Commercial Manager

Job description / Role

Hyder Consulting is a multi-national advisory and design consultancy. Hyder has been in operation for over 150 years, working on some of the world's most iconic landmarks and infrastructure including Burj Khalifa, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge in London and the Taiwan High Speed Railway. Employs 4000 employees worldwide.
We are totally committed to providing excellent client service through the quality of our people. We take great pride in resourcing quality professionals and creating a pleasant and friendly working environment. We seek staff who thrive on challenges, both technically and commercially, staff who wish to work as part of a professional team.

We are continuously recruiting talented individuals to fill our current and future vacancies for Commercial Manager role.

Responsibilities:
* Promoting best practice in project and bid management and assist the appropriate Sector Managing Director in co-ordinating bid activities as defined by the Company System;
* Advising the Bid Manager so that the best combination of a technical solution and offer price is arrived at in order to win and deliver our opportunities, consistent with realistic business and commercial practises;
* Ensuring that all non standard contract conditions are adequately assessed and provided for or qualified out of the bid;
* Insuring that all sub-consultant prices used are supported by quotations;
* Ensuring that the time cost rates being applied are appropriate for the categories of staff assigned to the task;
* Assist the Bid Manager in assessment of the risk implications and implement a strategy to best identify, avoid, manage or cost these out;
* Attain an appreciation of the market and competition to suggest a pricing strategy that is in line with the region's objectives;
* Ensure that the bid models the intended execution of the project, and is the first cut control documentation in the event of win;
* All projects apply appropriate cost budgeting, resource planning and milestone scheduling
* Competent assessments of the costs and value to complete are carried out on a monthly basis
* Cash flow is maximised through prompt invoicing
* Assisting the SMD in compiling monthly reports on performance;
* Ensuring that the Profit Centre reports accurately reflect the monthly activities;
* Reviewing project sales accruals recommended by PM's for acceptance by the SMD.
* Value is maximised, that variations are recognised and the client traded up
* Advice is provided on resource management to assist in optimising net labour multipliers and achieving deliverable hand over dates;
* Project Team Leaders have accurate data on which to base their future costing, earning and resource projections;
* Develop and refine costing reports to allow for risk mitigation of incorrectly reporting earnings and costs;
* Sub-consultants and direct costs are accrued correctly with the support of Project Team Leaders
* Consultancy agreements are assessed, reviewed and recommended for execution
* Providing quarterly forecasts of financial output of the Profit Centre;
* Preparing forecasts for fixed overheads for remainder of the year;
* Maintaining historical project costing information to assist in the reforecast process.
* Coaching bid and project managers in best practice.

Requirements

Qualified candidates must be:

A Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying /Commercial Management from an accredited internationally recognized university and must be qualified and chartered (QS) by a recognized international body such as Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or as approved by the Engineer.
* Minimum twenty (20) years experience in dealing with major Roads Infrastructure projects of which ten (10) years in commercial management.
* Experience in budgeting and cost planning for major projects with particular emphasis on the utilization of computer programmes for the planning and tracking of similar projects is a requirement.
* Experience of preparing Bills of Quantities cost estimates, and the managements of claims required.
* Computer literacy and excellent communication skills are essential.

Key competencies and values:
* Client focus - differentiating through tailored skills and depth of client understanding
* Excellence - striving for excellence, recognising that excellence is defined by our clients
* Trust - building and retaining relationships of trust with our clients, colleagues and business partners
* Teamwork - working together as a team for the Group, not just the individual
* Responsibility - taking responsibility for our performance and our safety
* People - we create an environment for people to realise their full potential

At Hyder we believe in rewarding our employees for their commitment and endeavours and have designed a flexible benefits package that we feel will suit all of our team. Commence your future and experience the most fulfilling chapter in your career with us.

About the Company

Hyder Consulting is a multi-national advisory and design consultancy. We have been in operation for over 150 years, working on some of the world's most iconic landmarks and infrastructure including the worlds tallest building in Dubai - Burj Khalifa, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge in London, the new Berlin airport and the Taiwan High Speed Railway.

Our international pedigree is further highlighted by our long-standing presence in our regions: we have been in business for over 150 years in Europe, 100 years in East Asia, 70 years in Australia and 45 years in the Middle East. We have built on this diversity and today 72% of our revenue comes from outside UK.

We employ around 4000 people and apply our global expertise coupled with local knowledge to create award winning solutions for the property, transport, utilities and environmental sectors.