Senior Commercial Manager

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.

• 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.
• Direct: 5 - 10

• Regional Operations Directors
• Regional Operations Heads of Service
• Project Managers
• Procurement Team
• Suppliers/Contractors at senior level

• 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

• 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.

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