Senior Commercial Manager
1.Job Purpose:
To pre-qualify Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers, manage the procurement processes with the Cost Consultant, administer the contracts and provide monthly status reports on the cost of the project.

2.Accountabilities:
-- Establish overall contractual and commercial procedures
-- Develop and implement project procurement strategies
-- Identify and pre-qualify Consultants and Contractors
-- Identify and pre-qualify Suppliers as necessary
-- Manage the Costs Consultants who will prepare tender documents including conditions of contract
-- Issue tender documents and manage the tender process
-- Coordinate the tender analysis and issue recommendations to the Client
-- Manage all contractual aspects for Consultants and Contractors
-- Recommend for Clients approval payments due to Consultants and Contractors
-- Handle insurance matters in co-ordination with the Clients insurance advisers
-- Obtain Warranties and Performance Bonds
-- Assist in the development of the Project Management Plan
-- Direct the occupation permit process as necessary for any facilities being managed
-- Ensure agreement of project budgets with the design team and Clients representative
-- Liaise with and coordinate commercial teams
-- Monitor the Contract Cost Plan
-- Lead and co-ordinate pre & post tender activities of the individual commercial teams
-- Assist and comment on the preparation of contract documents for agreement and signature
-- Identifying commercial risks and restraints
-- Monitoring cost control and financial reporting procedures
-- Recommend remedial action should the forecast review exceed the approved cost plan
-- Provide the financial and commercial control of Designers, Consultants and Contractors
-- Establish, implement and report on the Change Control Process
-- Manage commercial aspects of any claims
-- Monitor the financial forecast for the whole project, including summary of works packages and projection of anticipated expenditure flows
-- Assist in the preparation of the REP documents and review bid returns for compliance with the contract terms and conditions and issue recommendations to the Client on the commercial proposals
-- Recommend for Clients approval ?Final Account? payments to Consultants and Contractors
-- Undertake the Project ?close out? on commercial and contractual submittal requirements
-- Assist and advise the Professional Team on ensuring compliance with contract and procedures assuring correct interpretation of contract clauses

3. Organisation

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5.Knowledge Skills and Experience:
-- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to co-ordinate and liaise with the Contractors and Project Consultants
-- Ability to convey progress and key issues to the Client
-- Technical understanding and working knowledge of FIDIC forms of contract incorporating project specific amendments
-- Degree in a construction or construction-related subject
-- Chartered membership of a recognised professional institution
-- Minimum 10 years and preferred 15 years post-graduate experience, including at least 5 years in a Project Management related field
-- Seniority and experience to manage the commercial aspects of the project unsupervised
-- Experience of advanced word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation packages
-- Experience of computerised Document Control systems
-- Knowledge of Consultants and Contractors forms of contract


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- England