Job Title: Senior Commercial Manager
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Commercial Manager at our Hinkley Point C site.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s vast network of rooms.
The role
As a Senior Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance. You will be leading a team of Quantity Surveyors and Apprentices to commercially deliver services and Work Task Orders on site at Hinkley Point C from ‘kick-off’ meetings to final account.
Day-to-day, you’ll responsible for monitoring and reporting, preparing cost advice, drafting contract communications including Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events, amongst assisting with audit and cost verification events; all integral towards driving commercial performance of various contracts within the scope of the Alliance.
1. Provide commercial support on site to Multi-Disciplinary Teams
2. Assist with the audit and cost verification activities including close out of Task Order of Defined Cost
3. Prepare field change Cost Advice for the Area
4. Ensuring compliant management of scope change; all Compensation Events (CEs) are validated and recorded in CEMAR.
5. Review the weekly cost report from Power BI for responsible Task Orders and alert any discrepancies to Commercial Lead
6. Support and foster a positive Nuclear Safety Culture (NSC)
This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week, and is based at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater providing hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office/on site and two days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior Commercial Manager
7. Proven track record in large-scale projects, leading teams with a “can do” attitude preferably in the nuclear or similar regulated sector
8. Working knowledge of NEC contracts and contract management software (CEMAR)
9. Experienced in facilitating client audit of Defined Cost and providing record / cost verification
10. Ability to make decisions within delegated authority and prioritise team workload
11. Experience in working in a joint ventures/alliance environment is desirable
Qualifications for the Senior Commercial Manager
12. Preferably educated to degree level in a relevant subject (e.g. RICS or construction management) or equivalent level qualification or relevant experience.
13. A relevant commercial qualification (e.g. World Commerce and Contracting) is desirable but not essential and support to obtain accreditation is available.
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
What we offer
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
20. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
21. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
22. Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
23. Autonomy to perform the role.
24. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of