Mitie has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager to come and join our Team! The Commercial Manager shall coordinate with other support functions and dedicated contract roles to understand and deliver required commercial solutions and provide day to day commercial management support to the contract teams. This role will also see the Commercial Manager at the forefront of identifying and managing legal, financial and commercial risks and opportunities in collaboration with the contract team. Driving the uptake and creating awareness of commercial best practice and internal governance policies and procedures will also be an integral part of the role.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated member of the contract team responsible for the delivery of exceptional Commercial Management support to the contract and provide guidance to the wider team on a multitude of issues ranging from contract performance, variations and damage claims, through to the successful resolution of construction defects and associated disputes.

The Commercial Manager shall coordinate with other support functions and dedicated contract roles to understand and deliver commercial solutions and provide day to daymanagement support to the contract teams. This role will also see the Commercial Manager at the forefront of identifying and managing legal, financial and commercial risks and opportunities in collaboration with the contract team. Driving the uptake and creating awareness of commercial best practice and internal governance policies and procedures will also be an integral part of the role.

Main Duties

• Advising contract teams on queries and interpretations regarding contract terms including liabilities, payment mechanisms, KPIs, scope and specification requirements to drive efficiencies and reduce scope creep.
• Ensures risk & opportunity registers are maintained by account management teams and all items have clear action plans.
• Supports the management of risks and opportuities identified by the account teams
• Provides support to account teams on contract variations and change orders ensuring they are executed in accordance with the specific requirements of the contract and compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Supports the Operation Director and Contract Manager to keep core contract data up-to-date and accurate.
• Supports the preparation of position papers and commercial reviews for escalations of major issues and risks.
• Prepares documentation and reviews contract documents to support the submission of variation documentation.
• Inputs to the development and improvement of internal systems and commercial processes and procedures.
• Ensure the appropriate governance is followed for all documents requiring sign-off and signature by the appropriate internal stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Essential Competencies for the role shall include:
• Substantial experience in Commercial Contract Management
• Experienced in Risk and Opportunity Management
• Experienced in resolving complex issues through problem solving and negotiations
• Experienced in managing KPI's and Payment Mechanisms
• Understands key contract provisions critical for managing the contract risk profile
• Desirable
• PFI experience, ideally in Healthcare
• Experience of managing challenging clients
• Defect management experience
• Negotiating and/or supporting settelement agreements
• Experiences at drafting and/or reviewing variation documents including sub-contract agreements