About the Role
Pre-Contract:
- To be responsible for developing commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions and drafting contract documents to ensure consistency and alignment with procurement plans.
- To be responsible for supporting the Procurement team in the development and delivery of tender evaluation models and contract documentation including terms and conditions and associated commercial mechanisms, works and site information to be consistent with strategies and procurement plans.
Procurement:
- To be responsible for evaluating tenders and supporting moderation to achieve Contract Award.
- To be responsible for developing a contract management plan.
- To be responsible for supporting contract readiness.
Post Contract:
To be accountable for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:
- To be accountable for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;
- To be accountable for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:-
- variations and compensation events
- contract payments
- performance incentives
- To be accountable for managing effective cost verification;
- To be accountable for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
- To be accountable for delivering on input into contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports;
- To be accountable for providing final cost estimate updates;
- To be responsible for supporting monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews;
- To be accountable for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;
- To be accountable for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;
- To be responsible for supporting monthly the identification of opportunities for project savings supporting the development of associated proposals / business case for approval;
- To be responsible for supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;
- To be responsible for supporting the relationship and engagement with key contractors.
- To be responsible for reviewing estimates (at all stages)
Leadership:
- To be responsible for leading and reviewing estimates.
- To be responsible for providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down in accordance with corporate governance requirements.
- To be responsible for leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development to ensure staff have the necessary skills and support to deliver in their roles.
- To be responsible for providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
About You
Skills:
- Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
- Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on infrastructure projects.
- Ability to deliver value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
- Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and the ability to settle disputes whilst maintaining business critical commercial relationships.
- Ability to manage internal and external stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Ability to develop and improve commercial policies, processes and procedures.
- Ability to support the development of commercial teams in complex organisation.
- Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.
Type of experience:
- Experience of managing commercial management teams in major complex infrastructure projects and programmes to deliver value for money for the Client/Employer.
- Experience of working with or for publicly funded bodies and/or a major publicly funded programme.
- Experience of planning, developing and implementing high value and complex contracts and of working closely with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation.
- Experience of using commercial management and reporting systems.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Skills Required
- Ability to manage and administer high-value, delivery-critical contracts for major complex infrastructure projects or programmes
- Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans for infrastructure projects
- Ability to deliver value-driven management of commercial relationships with the supply chain
- Ability to support negotiations with internal and external parties and settle disputes while maintaining commercial relationships
- Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes
- Ability to develop and improve commercial policies, processes and procedures
- Ability to support the development of commercial teams in complex organisations
- Contract, commercial and risk management skills
- Experience managing commercial management teams on major complex infrastructure projects and programmes
- Experience working with or for publicly funded bodies or major publicly funded programmes
- Experience planning, developing and implementing high-value, complex contracts
- Experience working closely with procurement teams on tender preparation, administration and evaluation
- Experience using commercial management and reporting systems
What We Do
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited is responsible for developing and promoting the UK's new high-speed rail network. HS2 is Britain's new high-speed railway, designed to provide fast, reliable journeys between major cities while freeing capacity on the existing network for regional and freight services. The project also aims to widen access to jobs, drive investment, and support regional growth through an economic corridor.
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