What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Guiding Principles
* We value our people and our reputation.
* We are locally dedicated with international scale.
* We are future-focused and challenge the status quo.
* We foster collaboration in everything we do.
* We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.
In our commercial function our job is clear: “To help our teams manage the risks and realise the opportunities in bidding, winning and delivering great projects.” This is underpinned by the following:
* Providing leadership in Commercial matters; directly with clients, making business easy and WSP easy to do business with.
* Developing Commercial best practice, process and resources in support of WSP’s strategy.
* Demonstrating the value from the Commercial Role.
* Focusing on strategic themes of governance, risk and opportunity with all stakeholders.
* Providing dispute resolution support to the business.
A little more about your role…
To provide commercial services and effective project control to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget to the client’s satisfaction in a manner that maximises opportunities and revenue.
Responsibilities:
* Provision of commercial expertise in support of major projects or projects portfolio.
* Participate in raising the commercial awareness and performance within the business.
* Assist with Pre-Contract Activities including:
o Tracking work package contracts from receipt of a service request through to contract award and final account.
o Ensuring submission of service proposals pass through the business governance process.
o Reviewing work package contracts with joint venture partners before execution.
o Receiving fully executed work package contracts from the client.
* Assist with Change Management (programme and value) in compliance with contractual obligations by ensuring:
o Timely issue of all relevant notices.
o Generation and maintenance of registers and reports.
o Review of client communications.
o Timely issue of robust responses.
* Assist with Payment Management in compliance with contractual obligations by ensuring:
o Applications capture the full value of work completed to the end of the relevant period.
o A day one final account process is adopted.
o Timely issue of payment applications.
o Generation and maintenance of reports.
o Liaison with the client to minimise amounts withheld.
o Timely receipt of payment and pay-less notices.
o Timely payment and reconciliation of contract receipts.
* Provide Contractual Support to project teams to ensure:
o Compliance with contractual obligations.
o Minimised risk exposure.
o Preservation of contractual entitlements.
* Be an active member of the WSP Commercial and operations team, contributing to decision making and identifying business improvement opportunities.
What we are looking for you to demonstrate…
Skills:
Proven ability and track record in the majority of the following:
* Proven track record of the commercial delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects.
* Experience of successful delivery within design and build contracts.
* Specific experience of operating within joint ventures.
* Management of the Project Cost Report including VOWD and Forecast at Completion.
* Change management expertise across main industry forms including NEC 3 and 4.
* Strong project management, organisational and investigative skills; ability to simplify complex concepts.
* Drafting of contractual correspondence.
* Chairing regular commercial meetings with key delivery contractors.
* Earned Value analysis (planned vs. achieved vs. expended).
* Pro-active engagement in risk identification, evaluation and mitigation activity.
* Proven capability of working in a collaborative environment with a strong teamwork ethos.
* Strong drive with sound judgement; quickly establishes credibility and sphere of influence.
Qualifications and experience:
* Degree qualified and/or membership of a relevant professional body is preferable (MICE/MRICS/MCIOB).
* Significant relevant experience within a similar role.
* Experienced in the use of standard forms of contract, particularly NEC.
* Commercial awareness.
* Multi-discipline capability.
* Good MS Office skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to work in a team environment.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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