working work within Commercial function of the Project team, providing cost and commercial management services.

Duties Include:
Cost Management:
o Collate and prepare a range of cost information including cost to date and outturn
forecast cost monthly.
o Prepare and present monthly cost reports to project teams.
o Monitor expenditure in SAP and raising and receipting Purchase Orders.
o Manage Commercial and Financial system requirements, ensuring compliance.

Commercial support of NEC Contracts:
o Manage compensation events in accordance with the contract.
o Monthly valuations of works completed including preparation of payment certificates
and processing of payments.
o Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors.
o Manage and negotiate any potential disputes with contractors.
o Provide commercial input into tender documents and into evaluation of tender
returns.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:
Experience in cost and commercial management role.
Public and transport sector experience (specifically rail) working on behalf of the client is
desirable.
Experience with NEC forms of contract.
Able to work as part of a team as well as under own initiative and under cost or time critical
conditions.
Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with contractors.
Negotiation skills, with knowledge of industry standards in respect of negotiating contractual variations and compensation claims entitlement.
Extensive experience with construction contracts management including payments,
valuations, final accounts, invoicing and procurement.
Experience producing monthly and ad-hoc cost reports including periodic forecasts, cash flow and earned value information for senior management.