Commercial Manager

We now have a great opportunity for experienced **Commercial Managers** to join our team working on Southern Water's CMDP framework

**About the project**
CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water's water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half its region (Kent & Sussex)

**Key responsibilities**
Providing commercial input at work winning stage
Responsibility for ensuring adequate commercial resourcing of project teams
Management of commercial personnel responsible for the following activities:

- Main Contract management and administration
- Supply chain management (including supply chain contract administration) Commercial Document Control
- Cost capture and control (including completion of the CLR)
- Commercial reporting
- Planning & programme management
- Cash management
- Liaison and negotiation with the Customer's commercial and / or project team
- Establishing and maintaining productive and collaborative relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
Implement commercial procedures and reporting to ensure compliance with company and contract requirements
Ensure appropriate commercial records are maintained in line with the contract requirements and oversee any contractual issues
Provide guidance and support to the commercial team, and develop the skills and competencies of the staff to ensure successful succession planning
Provide commercial advice to the Contract Leader and/or Sector management team
Work alongside the Commercial Managers from other sectors/projects to ensure a consistent approach across the business
Manage and report on matters relating to insurances relevant to the project
Review value management and advise on Risk management
Ensure all health, safety and environmental risk situations are brought to the attention of Contract Leader / Project Manager

**About you**
Significant post-graduate commercial experience in the construction industry with demonstrable track record of achievement
Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen
Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working
A creative, strategic, and innovative approach to problem-solving
Extensive experience of technical minute taking at contractual meetings and able to demonstrate the ability to collate information, prepare reports, payment certificates and interim financial reports and closeout reports
Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies
Proven negotiating and team-working skills demonstrating the ability to motivate, develop and lead teams to deliver to or above target levels of performance
Strong analytical skills
Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge and experience
Experience in implementing and delivering strategic objectives and associated change programmes
Confidence and ability to assert influence
Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree
Full Membership of RICS or CICES

**About Costain**

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

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**Right to Work & Security Checks**

Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

**Closing date**

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
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