Project Commercial Director/Senior Commercial Manager
Location: Cumbria
About us
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors. From working on projects and long-term frameworks, we believe in connecting people, places and communities through responsible infrastructure. Our people are our business. We leverage their expertise to design and deliver safe, resilient infrastructure through innovative solutions. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £3 billion.
Job description
Reporting day to day to a Project Director, providing leadership, daily support and guidance on all project commercial matters throughout the project lifecycle. Accountable for the commercial project deliverables (commercial and procurement) stream for a project or projects within the PPP structure. Reporting functionally to the PPP Lot Commercial Lead who will require updates and support from all projects for governance, improvements, assurance and reporting activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure contract commercial compliance. Consolidates and coordinates that compliance information, providing as advice to Project Director, PPP Commercial Lead and PPP Lot Commercial Lead.
- Development and management of the project commercial project team, ensuring performance to the required standards and expectations.
- Responsible for maintaining the standards, requirements and procedures for all project commercial activities.
- Developing and agreeing T&Cs for subcontractors and call off orders for KDPs
- Delivery of internal and external commercial targets optimising project performance, management of KPI performance and optimisation of the AIF achievement from the project.
- Ensures the quality, timeliness and consistency of work produced by the commercial team
- Manages PPP, Client and Lot partner commercial governance input requirements from the project including submission and governance of notices, communications, change, subcontract/procurement awards.
- Provision of all project commercial reporting, including performance monitoring, trending, variance analysis, forecasting (in year and project life), EAC, cost, risk and opportunities, RDEC and change
- Delivery of the procurement strategy/plan and tracking of past and upcoming, subcontract placements, KDP call offs and any variations on such.
- Management and reporting of progressive supply chain performance, including value for money analysis against delivery.
- Ensures process, challenge, audits and governance are in place to protect the Lot Partners from disallowed cost.
- Managing the golden thread - operations, project control, engineering, subcontractors and commercial in the change control process
- Lead production of commercial information to complete SL sanction process at hand e.g SPER OBC, FBC MPB, MPTP and beyond
- Develop and implement a robust process for Lot Partner, forecasting, EACs, estimates and other project reporting and establishing a regular forum to review with Project Controls.
- Creates and manages a commercial resource management plan for all stages in the project lifecycle
- An expert to the wider team on the supply and supplier subcontract requirements.
- Ensure PPP and Lot partner DELAPS are adhered to.
- Provide good challenged commercial management and reporting of change (AEs and CEs)
Accountabilities
- Ensure the timeliness and accuracy of data communicated and reported to all stakeholders
- Timely communication of any current and potential commercial issues to the Project Director and Lot Commercial Lead.
- Maintains compliance with approved processes, procedures and project execution plans.
- Active contribution to continuous improvement of the functional quality and performance of Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (including supply chain management as required).
- To work in compliance with the Collaborative Management Plan.
- Ability to monitor performance and intervene appropriately to ensure targets are achieved/exceeded.
- Provide considered analysis of all available data to arrive at viable options and defendable decisions.
- Organising information to identify the key issues enabling appropriate actions and plans.
- Accountability for all project internal and external commercial reporting.
- Escalates appropriately to ensure optimal delivery of project and programme commercial management and outcomes.
Qualifications and Experience
- Extensive experience of the successful management of project commercial teams and working collaboratively.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of management of terms and conditions of contract e.g. NEC3/4, JCT and bespoke contracts.
- Extensive experience of development of business cases and subcontracts.
- Experience in the nuclear industry or other regulated industry preferred.
- Proven record of positive challenge, delivery of solutions and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communicator, leader and team builder.
- Chartered member to a recognised organisation (RICS or CIOB) an advantage.
- Capable of obtaining (or currently holds) UK Nuclear industry clearance.
- (Est. 20 years +) Complete managerial and strategic commercial skill set.
- Ability to report and present to senior management on all aspect of commercial and operational activities.
- Ability to rigorously review and provide solution for new events/situations.
- Sees change as opportunity for improvement and involves and persuades others of benefit of change.
Culture and behaviour
- High level of emotional intelligence inspiring confidence and respect at all levels.
- Being a supportive and an active team member.
- Has high respect for others, living those values day to day to support the creation of a psychologically safe space where everyone is confident to have a voice.
- Positively and proactively engages with others including across disciplines/stakeholders as required to drive open, honest conversations that are best for project and programme.
- Has empathy for PPP, Client, Lot Partner, KDP and suppliers points of view and business requirements, enabling mutually beneficial, strategically aligned, cost effective, timely solutions to be developed.
- Proactively gathers the right amount of information, evidence and views in order to make timely defendable decisions.
- Applies innovation, continuous improvement and encourages collaborative approaches.
- Ensures commercial performance integrates with needs of PPP and the lot partners.
- Demonstrates resilience when facing challenges and delivering solutions.
- Ensure all direct reports have in place a specific Roles and Responsibilities document which will be used to train, develop, mentor and support the development of personnel within their supervision.
- Ability to simplify and get across major and complex issues to others.
- Ability to negotiate effectively, is aware of peoples' receptiveness and chooses the right moment and approach.
- Identifies underperformance and deals with it appropriately in a timely manner.
- Recognises and rewards outstanding performance.
- Leads by example.
What’s in it for you?
- Generous, incremental holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance
We offer a share-save scheme, discounts like cycle-to-work and gym memberships, plus support services for colleagues and their families.
The application process
Click "Apply" to upload your CV, provide contact details, and answer a few role-specific questions. Once your application is reviewed, our Talent team will notify you of the outcome. If selected, you’ll be invited to either an in-person or virtual interview via Teams.
At Morgan Sindall, we are an equal opportunities employer and Investors in People company, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace.
Morgan Sindall employs only those with the legal right to work in the UK. Proof of eligibility is required during the recruitment process.
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Morgan Sindall and any agency terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be null and void.