Commercial manager

MJM Industrial are currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager to work directly for a global market leader in automation systems and solutions for customers within the Airports, Parcel Warehousing sectors striving to improve the competitiveness of our customers through Value Added logistic process automation. Working within project execution team the Commercial Manager will provide professional contract management, procurement, cost control and administration to support the delivery of complex automation system projects into dynamic, evolving and challenging airport and parcel environments. RESPONSIBILITIES This role would suit someone who has a high attention to detail, self-driven and motivated, organised, and enjoys challenging situations to see a job through to conclusion. The successful candidate will thrive in dynamic, complex and technical environments. Your role will include: * Accountable for ensuring that projects are cost controlled and protected from commercial risk through contract interpretation, management, and administration (Notifications/Instructions, Early Warnings, Compensation Events etc.) ndash; both upstream to customers and downstream to subcontractors. * Financial control of projects through forecasts (cash flow costs), application for payments and billing plans. * Negotiation with customers and subcontractors on Compensation events. * Develop and maintain effective relationships with Customers, Subcontractors and Internal Stakeholders in support of the above accountabilities - promoting project engagement and successful delivery against the project requirements and deliverables. * Continuously improve upon own and others commercial management disciplines, community development and best practices to help support better individual and collective project delivery. * Project and contract closure through final accounts, certification and lessons learned. YOUR BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS * Experience with different forms of contracts e.g. NEC3, NEC4, MF/1 * Commercial management of multiple complex engineering projects with values over GBP5m * Management of change process through analysis and understanding of scope, quantification (estimating) for compensation events ndash; time and cost. * Good understanding of project programmes and schedule delay analysis * Supplier and subcontractor management including pre and post contract, relationship management * Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate and prioritise work within a fast-moving environment. * Adept at negotiation, diplomacy and conflict resolution. * Knowledge and understanding of project accounting to allow ongoing reconciliation of budgets and actual costs with cash flow forecasting, Final accounting. * Membership of a professional body i.e. RICS, CIOB, ACostE preferred * Work with multidisciplinary Project Teams taking ownership and accountability for commercial success of projects. * Experience of Baggage Handling Systems is not required as training will be provided. WHAT rsquo;S ON OFFER * 28 days annual leave * 40 hour working week * Bupa Medical Cover