Summary: The role of Senior Commercial Manager at Network Rail involves establishing and implementing commercial strategies, managing framework agreements, and leading project cost management. This position is a 6-month hybrid contract based in London/York, requiring 2-3 days on-site each week. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the commercial management of projects within the rail industry. The position emphasizes the importance of effective communication and resource management within the commercial team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement appropriate commercial strategies including effective project cost management and provide feedback into subsequent procurement processes.
• Provide commercial management of framework agreements and supporting contracts leading the commercial review of contractor delivery, attending valuation and progress meetings as necessary.
• Initiate estimating and risk and value management of projects in a timely manner during the project life-cycle, recommending appropriate mitigating actions on commercial/risk events at the earliest opportunity.
• Lead 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.
• Monitor and manage all project reporting such that it is accurately maintained and recorded in accordance with company reporting systems. Explain all variances to outturns, period forecasts, AFCs and budget/authority to Commercial Director, proposing mitigating actions at the earliest opportunity.
• Lead and deploy the commercial team in the management of all live projects ensuring they are adequately resourced from a commercial perspective.

Key Skills:

• Industry experience – working knowledge of the rail industry.
• End to End full lifecycle commercial experience.
• Procurement and cabinet office – spending controls.
• CIPs or MCIPS (desirable).
• Network Rail Policies and Systems experience (desirable).
• Network Rail Financial Reporting Process and Governance (desirable).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other