Commercial Manager (4780)

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Commercial Manager

Permanent

The Opportunity:

Committed to a sustainable future, Laing O'Rourke is re-thinking the way the built environment is designed, delivered and operates - collaborating with world-leading industry and academic partners, bringing innovative new solutions, ensuring the most efficient long-term engineering solutions.

The Commercial Manager will supervise and be responsible for all commercial aspects of a section of a project including; managing specialist sub-contractors, and liaising with client & project teams. Any previous experience within Civil Engineering/Concrete projects would be highly beneficial.

Responsibility for the delivery of Commercial activities, efficiently direct and manage the commercial resources of a project, during the pre-construction & construction phases, in order to ensure the success of the company business plan.

Ensure development needs of line reports are met and support the development of the wider commercial function

What will the role look like?

• Form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for project delivery and client service.
• Ensure interim applications for payment and certifications are issued and agreed upon.
• Management, administration, and settlement of subcontractors' accounts, including accountability for those delegated to the team.
• Preparation and management of claims.
• The flexible management of staff to provide an effective commercial service for the business.
• Leadership of the commercial team; including identifying and communicating development & training needs, appraisal, and retention of staff.
• Providing staff with support and guidance on their job responsibilities.
• Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors, and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
• Advise on contractual implications of intended courses of action.
• Advise and manage commercial risks within the project or projects.
• Ensure preparation of monthly contract review reports, communicate key risk, opportunity, and change with transparency, promptly.
• Ensure preparation and issue of weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts information.
• Preparation of contractual and commercial input into Project Execution Plan.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.