Commercial Manager
Role Overview
The Commercial Manager provides commercial support across the Assets commercial portfolio.
The role helps delivery teams manage contracts, costs, risks and supplier performance.
The role supports commercial accountability, governance and commercial processes during contract development, implementation and project delivery.
Key Skills for This Role
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Location and schedule
- The role is based at Pity Me, Northumbria House, Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom.
- The working arrangement is hybrid.
- The job schedule and duration are full time.
Compensation
- The advertised salary starts from £52,105.
- No salary payment cadence is specified.
About the role
The Commercial Manager provides commercial support across the Assets commercial portfolio.
The role helps delivery teams manage contracts, costs, risks and supplier performance.
The role supports commercial accountability, governance and commercial processes during contract development, implementation and project delivery.
Contract and commercial management
- Manage contract agreements through their lifecycle to maximise operational and financial performance and minimise legal and commercial risk.
- Support resolution of contractual issues, escalations and disputes.
- Help establish commercial and contracting strategies, improve contract quality and embed controls.
- Apply commercial governance, contract management standards and agreed processes across delivery teams, projects and suppliers.
Cost and supplier performance
- Monitor real-time expenditure against projected targets and support intervention when cost pressures emerge.
- Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations and KPIs, including forecast cash flow.
- Provide clear financial updates to stakeholders and leadership.
About you
- Experience in commercial contract management within a construction environment.
- Experience as a Commercial Manager, Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor is relevant.
- Strong understanding of the NEC suite of contracts.
- Experience in contract negotiation and administration.
- Understanding of contractual and project governance and legal principles including liabilities, indemnities and warranties.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a multi-stakeholder environment.
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