Senior Commercial Manager
Contract: 6 Months (Possible Extension)
Day Rate: £760pd (Inside IR35)
Job Purpose
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for multiple Senior Commercial Managers to join our Commercial Delivery team in Major Projects. As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will deliver a consistent and high-quality commercial service within a project portfolio in support of the Major Projects Directorate, the service to cover; investment decisions, budget management, commercial management, contract administration, commercial dispute management and commercial performance management.
Key Accountabilities
* Lead on the commercial and contract management of schemes/contracts and ensure that all works/services are managed in line with the contracts. Ensure all contractual matters are responded within the contractual timescales.
* Line management responsibility for one or more commercial teams within a region and oversee the work of the teams, supervising staff, providing mentoring and training and ensuring they meet their targets.
* Provide commercial support across a range of activities, aiding decision making on commercial efficiencies, acting as a source of authoritative advice on contract administration, cost capture, analysis, performance, related intelligence and opportunities for performance improvement.
* Provide expertise and support through the forecasting/ budget management process as part of an integrated team with Operations. Attend monthly Ops Finance meetings as the commercial representative for the region.
* Drive any new procurements supported by Procurement and undertake contract document review and tender assessments.
* Continuous analysis and review of contract performance and cost performance to identify and implement improvements.
* In conjunction with the Head of Commercial Delivery, operate as an Integrated member of the regional lead teams, attending regional lead team meetings/ regional business review/ regional boards as the commercial representative.
* Deputise for the Head of Commercial Delivery, as and when required
* Advocate the Highways England Wellbeing, Health and Safety Strategy and continually improve wellbeing, health and safety performance ensuring effective practice is applied by staff and partners.
* Promote Highways England's reputation through building visible and effective partnerships with the supply chain.
People management responsibilities
* Direct: 5 - 10
Key contacts/relationships/stakeholders managed
* Regional Operations Directors
* Regional Operations Heads of Service
* Project Managers
* Procurement Team
* Suppliers/Contractors at senior level
Functional / Technical Skills
* Experience of leading and managing commercial teams including matrix management.
* Proven ability to contribute to and communicate programme and organisational aims to align efforts and deliver outcomes.
* Capacity to absorb complex and diverse information and use strong practical influencing skills, both internally and externally to optimise Highways England’s commercial interests.
* Demonstrable experience of optimising value for money outcomes when using public money.
* Significant knowledge of NEC forms of contract. Experience of procurement and commercial management using NEC forms of contract.
* Professional qualified, RICS, ICE or equivalent
Person Specification
Business Knowledge and Experience
* Delivering at Pace - Manage teams to being high performing while working safely and effectively aligned around common goals.
* Collaborating & Partnering – Engage proactively with and influence Operations and Supply Chain colleagues including at senior level.
* Making Effective Decisions - Articulate options around large-scale reputational impacts and threats, efficiency opportunities, including economic, environmental, political and social, and recommend commercial actions to manage, realise and mitigate.
* Achieving Commercial Outcomes - Manage the integrity of commercial relationships and delivery arrangements in the use of public money.
* Leading & Communicating – inspire people to be the best they can be. Engage people in enabling Highways England to be a demanding intelligent asset owning customer.
Values and Behaviours
Embrace the organisation’s values and model associated behaviours:
* Safety: Keep ourselves and others safe, above all else
* Passion: Deliver with energy and pace, care about what we do, continuously improve and innovate, provide great service in everything we do
* Integrity: Open, honest and professional, respect and value the contribution others make, do what we say, always do the right thing
* Teamwork: Work together effectively to achieve our goals, work efficiently and flexibly, listen to others and communicate clearly
* Ownership: Take accountability, learn from failure and celebrate success, agree stretching goals and delivering them, maintain focus on our imperatives