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Highways England
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Assistant Commercial Manager
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Job Description
Your new role Reporting to the Commercial Delivery Lead you will be responsible for providing commercial management and assurance support within the Smart Motorways Programme (SMP)- the scheme delivering technology driven solutions to tackle congestion, improve journeys and much more! Working closely with the SMP team, project teams and our supply chain you will provide advise on contract administration, cost capture, analysis and commercial performance ensuring the needs of Highways England are protected and compliance is met across a number of schemes valued between 50-800m. This is an exciting opportunity to join a commercial team offering exposure to commercial activities in an Infrastructure environment, plus the opportunity to develop professionally. What you'll be leading on Working on specific projects under the leadership of senior/commercial manager providing commercial assurance and support to internal clients across a range of activities, aiding decision making on commercial efficiencies, provision of advice on contract administration, cost capture, analysis, performance, related intelligence and opportunities for performance improvement Identifying complex problems trends and variances from data sets in order to undertake analysis and engage relevant stakeholders to review options and make decisions for moving forward. Building effective relationships with suppliers and internal customers and develop thorough objectives for successful commercial delivery and sharing best practice in order to achieve a consistent approach for the organisation in line with the core values Ensuring the collection of robust, consistent and objective data, developing robust data capture processes in order to ensure that the correct information is stored, analysed and shared to support decision making Providing and facilitating specialist advice from across the organisation on commercial issues including cost intelligence and the benefits in order for the commercial team to act as a centre of excellence for unit costs and the benefits that the organisation can glean from this. To be successful You will hold a relevant technical/commercial qualification at degree level or similar Knowledge and experience of commercial management , assurance and project reporting Knowledge of commercial estimating and associated software Knowledge and experience of interpreting various Contract forms , with particular emphasis on NEC forms. analytical skills You will have the ability to work within and engage with project teams and with staff at all levels with varied technical understandings. You will be working towards member level of a professional organisation such as RICS, ICES, or equivalent. A bit about us There's never been a better time to join our Commercial and Procurement team. We're a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You'll be involved in the design of our modern, progressive contracts and partnerships, negotiating best commercial terms, galvanizing innovation and influencing the development of projects for to enable positive commercial outcomes. Building on every opportunity to ensure that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network. Want to know more? To request a copy of the role profile please contact charlotte.randzio@highwaysengland.co.uk quoting reference number HIG03604. Why you should join us At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation. And finally And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.