Senior Commercial Manager – Buildings

Job description / Role

Executive Solutions in partnership with Faithful+Gould / Atkins are looking to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager – Buildings (including Education) for their Multi-Billion projects in Abu Dhabi.

Faithful+Gould, is an international Project Management and Cost Consultancy services provider which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the well-renowned larger group, WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Company. As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment, Faithful+Gould are committed to excellence in the delivery of first class solutions which combine, innovation, collaboration and best practice. We are active in the Middle East and India for over 10 years with our regional headquarter in Dubai, and offices in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Faithful+Gould’s Middle East and India presence is complemented by their operations across Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA, and our 2,000 plus global staff.

The Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for the management of financial functions of the commercial team and overseeing the Commercial Managers in their project delivery. This scope includes but is not limited to preparation and financial analysis of tenders, post-contract measurement and commercial issues claims. The Senior Commercial Manager provides professional guidance and assistance in commercial matters to other staff members within the project management team, particularly to the Commercial Managers and Senior Contracts Managers.

The Senior Commercial Manager’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervising the performance of the quantity surveying to ensure quality and timeliness in delivery.
• Preparing tender / bid evaluations and recommendations in coordination with the Quantity Surveyors and Construction Managers.
• Ensuring that each Senior Quantity Surveyor runs his or her section to the highest professional standards, that all information is current, and that every member of the team is receiving the information he or she needs to fulfil their responsibilities.
• Provision of all the technical data to the senior commercial manager to be included in the project’s reports and such other reports, exercises or investigations required by the team or client.
• Managing individual commercial managers.
• Preparation of estimates.
• Overseeing the maintenance of change management logs for specific project.
• Reviewing and validating certification of contractor pay applications by consultant.
• Assistance in claim analysis and recommendation to the client.
• Reviewing consultants estimates.
• Establishing and maintaining consistent and adequate administration procedures. These procedures will be followed across the project by the respective quantity surveyors working under the construction managers.
• Identifying, documenting and coordinating with the construction managers to resolve potential issues.
• Analysing information, reporting and recommendations.
• Quantifying and estimating costs for all proposed variations / change orders.
• Participating in all change order negotiations.
• Preparing, as required, cost estimates for each potential change.
• Generating and processing necessary change order documentation.
• Ensuring that all stakeholders, such as administration, operations, and finance understand and adhere to contractual obligations; and reflecting them accurately in forecast.
• Client facing and leading commercial meetings.
• Financial and risk management and reporting.
• Insurance, guarantees and bonds management.
• Monthly cost reporting and presentations.
• Dispute resolution participation.
• Earned Value Management.
• Coordination with project controls and planning managers.

Requirements

To be shortlisted for this role you will have a minimum of a Bachelor Degree and MRICS or similar with a total of 20 years working experience out of which 5 years working in the UAE or GCC.
You will also have experience working on large scale mixed residential development’s including educational and schooling facilities.

About the Company

Executive Solutions is a different breed of talent consultancy. Driven by a unique philosophy, we think differently and act differently from the pack. Were here to do one thing: to improve our clients businesses by finding, focusing and delivering the most talented people.

We dont just do traditional contingency recruitment. Discovering talent is much more than just matching a CV to a vacancy - its about understanding companys corporate culture and ensuring a comprehensive match. We believe that in order to find the right candidate we must understand the motivations and ambitions of senior management, which is reflected in our personal approach when partnering with a client.

Executive Solutions is your trusted talent solutions partner head quartered in Dubai, specialising in direct talent, tailored talent and HR talent solutions, along with Nationalisation initiatives throughout the Middle East. Driven by a unique philosophy, we incorporate innovative and comprehensive talent management solutions each tailored to suit what our clients need.