Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager – Rail
East London
£500 per day (Outside IR35)

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to support the clientss business activities across a busy train operating company.

The Role

Performing periodic cost reporting, including provision of Anticipated Final Cost, Actual Cost of Work Performed, and Forecast to Completion.
Managing the administration of contracts of varying values and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance including NEC Option A, C and E, Construction Purchase Orders.
Managing all contract communication including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers Instructions and Compensation Events, and accepting/rejecting Contractors Notifications.
Managing disputes/potential disputes through negotiation, collaborative working, and escalation as required.
Supporting the maintenance of the project risk and opportunity register, including valuing the likely cost consequence of each risk/opportunity.
Managing the closeout of all assigned projects, implementing close-out plan(s) to ensure all defects are recorded, warranties received, and contracts closed, as well as completion of financial close-out.

Key Skills
Full working knowledge and understanding in using web-based contract management tools (eg Cemar).
Strong IT skills, including a good understanding of Microsoft Excel.
Thorough understanding of NEC suite of contracts, and associated contract administration and negotiations.
Ability to understand and interpret mathematical and financial reports.
Excellent communication skills.
A good communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
Able to work in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment.
Able to work with high level information.

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