Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At BGEN we help our clients in building new assets and to optimise existing assets, which play a crucial role in reducing carbon footprints to meet net-zero targets. We are skilled at navigating complex regulated environments and are the powerhouse technical engineering and digital solutions offering in the UK market. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
Reporting to the Business Commercial Director, this is an important leadership role and a critical part of the BGEN leadership team, managing commercial performance across this growing area. The Commercial Director will be the Infrastructure SBU commercial conscience and ensure that targeted margin is achieved, cash is collected promptly and risks are appropriately managed. They will work closely with the business leadership team and the contract teams to identify and realise opportunities to reduce costs and maximise revenue. They will produce financial and commercial reports, work closely with client representatives and be involved in tender assessments.
What will you be doing?
Ensure targeted margin is achieved
Ensure cash is collected promptly
Identify and realise opportunities to reduce costs and maximise revenue
Produce financial and commercial reports
Collate and scrutinise monthly cost value reconciliations
Produce and routinely update cash forecasts
Work closely and establish strong relationships with SBU Directors, Operational leads and their teams
Lead the annual budget process for the SBU and any re-forecasting exercises
Participate in tender assessments including producing formal detailed reviews of proposed contracts
Build and maintain effective relationships with key client contract and commercial leads
Review and agree contractual terms
Provide commercial leadership, guidance and support to the BGEN leadership team and their commercial staff
You will also:
Support the contracts in producing and maintaining margin improvement plans
Support the contracts in producing and maintaining WIP reduction plans
Cascade the latest contractual guidance
Recommend and assist in the implementation of best practice to improve efficiency, increase margins or minimise risk
Work with contract teams to ensure correct administration of contracts
Assist in minimising disputes and in resolving disputes promptly
Assist in ensuring robust sub-contract processes and procedures are in place
Monitor, analyse & investigate commercial performance against tender allowances / budgets / targets
Ensure compliance with legal and corporate standards
Support the introduction of new systems and procedures to improve performance/efficiency
Recruit, train & develop commercial staff
Identify, quantify and manage out risk
Desirable Qualifications :
Quantity surveying or commercial management degree or equivalent
RICS Chartership or equivalent
Accredited NEC Professional
Essential Skills
Construction Industry experience
Extensive demonstrated experience in commercial management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience of construction commercial management systems and procedures
Detailed understanding of cost value reconciliations
Understanding of actual cost collation and comparison to target cost
Thorough understanding of sub-contract procurement and administration
Comprehensive understanding of forms of contacts and methods of measurement
Attention to detail
Desirable Skills:
Utility or civil engineering contracting experience
Experience of high volume, low value capital and maintenance contracts
Excellent I.T. skills
Understanding of performance based commercial models
Excellent negotiator
Able to establish strong client relationships
As a valued employee of the BGEN, you’ll be entitled to:
Company car Or Allowance and Fuel Card with a range of Hybrid and Electric Cars
Private Health Care – Family Cover
Matched Pension Scheme
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Salary Finance - an online portal offering financial support via articles, videos and blogs. You can apply for loans and savings schemes via payroll
25 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
Cycle to work Scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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