Commercial Manager in Arundel

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects. We know from decades of experience that successful delivery of multi-year complex projects requires close working relationships and collaboration through the supply chain. That’s why we share risk and invest in people and relationships at every level. We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

What we are recruiting for: We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join our regional Construction business as part of our Public Sector team on a £320m government programme of works for the MoJ. This role will be based on site on the West Sussex Coast near Chichester.

Key responsibilities:

• Procurement of the project in accordance with approved strategy, ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
• Liaising and communicating with the Client team in accordance with the contract.
• Managing supply chain relationships to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to procurement.
• Robust implementation and management of commercial, legal, insurance and risk controls of the Project (including but not limited to OLi and PMTR/PID’s).
• Accurate commercial reporting and contract administration. This includes (but is not limited to) interim payments, management of change accounts, cashflows, final accounting and contract administration.
• You will ensure that the project is delivered in a safe, timely, efficient and sustainable manner, whilst achieving project targets, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the business.

Essential Credentials:

• Maintain CSCS card for the role
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience
• Have a related Chartership such as MRICS

Desirable Credentials:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or other construction related degree

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviours

Essential Skills:

• Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
• Ability to influence and lead teams
• Demonstrates skills in the avoidance and defence of claims
• Tendering subcontract works packages of medium to high value
• Able to prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties
• Advanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages and cost management software
• Ability to read drawings and construction design information
• Valuing interim applications
• Measurement and valuation techniques
• Management of claims including assessment of entitlement for prolongation, loss and Expense including inflation

Essential Knowledge:

• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
• Understand and apply commercial & financial procedures and reporting systems
• Maintains detailed prelim forecasts and actual costs and intervenes where negative trends identified
• Management of bonds, PCGs, warranty insurances and associated risks
• Management of cost, value and profit
• Reports accurately to the monthly forecast final account
• Manages cash flow to the benefit of the project and business
• Good understanding of building technology / construction methods
• Full knowledge and understanding of JCT, NEC, Construction Management and Management Contracting Contracts

Essential Experience:

• Pre-construction experience
• Background with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
• Converting the Project to an NEC4 Option A Contract for Construction
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
• Experience of managing field construction activities on major/complex projects
• Minimum experience approximately 15 years in construction, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence
• Procurement of work packages in line with the Project Procurement Strategy
• Conversion of the project from preconstruction to construction
• Communicating and liaising with the Client team in accordance with the contract
• Production of Tender Recommendation Reports and Contract Sum Analysis
• Preparation of Subcontracts for execution in line with limits of authority
• Procures robust packages with an understanding of package interfaces
• Manages the change process in accordance with the contract
• Prepares bid documentation to ensure a fully defined tender

Desirable Experience:

• Minimum experience approximately 10 years in construction including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence.

Essential Behaviours:

• Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
• Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury
• Supports the project manager to manage project risk and opportunities
• Levelling existing knowledge to continuously improve processes to achieve efficiency.
• Attention to detail, ability to flex to meet business plans and drive to meet key dates.
• Ability to join up a wide range of complex issues and understand how they relate to each other.
• Uncompromising discipline and rigorous approach to follow the process and close projects out.
• Collaborates across the organisation and external teams.
• Communicates the strategy and maximises outcomes for all parties.
• Drives a culture of safety and quality and embeds best practice to set the standard in the organisation and the industry.

Please note that due to the nature of this role, national security vetting procedures apply and a full UK security check will be carried out for the successful candidate.

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide
• Industry leading parental leave

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm. We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method. We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here. Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.

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