Commercial Manager

Job Description

Location – EKFB IPT Milton Keynes – 3 times per week on site.

Salary
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Base salary: £试看46,406 pa to c.£54,595pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, plus a range of competitive benefits – check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

• Provide commercial assurance to the Head of Commercial for all delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain).
• Deliver commercial and contract management to maintain effective commercial control.
• Administer the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:
• Variations and compensation events
• Contract payments
• Performance incentives
• Maintain effective cost verification.
• Review and analyse supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance.
• Input contract-level performance information into monthly M  reports.
• Participate and contribute to monthly contract and programme performance reviews, other ad‑hoc reviews and support final cost estimate updates.
• Support the settlement of supply chain disputes.
• Provide day‑to‑day ad‑hoc contract and commercial advice to the client team.
• Provide commercial assessments of project‑saving opportunities and support the development of associated proposals/business cases for approval.
• Support the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation.
• Support commercial relationships and engagement with key contractors.
• Review estimates at all stages.
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• Lead and review estimates.
• Provide second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw‑down in accordance with governance requirements.
• Lead commercial resources, agree objectives, manage performance and development to ensure staff have necessary skills and support.
• Provide domain knowledge in developing and maintaining efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support compliance with organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures.

• Manage and administer high‑value and delivery‑critical contracts for major complex infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Develop commercial strategies and plans for capital projects.
• Support effective value‑driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
• Negotiate with internal and external parties and settle disputes.
• Manage stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.
• Support the development of commercial teams.
• Demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.

• Experience managing commercial teams in infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Experience working with or for publicly funded bodies and/or projects.
• Experience planning, developing and implementing infrastructure contracts and working with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation.
• Experience using commercial management and reporting systems.

The post‑holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership scientifique, Integrity and Respect. Actively promote and embed EDI in all work and support compliance with organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network, improving capacity, shortening journey times between major population centres, boosting the economy and creating thousands of jobs. HS2 Ltd is proud of its commitment to EDI, safety and professional development.