Commercial Manager

Brief Description

To provide Commercial management and support precontract activity within Wales Route, providing specialist commercial advice, guidance, and recommendations to mitigate commercial risks.

Darparu rheolaeth Fasnachol a chefnogi gweithgaredd rhag-gontract o fewn Llwybr Cymru, gan ddarparu cyngor masnachol arbenigol, canllawiau ac argymhellion i liniaru risgiau masnachol.

About the role (External)

Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

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.

You will ideally have

·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

What could set you apart

·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

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide.

Eich Prif Gyfrifoldebau fydd:

1. Cefnogi'r timau rhaglen a phrosiect mewn modd amserol i fonitro achosion o dorri cydymffurfiaeth â llywodraethu corfforaethol a rheolau Network Rail.
2. Rheoli adrodd ar gostau'r holl brosiectau a ddyrannwyd o fewn fframwaith adrodd Network Rail gan gynnwys Rhagweld Costau, y Gost Derfynol a Ragwelir, Cost y Gwaith a Gyflawnwyd, Bilio Crynswth a Gwerth y Contract Cyfredol.
3. Monitro, rheoli ac adrodd ar bob agwedd fasnachol ar brosiectau a neilltuwyd, tynnu sylw at faterion a chynnig camau lliniaru cyn gynted â phosibl i'r Rheolwr Prosiect a/neu'r Rheolwr Rhaglen (llinell adrodd swyddogaethol) a/neu Uwch Reolwr Masnachol.
4. Monitro ymwybyddiaeth o'r holl weithgareddau ar brosiectau a neilltuwyd er mwyn dylanwadu ar benderfyniadau o safbwynt masnachol. Adolygu darpariaeth contractwyr; gan gynnwys arwain prisio contractau gwerth canolig/risg canolig a mynychu pob cyfarfod cynnydd i ddylanwadu’n weithredol ar ymddygiad, darpariaeth a gweithgaredd masnachol y contractwr.
5. Rheoli asesu a phrisio ceisiadau contractwyr a phrosesu ardystiad taliadau yn unol â phrosesau Network Rail, telerau ac amodau cytundebol ac yn gymesur â hawl cytundebol. Herio elfennau cost, archwilio lle bo'n briodol a gwirio bod prisiadau'n gyson â chynnydd y safle y cytunwyd arno.
6. Darparu cyngor ac arweiniad rhagweithiol i Reolwyr Prosiect ar bob newid gan gynnwys newidiadau cwmpas arfaethedig, argymell camau gweithredu priodol yn unol â systemau rheoli newid Network Rail a chynhyrchu’r holl ddogfennaeth ofynnol i’w chymeradwyo yn unol â lefelau awdurdod dirprwyedig, gan gynnwys amcangyfrifon cymharol lle ofynnol, mewn modd amserol.
7. Cynhyrchu ceisiadau am daliadau/anfonebau i gleientiaid allanol yn unol â chytundebau ariannu perthnasol, gan gynnwys dogfennaeth ategol fel y bo'n briodol.
8. Nodi a chynghori ar bob digwyddiad risg/hawliad masnachol.
9. Darparu gwybodaeth reoli ad-hoc a dadansoddiadau i hyrwyddo gwneud penderfyniadau gwybodus.
10. Cynhyrchu gohebiaeth fasnachol briodol a hysbysiadau cytundebol i'w cyhoeddi yn unol ag amodau cytundebol. Gwirio bod cofnodion masnachol yn cael eu cadw a'u harchifo'n briodol pan gânt eu cau.
11. Ymgymryd â setliadau cyfrif terfynol a chysoni mewnol i derfynu'r prosiect yn unol ag awdurdod y prosiect, cynllun y prosiect ac o fewn amserlenni y cytunwyd arnynt.
12. Cefnogi arddangos effeithlonrwydd a gwelliant parhaus o ran amcangyfrif trwy gynnal dadansoddiad cost o brosiectau a gwblhawyd ac adborth yn unol â'r broses Adborth o Ddyrannu Costau.
13. Cefnogi gweithgareddau caffael cyn ac ar ôl contract fel y bo'n briodol.
14. Darparu cefnogaeth i amcangyfrif adnoddau, gan gynnig arweiniad a chyngor ar raddfa/cwmpas y prosiect yn ôl yr angen.
15. Cefnogi negodi'r holl brisiau o dan gontractau/cytundebau fframwaith presennol (gan gynnwys negodi costau targed) a chymryd rhan lawn yn yr asesiad risg meintiol cysylltiedig a gweithdai rheoli gwerth, yn ôl yr angen.

Yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych chi

• Profiad amlwg o reoli prosiectau buddsoddi yn fasnachol
• Profiad perthnasol amlwg
• Dealltwriaeth dda o ffurfiau contract y diwydiant rheilffyrdd ac adeiladu
• Dealltwriaeth dda o'r diwydiant adeiladu/rheilffyrdd
• Sgiliau negodi da

Beth allai eich gosod ar wahân

• Addysg hyd at safon gradd mewn pwnc cysylltiedig
• Aelodaeth o sefydliad proffesiynol perthnasol, statws siartredig
• Profiad sylweddol o weithio mewn amgylchedd masnachol cyffredinol
• Ymwybyddiaeth o faterion diwydiant

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