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Commercial Manager
Permanent
The Opportunity:
Committed to a sustainable future, Laing O'Rourke is re-thinking the way the built environment is designed, delivered and operates - collaborating with world-leading industry and academic partners, bringing innovative new solutions, ensuring the most efficient long-term engineering solutions.
The Commercial Manager will supervise and be responsible for all commercial aspects of a section of a project including; managing specialist sub-contractors, and liaising with client & project teams. Any previous experience within Civil Engineering/Concrete projects would be highly beneficial.
Responsibility for the delivery of Commercial activities, efficiently direct and manage the commercial resources of a project, during the pre-construction & construction phases, in order to ensure the success of the company business plan.
Ensure development needs of line reports are met and support the development of the wider commercial function
What will the role look like?
* Form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for project delivery and client service.
* Ensure interim applications for payment and certifications are issued and agreed upon.
* Management, administration, and settlement of subcontractors' accounts, including accountability for those delegated to the team.
* Preparation and management of claims.
* The flexible management of staff to provide an effective commercial service for the business.
* Leadership of the commercial team; including identifying and communicating development & training needs, appraisal, and retention of staff.
* Providing staff with support and guidance on their job responsibilities.
* Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors, and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
* Advise on contractual implications of intended courses of action.
* Advise and manage commercial risks within the project or projects.
* Ensure preparation of monthly contract review reports, communicate key risk, opportunity, and change with transparency, promptly.
* Ensure preparation and issue of weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information.
* Preparation of monthly management accounts information.
* Preparation of contractual and commercial input into Project Execution Plan.
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.
Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Diversity & Sustainability:
Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation.
We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.
Company
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”
– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer
Our Origin Story:
Diversity & Inclusion:
Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.
Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES
Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.
The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.
Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.
Support for Disabled Employees:
* LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
* LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
* Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
* LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
* LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.
Sustainability:
In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:
* To be a net zero company by 2050
* By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff
Rewards andBenefits:
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
* Health and Wellbeing
* Virtual GP
* Health Assessment (Age 50+)
* Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* 5 days leave extra can be purchased
* Employee Discounts
* Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade
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