Job Ref: 213847777

Date: 2021-05-27 11:42:37

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Could you be the person to help us build our future success?

Location: Home Counties

Who we are:

We are a full-fibre broadband provider with £250m of investment. We are rolling out a 10Gbps FTTP networks and have a plan to cover a total of 250,000 premises bringing truly exceptional connectivity services to homes and businesses in the South of England. We want to improve lifestyles and enhance communities by instantly connecting people and businesses beyond today’s broadband.

Who you are:

We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic individuals to join our team. You will be keen to learn, adaptable and excited to be part of our fast growing organisation.

What we offer:

25 days paid holiday.

Pension

Private medical

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme.

Health Screening

LTIP

Responsibilities:

Provide commercial support to Regional Head of Delivery
The tendering, and awarding of construction contracts within the Regional Geography
Assessing, reviewing and mitigating contractual risks
Provide commercial performance data to Head of Commercial
Take responsibility for the execution of contracts and the commercial management of related suppliers
Contribute towards supplier cost savings targets, and initiatives delivered that increase efficiency whilst maintaining quality, availability and risk management
Provide specialist commercial support and guidance to the regional team, ensuring "best outcome" commercial solutions
Deliver guidance on commercial aspects ensuring sound governance and practice, and acting as the channel for the sharing knowledge and best practice
Development of positive supplier relationships, encouraging innovation, creation of "value add" solutions
Ensure that all team members are empowered and understand and work within agreed contract and financial delegations and manage governance and risk effectively to ensure quality assurance and overall integrity of the commercial process
Overseeing the contractor’s delivery of projects on both a framework basis and individually procured. Identifying potential issues with delivery or a breach of contract that resorts in an increased cost.
Facilitate the Implementation of cost control, change order and claims tools to properly track the performance of each contact.
Produce reports that give insight into how Swish can make adjustments to improve performance
Resolves issues with contracts and commercial operations
Conduct regular reviews with the project teams and give regular reports on the costings.

Requirements:

Proven track record of cultivating and encouraging an awareness of cost (develop commercial acumen across the business), using clear simple examples of benefits and how to measure outcomes
Experience of commercial management across many parts of the project lifecycle, from pre-contract to successful contract close-out
Experience of reporting, tendering, payment application management, variations, negotiation and contract close-out
A detailed understanding of NEC Contracts & their administration
Experience & understanding of CEMAR
Excellent knowledge of MS Excel to interpret and collate commercial data
Ability to create reports, manage cost changes and speak with the main contractor over contractual changes.
Presentation and report writing skills
Commercial Management (Budget & Risk)
Proven management experience and experience of building, developing and motivating high performing teams, with the ability to foster an environment based on empowerment and enabling a culture that enables continuous improvement and value-add activity
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop relationships
Resilience, determination and the ability to work well under pressure
Worked on utility projects in UK (Fibre optic preferred)
NEC 3 Contract Administration (essential)
RICS Preferred (preferred not essential)
HND/BSc Quantity Surveying (preferred not essential)

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