Title:  Commercial Manager

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.  

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.   

The Opportunity

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Commercial Manager role within Consulting Highways to join our Team supporting the Devolved Accounts (Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland)

The role encompasses supporting the delivery of consulting highways projects throughout Wales / Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, offering a significant chance to work on specialist infrastructure projects.

This role suits a commercial manager ready to drive project success. You will be responsible for additional revenue by managing the quotation process under the NEC3/ 4 contracts. Main duties include producing quotations in a high-volume environment, ensuring delivery, manage change, liaising with the clients and numerous internal and external project teams and supply chains and supporting month end reporting procedures

Key Responsibilities include:

• Maintain effective valuation and commercial processes throughout the project lifecycle, focusing on the production of accurate and timely quotations.
• Oversee compliance and production of process and procedures.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure a robust quotation process is followed.
• Deliver opportunity and risk assessments both pre- and post-contract, including risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage client expectations working alongside them as one team.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with project commercial KPIs.
• Advise and support project staff on contract obligations and performance requirements.
• Communicate effectively with clients and internally to promote the Amey brand and influence successful results.
• Robust commercial management of subcontractors and supply chain partners including the preparation, review and evaluation of subcontract enquiries, quotations and payments, final accounts and input to dispute resolution
• Ensure Applications for Payment are submitted on time and ensure the Company recovers full entitlement for all works and variations
• Support with Finance to ensure the full cost control of project(s) including providing and monitoring budgets and forecasts in conjunction with the senior Commercial and Operational account management, completing CVR reporting and managing WIP in line with contractual entitlement.
• Ensuring compliance with the Amey systems, processes and procedures to deliver post contract management
• Engage the wider team in the development and execution in accordance with the General Authorities and Delegated Authorities Schedules, of all project change and framework (Type 3) orders.

What you will bring to us:

• Hold a quantity surveying, commercial or related profession, degree is desirable
• Hold or be working towards professional qualification
• Demonstrable experience in QS/Commercial roles

Skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Solid commercial and financial acumen
• Experience with NEC3 / 4 forms of contract
• Adaptable and collaborative communication skills

Experience

• Proven background in commercial management
• Experience working on highway projects is an advantage but not essential
• Experience in supply chain procurement, management and accounting
• Experience in variations (changes) management
• Ability to contribute under supervision to accurate cost planning, financial control, CVR reporting, budgeting and WiP management through liaison with the finance and operational functions

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Career Development –

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Wellbeing –

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

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At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting 

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

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