About the role

Balfour Beatty Vinci has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join our team to work in Coleshill.

Role Purpose:

Commercial Manager will be responsible for overseeing a 500M + Design Joint Venture sub-contract package.

What you’ll be doing

  • Stakeholder management – Liaising and forming excellent working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders including the key members of the BBV, HS2 and Design Joint Venture management team
  • Project management playing a lead in role in commercially administering the design packages for the BBV HS2 project. These include a 500m+ design JV package, various temporary works and CAT3 checking packages
  • Cost Control actively managing and monitoring cost expenditure to ensure that transparent, robust and effective cost control mechanisms are in place
  • Reporting responsible for preparing cash flow forecasts, expenditure profiles and end life forecast reports for all work packages being managed; managing risks and opportunities and ensuring that a considered and balanced view can be taken within the forecasts
  • Managing change liaising with the wider BBV and HS2 team in administering change and ensuring that the relevant notices required under the contract and sub-contract agreements are in place
  • Reporting responsible for managing the CVR process and supporting the Commercial Lead in respect of all internal reporting and commercial management activities
  • Team development providing leadership and direction to junior commercial staff; ensuring that clear plans and deliverables are in place along with ensuring that the junior staff are being developed and supported in their own career training and development.
  • Commercial support proving commercial support in terms of understanding and administering the design contracts and sub-contract that are in place. An excellent understand of the NEC suite of contracts will be essential, particularly the administration of NEC 3 Option A, C and E.
  • Who we’re looking for

  • Experience working on large scale projects and commercial administering NEC works packages
  • BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
  • Membership of the RICS, ICES or CIOB
  • Why work for us

    Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is responsible for designing and building part of the most exciting and challenging infrastructure project in Europe: HS2.

    We are building the West Midlands section of HS2’s Phase One route, spanning approximately 90km from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. We will be employing thousands of people from the region to design and build the civil infrastructure for HS2 and we are looking for a wide range of skills to join the team and support this unique and ground breaking project.

    Diversity and Inclusion: We aim to be a leader in equality, diversity and inclusion by creating a safe inclusive working environment for all – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year round learning opportunities and provide personal development opportunities. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.

    Flexible working: Flexible or agile working is encouraged at BBV and we recognise the value and diversity of candidates which this can bring to our business operations. Not every role can provide a variety of working patterns to suit people’s personal needs however we are happy to discuss agile working opportunities at BBV with you.

    Disability confident: We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is Disability Confident committed and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.