Commercial Manager

*THIS ROLE IS OUTSIDE OF IR35/6 MONTH CONTRACT* Role Brief: To provide my client with Pre/post contract commercial support for designated packages of work, including subcontract, materials and direct labour. Ensures projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints. Acts as a primary interface to work package managers, key stakeholders and suppliers. Candidate Responsibilities: Commercial management of various work packages as directed. These may include Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering and Permanent Way • Responsible for project work package change control and management • Provides key commercial interface for responsible work package manager • Provide contractual & commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering • Responsible for work package cost management, including forecasting, budget management and control • Monitor and actively manage and mitigate work package risks • Provides Input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy • Ensure processes and document control complies with the appropriate Company standards • Establish and maintain interfaces with key stakeholders. Eg: finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers and client • Responsible for maintaining auditable records for responsible work packages in accordance with contractual requirements • Successful agreement of package/project final accounts with the customer Candidate Requirements: Previous Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Administrator experience working within a contractor side project environment (essential) • Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, defence, construction, IT etc • Degree qualified or equivalent and/or hold or working towards professional qualification n- RICS, IACCM or similar • Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment • Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs • Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods • Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete • Good negotiation skills • Ability to manage commercial strategies • Ability to work with limited supervision and manage expectations • Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions • Good Contractual knowledge and experience APPLY NOW! Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.