Principal Accountabilities:

Execution Phase:

As Commercial Manager, you’re responsible for the commercial administration of the contract during the execution phase including commercially leading and managing the contract/s to successful completion to maximise operational and financial performance and minimise commercial risk in order to help support the safe and cost effective delivery of SZC programme and business objectives. You’ll be responsible for knowing the contract including fundamental matters such as: Scope of Work / Services and Associated Programme; Prices and Rates Schedules; Key Personnel and Arrangements for Contract Administration, incentive arrangements along with administration of commercial management tools including, but not limited to, CEMAR and SAP.

You will work with collaborative behaviours, in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation by ensuring that the strategy for collaborative working is followed in terms of leading by example in establishing effective collaborative arrangements with all parties in the integrated team. The Commercial Lead will seek to achieve ‘win-win, equitable commercial outcomes for all parties. Contributing positively to the various collaborative working initiatives, team building activity and behavioural/relationship assessments and seek and act proactively and positively upon feedback on personal attitudes and behaviours, thereby adopting positive and proactive approaches to facilitate early commercial close out.

As Commercial Manager, its your responsibility for ensuring that all commercial activities are conducted throughout execution of the contract in accordance with SZC Supply Chain Procedures including:

• Participating in the contract kick-off meeting and organising the Supply Chain section of the meeting.
• Commercially Administering the contract including; Notices and Instructions; Applications, Invoicing and Payment; Variations and Changes; Disputes and Claims; Delays, Extensions of Time, Force Majeure and Liquidated Damages; Bonds and Guarantees; Intellectual Property Rights; Termination; Progress Monitoring and Financial Reviews; Liabilities; Confidentiality Agreements; etc.
• Management of the Accepted Programme.
• Manage all commercial correspondence and contractual notices issued in accordance with the contract conditions and SZC Supply Chain Procedures.
• Ensuring the timely production and administration of payment applications and invoices.
• Ensuring contractual deliverables are met.
• Leading contract commercial reviews and attending progress reviews where necessary.
• Recommend mitigating actions on all commercial risk / claim events at the earliest possible time.
• Implementing contract commercial / financial reporting and participating in periodic contract reviews.
• Participating in contractor performance management.
• Maintenance of Contract commercial files and cost records.
• Leading commercial reviews of Contractors delivery and attending valuation, progress and risk reviews where necessary.

Closeout Phase:

Our Commercial Managers have responsibility and accountability for managing the close out phase of each contract including managing the contract Supply Chain Team in the implementation of the strategy for collaborative working by adopting a ‘One Team’ integrated approach with ‘parallel’ working rather than ‘serial’ working. At all times provide commercial support to the Project Manager in the effective delivery of the contract and ensuring formal Contract commercial completion and closure of all the Project Contracts and identification and recording of commercial lessons Learnt. At all times operate in accordance with IMS, rules, procedures to ensure that all contracts are administered within delegation of authority and the overall SZC governance / assurance regime.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong communication skills are key, both written and verbal, to command professional respect at all levels
• Educated to relevant A Level is preferable.
• Able to demonstrate a noteworthy track record of administering successful contracts.
• Effective commercial / contract management skills are essential, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
• Strong numerical skills, and commercial ability to make sound decisions on matters of financial value.
• Understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Familiarity with most common Forms of Contract (NEC) within the power construction industry and major projects and programme environment; with particular knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon the contract and commercial function is essential.
• Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework.

For this role, you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.