Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a commercial manager with a background in major construction and engineering projects to be engaged on a permanent basis in Warrington, Cheshire.

We are now recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join us permanently on one of a project's sites located near Newbury and HQ in Warrington. We are seeking the following:

Commercial managers with extensive experience (15y+) of working in the UK construction industry. We are looking specifically for people who have worked for Tier 1 & 2 construction companies who have recent and relevant experience of large-scale civil construction contracts that have been delivered using NEC3/4. We are particularly interested in SCM's who have a strong background in:

Large mechanical (to include HVAC), electrical, instrumentation, control, and automation (MEICA) contracts and contract administration.

Scope:

As Senior Commercial Manager/Commercial Manager you will be responsible for managing and administering one or more sub-contracts with our supply chain for range of major design, construction, and decommissioning projects for a major nuclear programme. You will develop and implement an effective contract administration and procurement management programme which ensures compliance with requirements, assurance of commercial delivery, compliance with nuclear quality control protocols and manages procurement activities resources effectively.

You'll also be responsible for the administration of, subcontracts, and procurement. You will be responsible for reporting cost and commercial performance of the work packages and supporting the Programme Senior Commercial Lead in meeting the project goals/objectives. You will be the key contact for liaising between internal and external customers/stakeholders to ensure appropriate dissemination of commercial information, guidance, continuous improvement, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Delivery of the work package commercial function in a security sensitive public sector environment

Management of functional reports through a matrix structure

Implement commercial systems and procedures to ensure compliance with the programme level commercial requirements.

Lead contract development and management - including management of change with the client.

Close liaison with other (client and internal) Project Commercial teams and the Project Commercial Director

Develop and manage supply chain frameworks to ensure value-for-money and delivery excellence.

Identifying, assessing, managing, and reporting project commercial risks

Collating and analysing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with project commercial objectives.

Education/ Experience

Ideally degree qualified in Commercial, quantity Surveying Business, Engineering or other relevant discipline.

Well-developed and practical knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 ECC and good familiarity with associated NEC suite of contracts

RICS Chartered Surveyor or relevant equivalent (or can demonstrate that this will be achieved with 12 months)

Recent and relevant experience in a commercial delivery role

Major project delivery- recent and relevant experience as a prime contractor rather than a client-side consultant

Experience of working collaboratively in a project/programme/client environment

Experience of working in a safety and quality driven environment

Dispute avoidance and dispute management experience