Commercial Manager - Major Projects Civils

Job description / Role

Commercial Manager - Major Projects Civils - Dubai

Client is a Tier 1 Main Contractor, that are extremely well respected across the Middle East, having worked there for over 50 years now. Year on year that have shown growth, in terms of Turnover, staff, size of projects as well as Sectors of industry and locations across the Middle East. They will typically be Tendering for the largest projects currently happening within Civil Engineering (Highway / Maintenance / Infrastructure / Roads / Rail / Utilities).

The Group we represent is a lean and agile organisation with a family ethos. They recognise the need to be adaptable to customers` needs in a complex world. They respond by investing in a total in-house solution to ensure flexibility, control and above all quality and safety.

The clients UK and wider global activities are supported by a structured management approach that performs with seamless efficiency. They operate with integrity and transparency to deliver multi-disciplined projects on time and to the highest standards.

Main Purpose: To ensure that all commercial and contractual aspects of the project is properly managed and controlled in an efficient manner to ensure the maximum return for the Group.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities & Duties:
- To provide assistance, support and guidance on all commercial issues on the Project.
- Preparation of internal Cost/Value Reports on a monthly basis to satisfy the requirements of the Commercial Director and any other reports which may be required.
- Preparation of Valuations/Applications for Payment on a monthly basis with full supporting documentation in an efficient and timely manner and in accordance with the contract.
- Preparation of Cost Reports to the Client on a monthly basis with full supporting documentation.
- Preparation of earned value calculations and detailed projected project outturn costs on a monthly basis.
- Preparation and management of subcontract and material Procurement Schedules.
- Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts.
- Production and rigorous management of Early Warning Notices and associated registers.
- Preparation, negotiation and agreement of Compensation Events/variations, extension of time claims, etc.
- To assist in identifying and proactively managing all commercial risks and opportunities and carrying out value engineering exercises.
- To encourage and develop a culture of contractual awareness within the site team and ensure that the full contractual entitlement is achieved by rigidly managing records, contractual notifications, change control, etc.
- To ensure that all Group Procedures are strictly followed by all commercial staff.
- Establish and implement a robust system of site records for all labour, plant, materials, staff, etc as support for cost substantiation in the event of change and or delays to the contract Works.
- Establishment a robust system of cost allocation/coding which satisfies both internal and external requirements and ensure that it is strictly followed by all the site team.
- Attend all internal/external financial meetings as and when required.
- Preparation of project final accounts
- To undertake any other work as required of you by the Commercial Director/Regional Manager, etc.

About the Company

SSA Ltd. (Sommerman Skinner Associates) find out the detail to allow you to make qualified judgments about your career and its progression. On the companies that we represent (over 2000 spread across a diverse spectrum of industry) we will be able to inform you of contracts pending, awarded, company growth, opportunity, relative reward and internal prospects. We believe that through spending time and effort front end through interviewing or individual dedication we can offer real advice that will be valued. Our founder is degree qualified with extensive exposure to industry and with a career also behind him in Recruitment Management. Our team is made up of qualified construction professionals. We specialise in both permanent and freelance opportunities to qualified construction professionals.

Disciplines covered include:

Site Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Planners, Safety, Purchasers, Estimators and Design Executive.