Position: Commercial Manager Rate: £450 (Indicative Outside IR35) Location: Birmingham & Bletchley Start date: ASAP Contract Duration: 6 months Working Arrangements: 2 days on site, 1 day in the office, 2 days from home People Group is looking to recruit a Commercial Manager from a client-side background to work for a Train Operating Company. Key Responsibilities: Supporting business activities across a number of projects covering platform extensions, depot builds, facility enhancements and other rail construction projects. Performing periodic cost reporting, including provision of Anticipated Final Cost, Actual Cost of Work Performed, and Forecast to Completion. Managing the administration of contracts of varying values and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance including NEC Option A, C and E, Construction Purchase Orders. Managing all contract communication including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers Instructions and Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors Notifications. Managing disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation as required. Supporting the maintenance of the project risk and opportunity register, including valuing the likely cost consequence of each risk/opportunity. Managing the closeout of all assigned projects, implementing close-out plan(s) to ensure all defects are recorded, warranties received, and contracts closed, as well as completion of financial close-out. Essentials and Desirables: Must have experience doing NEC 4 contracts. Have worked Client side before, Preferably Network Rail or another TOC. Full working knowledge and understanding in using web-based contract management tools (eg Cemar). Hold or be taking professional stage of membership of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Developing packaging and procurement strategies for large, complex infrastructure projects. Cost reporting including production of cash flow forecasts, variance reporting and analysis.