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In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.\nThe Commercial Manager is responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities to provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.\nAbout the role:\nTo be responsible for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:\nTo be responsible for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;\nTo be responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:-\no variations and compensation events\no contract payments\no performance incentive\nTo be responsible for maintaining effective cost verification;\nTo be responsible for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;\nTo be responsible for inputting contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports;\nTo be responsible for participating and contributing in and contribute to monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews and supporting final cost estimate updates;\nTo be responsible for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;\nTo be responsible for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;\nTo be responsible for providing commercial assessment of opportunities for project savings supporting the development of associated proposals / business case for approval;\nTo be responsible for supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT (Integrated Project Team) that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;\nTo be responsible for supporting the commercial relationship and engagement with key contractors. \nTo be responsible for review estimates (at all stages) \nLeadership:\nTo be responsible for leading and reviewing estimates.\nTo be responsible for providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down in accordance with corporate governance requirements.\nTo be responsible for leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development to ensure staff have the necessary skills and support to deliver in their roles.\nTo be responsible for providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures. \nActively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.\nAbout You: \nSkills:\nAbility to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes. \nAbility to develop commercial strategies and plans on capital projects.\nAbility to support the development and management of effective, value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain. \nAbility to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and to settle disputes. \nAbility to support the management of stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes. \nAbility to develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.\nAbility to support the development of commercial teams. \nAbility to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.\nType of experience:\nExperience of managing commercial management teams’ members in infrastructure projects and programmes.\nExperience of working with or for publicly funded bodies and/or a publicly funded project.\nExperience of planning, developing and implementing infrastructure contracts and of working with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation. \nExperience of using commercial management and reporting systems.\nThe post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.\nWe ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. 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