Commercial Manager

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R0097859
Hybrid
Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Full time

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.

We are now recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join us permanently on one of a projects sites located near Newbury and HQ in Warrington.

Scope:
As Commercial Manager you will be responsible for managing and administering the head contract with the client which facilities a range of major design, construction and decommissioning projects. You will develop and implement an effective contract and procurement management programme which ensures compliance with requirements, assurance of commercial delivery and manages procurement activities resources.

You’ll also be responsible for the administration of the prime contract, subcontracts and procurement. Be responsible for reporting cost and commercial performance of the programme and supporting the Programme Commercial Director in meeting the programme goals/objectives.

A key contact for liaising between internal and external customers/stakeholders to ensure appropriate dissemination of commercial information, guidance, continuous improvement and reporting.

Responsibilities:
Delivery of the programme commercial function in a security sensitive public sector environment
Management of functional reports through a matrix structure
Implement commercial systems and procedures to ensure compliance with the programme level commercial requirements
Lead contract development and management – including management of change with the client
Manage commercial governance process and procedures to meet project assurance requirements
Close liaison with all Project Commercial teams and the Programme Commercial Director
Develop and manage supply chain frameworks to ensure value and delivery excellence
Assessing, managing and reporting programme commercial risks
Collating and analysing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with programme commercial objectives
Support the project commercial teams in the development and execution of project call-off contracts
Education/ Experience
Ideally degree qualified in Commercial, Legal, Business, Engineering or other relevant discipline
Chartered or equivalent
Proven experience in a commercial delivery role
Major project delivery - primary working experience as a prime contractor rather than a client-side consultant
Experience of working collaboratively project/programme/client environment
Experience of working in a safety and quality driven environment
Dispute avoidance and dispute management experience
Experience of working in the nuclear industry
Currently hold SC or prepared to go through the SC process
Significant experience of ERP systems and CEMAR

Additional Experience:
Client facing/ Client management experience.
Managerial abilities and excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Demonstrated ability to establish, implement and monitor high standards of excellence in areas of quality, safety and operational performance.
Understanding the levels of scrutiny involved in spending public money
Familiarity with Public Procurement Regulations
Working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 suite of contracts
Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Amentum are an equal opportunities employer.