Commercial Manager (CDE)
Location
York, GB
Department Name
AM Eastern Regional Commercial Delivery [Major Programmes] (570527) G1
About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail!
Vacancy: Commercial Manager (CDE)
Location: York Cinder Building
Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum
Role Type: Permanent, Full time
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network Rail, you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
* 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
* 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family
* 75% subsidised Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground)
* A range of pension options
* Annual Performance Related Pay package
* Flexible and agile working arrangements
* Healthcare package
* Discounts on shopping
* Discounted Gym memberships and much more.
Brief Description
In the Commercial Manager (CDE) role, you will provide post-contract commercial management and assurance of medium value/medium risk activity and support pre-contract activity within the project delivery team's scope of work, providing specialist commercial advice, guidance and recommendations to mitigate commercial risks.
Eastern Route Capital Programmes are responsible for delivering complex and stakeholder critical projects on the North and East route within the Eastern Region, examples of which currently include the Leeds Existing Station Programme, Leeds Area Improvement Programme, Northumberland Line project, and Middlesbrough Station Capacity Scheme, together with new stations at Haxby, Thorpe Park and Magna.
Our team adopts a collaborative approach towards engaging our supply chain, and you should be comfortable working in this style to build relationships.
From time to time, you may be co-located with suppliers to support continuous improvement, efficiencies, and innovation throughout the team and our supply chain.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities –
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 the Project Manager and/or Programme Manager 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.
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.
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.
7. Produce applications for payment/invoices to outside clients in accordance with relevant funding agreements.
8. Identify and advise on all commercial risk/claim events.
9. Provide 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.
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.
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.
Essential
* Demonstrable experience in commercially managing investment projects
* Good understanding of railway and construction industry forms of contract
* Good negotiation skills
* Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team, and stakeholders.
* Demonstrable experience of seeking ways to improve ways of working.
* Demonstrable experience of being output driven, prioritising work to deliver on time.
* Demonstrates an ability to make timely decisions and to think ahead.
* Demonstrable experience of having a positive attitude about work and change.
Desirable
* Educated to degree standard in a related subject
* Membership of a relevant professional institute, chartered status
* Significant experience of working within a generalist commercial environment
* Awareness of industry issues
* Knowledge of CEMAR
Research suggests that individuals from underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a job if they don't meet all the listed criteria. We are building a diverse and inclusive place to work where people of all backgrounds can thrive. We encourage you to apply for this role.
How to apply (External)
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holt@networkrail.co.uk.
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail.
Closing date: 6th Feb 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
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