Commercial Manager

The Role

Working as a member of the NSG Commercial Team having specific area responsibility for:

• Leadership of the commercial aspects of the Civil Nuclear Business Units.
• Commercial & contract management.
• Project commercial support.
• Commercial bid support.

Key Objectives

• To provide commercial support to the business, with a primary focus on Civil Nuclear.
• Ensure we have sufficient resource to deliver commercial support to Civil Nuclear and that all resources are effectively utilised and ensure there is sufficient support to deliver business requirements.
• Manage the recruitment of additional support as and when required.
• Provide direction, guidance and decision making as required to the wider commercial team.
• Engage and motivate relevant stakeholders (including team, client, directors, support functions).
• Hold relevant progress and delivery meetings.
• Identify areas of improvement and efficiencies within the commercial team and deliver them with agreement of the stakeholders.
• Be a point of contact for Civil Nuclear in commercial matters for stakeholders.
• To problem solve commercial issues that have been escalated by the commercial team and wider business.
• Collaborate with other project support function Leads/Managers.
• Support in the development of the wider commercial team as and when required.

• Provide contract support to Project Managers and other NSG Stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on contract requirements.
• Monitor / Audit Project / CEMAR health.
• Review and negotiate NEC and other contract agreements.
• Draft new / produce flow down contract agreements.
• Act as Framework Manager as required by Head of Commercial.
• Support and provide guidance to other Framework Managers.
• Prepare Task / Package Orders.
• Review NDA's.
• Review teaming agreements.
• Facilitate Flow Through bids.
• Management and continuous improvement of the commercial processes and procedures.
• Ensure consistency and quality of commercial and contract documentation across business in line with the appropriate processes and procedures.

• Support in the review and signing of upstream contracts. Ensure tender and Contract reviews have been completed.
• Proficient in the use of CEMAR.
• Review any PMI’s.
• Support in the preparation of CE’s as required.
• Support as required with early warnings.
• Interface with Client if requested by the PM regarding any commercial discussions.
• Provide commercial advice and contract interpretation to the Project Managers.
• Ensure the contract terms are adhered to.

• Support with subcontract strategy & liaise with Project Buyers / procurement Team as required.
• Preparation and negotiation of sub-contract contract documentation with Support from other members of the Commercial team.
• Including Type of contract, flow down of z clauses, incorporation of suitable payment option (fixed price, target etc), suitable secondary clauses to support risk management and successful delivery, consideration of vesting certs insurances etc.
• Analyse sub-contract tender costs and contract submissions.
• Audit of any proposed fee’s / rates utilised pre contract as required.
• Preparation of the subcontract review / governance forms and authorisation.
• Provide commercial and contract support to PM’s undertaking sub-contract management.
• Assessment of sub-contract CE’s if requested by PM.
• Support the PM in drafting any instructions if requested.
• Support as requested by PM in downstream Early Warning process.

• Review Tender contracts and provide comments.
• Draft and review non-disclosure agreements.
• Support to Head of Business Winning for delivery of individual bids in line with the appropriate processes and procedures.
• Support Bid Managers in production of commercial bid responses as required / appropriate.
• Support Bid Managers in production of the tender risk register.
• Identification of potential issues.
• Assessment of likelihood / impact of issues.
• Identify potential mitigations / solutions.
• Run risk analysis software to identify risk values (TCQ).
• Run risk analysis software to monitor the remaining risks within projects.
• Develop and improve the risk management processes.

Person Specification

• A relevant university degree or a professional accreditation from a relevant body.
• Membership of appropriate technical / professional body.
• GCSE (at grade C or above) in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent - desirable.

• Well organised with the ability to work to timescales and demonstrate attention to detail.
• NEC Certified Practitioner with minimum 3 years’ experience.
• Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information.
• Worked within commercial / contract roles minimum experience 10 years.
• Routine recording and reporting of information both verbal and numerical.
• Basic understanding of Project Management.
• Familiar with NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract writing.
• Familiar with structuring and presentation of own work - desirable.
• Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information - desirable.
• Familiar with QSHEW operating procedures and requirements etc. - desirable.

• Competent user of MS Office.
• Able to organise and prioritise own work.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Able to use own initiative.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors - desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001 - desirable.
• Able to plan, estimate and write for bids - desirable.

• Life Assurance 3x Salary.
• Pension – Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%.
• Discretionary bonus.
• 187.5 hours per year holiday allowance.
• Professional memberships covered.
• Large Training and Development budget available.

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.