Senior Commerical - Contract Manager

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** Ferrovial Construction
** is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.#
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* Job Description:

**** Job Overview:
** The company is seeking a
** Senior Commercial/Contract Manager
** to successfully lead the commercial and contractual strategy for a large-scale engineering project, ensuring competitive bids, effective risk management, and fulfillment of all contractual obligations throughout the project lifecycle. Among other things, this individual will oversee budgets, procurement, change management, disputes, claims, and stakeholder relationships while driving financial performance and compliance. Candidates should bring a strong background in civil engineering and/or quantity surveying, ideally complemented by expertise in construction law or dispute resolution.

The candidate should also be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and a history of managing successful teams on large-scale civil engineering projects.
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* Responsibilities and Duties:

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* ** Tender/Bidding
*** Evaluate tender documents and identify commercial risks and opportunities
* Coordinate with contracting, estimating, design, planning, and legal teams to prepare competitive bids
* Attend or support in any authority engagement(s) (e.g. one on one workshops) during the bid process
* Support in negotiation of terms and pricing with subcontractors and suppliers (nominated or otherwise) during bid phase
* Review, identify and propose key components for the Works schedule(s) with a key focus on client or third party obligations
* Identify risks and categorize levels – suggest or propose best way to deal with high category risks (e.g. utilities, permits) by sharing under the contract terms
** Handover
* ** Facilitate a structured handover of commercial documentation to operational teams
* Ensure all contract terms, risks, and obligations are clearly communicated
* Transfer procurement plans, budgets, and key commercial controls
* Support operational teams in mobilization and early-stage execution
* Develop and implement a Contract Management manual for the project(s), distilling the key information for the wider project team
** Contract Administration
*** Define and execute the overarching commercial strategy aligned with the PPP framework and project lifecycle.
* Ensure proper execution and documentation of all contracts
* Monitor contract compliance and closely manage variations, change orders or amendments to the design build agreement
* Administer the design build agreement in accordance with obligations and requirements
* Ensure appropriate and timely correspondence is made on all pertinent project issues and at all times
* Ensure effective record keeping and contemporaneous data during the currency of the project(s) lifecycle
* Ensure good collaboration with the project scheduling team and timely intervention or communication for any impacts to the schedule
* Timely notices (claims or otherwise) of any sort in accordance with the contractual terms of the design build agreement
** Construction Commercial Oversight
*** Manage and support project budgets, forecasts, and cost control measures (budgets)
* Track financial performance against targets and KPIs
* Identify deviations and develop meaningful solutions to overcome negative impacts
* Deploy or catalogue appropriate “Lessons Learned” during the currency of the Works
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