Responsible for fulfilling defined roles within the commercial function including cost management, value management, contract administration, leading to the optimisation of margin and cash while protecting the Company from commercial risk on a small to medium sized project or on a larger project with defined areas of responsibility, including some supervisory tasks
Responsibilities:
·Produce and/or supervise the preparation and timely submission and payment of interim progress claims & final account adopting a timely Final Account approach
·Establish and implement a robust Change Control Procedure to identify and capture all changes for inclusion into the Final Account.
·Manage and participate where necessary in the preparation, submission and agreement of variations and measurement in collaboration with the Project Engineers.
·Under guidance, prepare, submit and agree contractual claims for time and money
·Where no Commercial Manager, establish, together with the Project Manager, the project’ “budget to build” and set out the WBS for cost control and monitoring.
·Understand and control cost expenditure and manage the analysis of cost trends. Identify actions to improve performance. Report on such trends to Project Management Team.
·Advise Project Management Team on contractual issues and initiate correspondence (proactive not reactive)
·Understand and adhere to company commercial practices and procedures.
·Notify insurance claims and manage and maintain a record of claims made and payments received.
·Ensure compliance with insurance records requirements.
·Under guidance prepare insurance claims.
·Establish systems to capture all costs relating to insurance claims.
Insurance / Bonding
·Ensure subcontractors comply with insurance requirements and obtain/maintain appropriate files for initial and renewals.
·Ensure subcontractors comply with bonding requirements and maintain appropriate files.
Qualifications – Desirable and Essential
·Higher education in a related field (e.g. Construction Management). No skilled qualification, but commenced or planned is desirable.
Experience – Desirable and Essential
·Essential – 5 year’s experience in the industry including Tier 1 or 2 Company for min. 3 years.
·Desirable – 8 year’s experience in Tier 1 & 2 Company and 2 year’s experience in a similar position