Commercial Senior Manager - #16399

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Commercial Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to support the project teams in monitoring and controlling the performance of commercial services to ensure services are effective, meet statutory requirements and deliver the desired outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Review, develop and manage commercial systems and procedures for the monitoring of the commercial services to ensure that contractual compliance issues are resolved both timely and effectively across multiple work packages, and applied consistently across the Project Delivery Teams.

• Prepare, review, update and advise on client budgets and estimates for consultant services and/or construction works (where applicable)

• Advise on procurement of consultants, contractors, suppliers, etc. including pre-qualification, tender analysis, tender reports and recommendations, etc (where applicable).

• Advise and/or review of tender and contract documentation in co-ordination with project team for consultants, contractors’ suppliers, etc. (where applicable).

• Advise and support Project Delivery teams on warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc. for compliance with the relevant terms and conditions of the contract, as well as ensuring they are maintained and updated.

• Advise, review and/or evaluate variations, new rates, etc. submitted by consultants and contractors, prepare change requests, prepare instructions and variation orders. (where applicable).

• Provide advice regarding contract procurement and types of underlying contracts and agreements (as necessary).

• Assist in the preparation

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Proven ability to manage a large group of senior technical personnel, the ability to drive excellence in field of expertise, focusing on safety, quality and improvement of processes, mentoring, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required.

• Must also demonstrate the ability to effectively execute and manage complex tasks.

• Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific software.

• Must be capable of conducting focused briefings to all levels of management. This includes effective problem solving and exercising excellent judgment regarding timing and senior management involvement in significant issues.

• Ability to network across departments and key external stakeholders
  

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ideally educated to degree standard or vocational qualification equivalent and membership of an appropriate professional body or equivalent work history.

• Demonstrable experience of working in a major infrastructure project in a similar industry and/or to working in a matrix and dispersed team.

• Acquired a bank of commercial experience in the construction and related industries.

• Sound commercial business acumen. Track record of delivering projects to time, cost quality standards across all stages of project lifecycle with an exposure to the workings of contract and project change. Strong, demonstrable knowledge of contract management of large infrastructure programmes.

• Demonstrable experience of leading commercial teams in the management and closure of major construction contracts.

• Experience with PRISM, ACONEX and Cost-X and other computer software (Excel)

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: