Burns & McDonnell Jobs

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction, and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Transmission & Distribution.

The Commercial Manger is accountable for leadership, direction, management and performance of the frameworks and projects allocated to them. The role includes the management of the reporting systems for all aspects of commercial management as well as managing the commercial staff and the tools used in commercial management to enterprise Project Management Centre of Excellence requirements. The department performs complex aspects of individual project estimating, change and cost control while providing reporting internally and to clients. The department includes quantity surveyors and estimators and is responsible for managing all aspects of our commercial contracts with clients and supply chain partners. This position supports the Commercial Director, Project Managers and Project Directors on projects and programmes of varying size and complexity and provides reviews of the project’s status. This position is critical to the coaching and mentoring of the commercial team.

• Lead and direct estimating, project cost management, forecasting and for multiple projects.

• Ensure accurate Earned Value Management system reporting.

• Ensure accurate cost management and forecast reporting.

• Oversee the risk management process by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.

• Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).

• Expert negotiation experience with industry client agreements and construction contract/subcontract agreements.

• Experience with Joint Venture agreements and ability to assist EPC PMs in administering a Joint Venture agreement.

• Maintain effective commercial relationships with existing and potential clients, customers and contractors to support business activities.

• Responsible for recruitment, development, training, retention and evaluating performance of the project controls and commercial team

• Oversee monthly internal reporting through the clients and internal commercial management procedures.

• Ensure cash flow is optimised through the oversight of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts.

• Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner

• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events

• Ensure change events are managed in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.

• Review cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.

• Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance

Qualifications

• 11 years’ relevant experience in a commercial position

• BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Commercial Management / Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject

• Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred or similar complex regulated business environment.

• Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and the NEC 3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A & C)

• Excellent computer literacy with experience MS office suite of programmes.

• Ability to read, understand, interpret and anaylse a project programme

Desirable

• Chartership through the RICS or similar accredited institution.

• Excellent communication skills and analytical skills with the ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.

• Pro-active in building knowledge and understanding of the industry

• Strong understanding of project management to execute project work

• Capability to coach and develop the team

• Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to a range of problems and an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger solution

• Ability to make an effective and collaborative contribution to the team through sharing knowledge, promoting ideas and valuing the contribution of all team members.

• Able to travel to visit clients and site where necessary.

• High standards of verbal and written communication.

• Collaborative, and keen to share information, knowledge and skills.

• Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression.

• Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them.

• Ability to adhere to a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Job Estimating

Primary Location GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 241798

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JA #UKO N/A