Commercial Manager (Government Projects) in Belfast

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + package

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Are you looking for a Commercial Manager role? Interested in playing a leading role within a market leading employer? VANRATH are recruiting for a Commercial Manager to work for a market leading employer, working alongside a large public sector body.

Overview of Role

To implement and manage the commercial and financial processes required by the business and the Client. Managing and leading a team of Quantity Surveyors who will be responsible for financially delivering the Client's annual capital and maintenance budgets. Liaising with and supporting internal key stakeholders within the commercial team who have the responsibility for controlling, monitoring and forecasting financial performance, as well as having contractual responsibilities for providing key deliverables on behalf of the Client. Identifying, optimising and driving economic efficiencies in all areas of the contract. Accountable and responsible for ensuring contract administration and compliance tasks are actioned, discharged and completed. To be part of the Contract Leadership Team and taking accountability and responsibility for developing, providing and supporting the strategic vision for the contract. This will involve decision making and working collaboratively with other members of the Contract Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial function of the contract leadership team
• Implement all Company finance processes and policies
• Implement the Clients finance processes and policies where applicable
• Ensure implementation of all contract obligations
• Assist with the re-procurement strategy for the clients supply chain and Company internal supply chain
• Implement, manage, forecast, control and report on contract financial management processes
• Identify efficiencies and improvements in internal and client financial reporting processes/products
• Act as an ambassador of the contract team and lead on engagement with the client's financial team
• Ensure contract compliance
• Ensure all commercial and financial processes are designed and implemented
• Effective management of direct reports and development of the team
• Effective management of commercial risk and opportunities

Ideal Background

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients, employees and other key stakeholders at all levels
• Strong leadership skills with capability of leading and managing teams, ensuring projects are delivered to time and within budget
• Highly numerate with financial analytical skills, adept at complex financial modelling, with Excel skills to an advanced level
• Ability to interpret and utilise complex and varied financial and commercial information
• Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record delivering complex commercial negotiations
• Effective presentation and communication skills with the mental agility to 'think on feet' and provide convincing answers with innovative or practical solutions
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Manage multiple workloads and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• Strategic vision and the ability to develop and implement business and contract strategies that align with the wider business and contract objectives
• Experience of working with government contracts and clients and contract frameworks desirable
• Educated to degree level at classification 2:1 or above and holding chartered status or a member of an industry recognised governing body is desirable but not essential
• Employee engagement and people management skills with the ability to resolve disagreements and conflicts constructively
• Integrity, honesty and have transparent and strong moral principles which establishes trust between Client, employees and all other key stakeholders
• Communicate concisely and effectively at all levels and the ability to listen and take any necessary action
• Client focused with excellent customer relation management skills
• Emotional intelligence and recognising and influencing the emotions of others
• Working effectively with others to achieve common goals
• Encouraging innovation and implementing new ideas and solutions
• Leading change management
• Promoting growth, Client & customer satisfaction through quality of services provided
• Self-discipline and self-awareness of actions on others
• Creative thinking to solve problems

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robert Apps for a confidential discussion.