Commercial Manager

1. Support the programme and project teams in monitoring for breaches of compliance with Network Rail Corporate governance and rules in a timely manner.
2. Manage cost reporting of all allocated projects within the Network Rail reporting framework including Cost Forecasting, Anticipated Final Cost, Cost of Work Done, Gross Billing and Current Contract Value.
3. Monitor, manage and report on all commercial aspects of allocated projects, flagging issues and proposing mitigation actions at the earliest opportunity to Project Manager and/or Programme Manager (functional reporting line) and/or Senior Commercial Manager.
4. Monitor awareness of all activities on allocated projects in order to influence decision making from a commercial perspective. Review contractor delivery; including leading valuation of medium value/medium risk contracts and attending all progress meetings to actively influence contractor's commercial behaviours, delivery and activity.
5. Manage assessment and valuation of contractor's applications and processing of payment certification in accordance with Network Rail processes, contractual terms and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement. Challenge cost elements, audit where appropriate and check valuations are consistent with agreed site progress.
6. Provide pro-active advice and guidance to Project Managers on all change including proposed scope changes, recommending appropriate action in accordance with Network Rail change control systems and produce all required documentation for approval in accordance with levels of delegated authority, including comparative estimates where required, in a timely manner.
7. Produce applications for payment/invoices to outside clients in accordance with relevant funding agreements, including supporting documentation as appropriate.
8. Identify and advise on all commercial risk/claim events.
9. Provide of ad-hoc management information and analysis to promote informed decision-making.
10. Produce appropriate commercial correspondence and contractual notices for issue in accordance with contractual conditions. Check commercial records are retained and archived properly upon close out.
11. Undertake final account settlements and internal reconciliation to project close-out as per the project authority, project plan and within agreed timescales.
12. Support demonstration of efficiencies and continual improvement of estimating by undertaking cost analysis of completed projects and feedback as per Cost Allocation Feedback process.
13. Support pre and post contract procurement activities as appropriate.
14. Provide support to estimating resources, offering guidance and advice on project scale/scope as required.
15. Support the negotiation of all prices under existing contracts/framework agreements (including the negotiation of target costs) and fully participate in the associated quantitative risk assessment and value management workshops, as required.

• Demonstrable experience in commercially managing investment projects


• Demonstrable relevant experience


• Good understanding of railway and construction industry forms of contract


• Good understanding of the construction/railway industry


• Good negotiation skills


• Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.


• Demonstrable experience of seeking ways to improve ways of working, being open to change and doing things differently


• Demonstrable experience of being output driven, prioritising work to deliver on time and taking ownership in their role


• Demonstrates an ability to make timely decisions and to think ahead


• Demonstrable experience of having a positive attitude about work and change and demonstrating positive working behaviours


Desirable

• Educated to degree standard in related subject


• Membership of a relevant professional institute, chartered status


• Significant experience of working within a generalist commercial environment


• Awareness of industry issues
  
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We get people where they need to be, whether they are commuting to work, visiting friends or family, or going for a night out.

We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economy and prosperity of the nation!

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Over the coming years we will be building and improving crucial rail links between the country's biggest cities, making our services faster, more comfortable and more reliable for the people who rely on us.

We're also changing our organisation to put the passenger at the heart of everything we do, to make our people even prouder to work for us and to be recognised as a true leader in our industry.

In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.

As part of an exciting transformation in the Eastern Region Commercial Directorate, we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing team and work alongside a range of business units and across a varied and large portfolio. There are opportunities to support and lead Commercial activities on major projects and programmes, which deliver some of the most exciting and innovative projects in UK infrastructure.

The Eastern Region Commercial Team prides itself on continuous improvement and a learning culture, with opportunities for career development for everyone, where individuals with the right skills, enthusiasm and behaviours can make a real impact to the commercial, supply chain and governance approaches we take in Eastern Region. Furthermore, we are part of the solution to addressing wider industry targets in our business, such as sustainable supply chains or carbon net zero targets, therefore no one day need be the same.

In the Commercial Manager role, you will provide pre and post-contract commercial management across Buildings and Minor Enhancements rail schemes comprising c. £240m across the Control Period. Applying quantity surveying practices to manage the commercial delivery to the scope of work, providing specialist commercial advice, guidance and recommendations to mitigate commercial risks.

The team offers a unique opportunity to be involved in a varied portfolio delivering across the Eastern Region comprising of the East Coast Mainline, North & East, East Midlands and Anglia routes. Whether delivering with our sponsorship colleagues, or 3rd party funded interventions, we deliver across all project lifecycle stages.

The teams' values include supporting the wellbeing of our people, creating an inclusive and respectful environment whilst encouraging creativity, engaging openly and honestly with ourselves and our partners, all whilst driving a positive and safe culture at all times. At the very soul of the team is enjoying what we do, celebrating our successes, and continual learning. We understand the value of developing our people, with many having been promoted internally. Whatever level you join our team at, there will always be the opportunity to grow and develop., Our vision is a better railway for a better Britain

We aim to deliver a railway that is safer, more reliable and more efficient than ever before, to help build a thriving, sustainable economy.

Britain's railway does more than transport passengers and goods. It brings people and businesses closer together, which creates new jobs, opens up new markets and stimulates economic growth. We want to provide the best possible service to everyone who relies on the railway - passengers, train operating companies and businesses nationwide. Rail is vital to Britain's future.

More to us than meets the eye

There's more to our organisation than you might have imagined. Although rail is a huge part of our business, we're also one of the largest land and property owners in the UK. We manage a huge property portfolio that includes 18 of the biggest stations in Britain, the retail outlets inside them, and the small businesses that live under their arches. Sales at some of our stations have even been outperforming the high street.

We're also behind some of the biggest, most innovative projects in the country - from the world's largest solar bridge at Blackfriars through to electrification and HS2. Pioneers in advanced technology, our technical team invented the use of HD cameras to identify track wear-and-tear more efficiently. We're also responsible for the 17,000km-long fibre optic network that powers our trackside signals, telephones and electrical systems. We do all this whilst maintaining safety as our number one priority.

Our rail network is the fastest growing and safest in Europe. But we still have work to do to create a railway fit for 21st century Britain. We're investing more than £25bn in developing our infrastructure so that we can deliver more services and better journeys. This is the largest programme of sustained investment in the railway that Britain has ever seen, presenting an abundance of opportunities for ambitious and enthusiastic people like you to make an impact.


• Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure, this includes all Advance, off peak and super off peak tickets