Senior / Associate Level - Defence / Infrastructure Commercial Manager

Job Description

Become a vital member of our Project & Programme Services team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. It's about recognizing everyone's contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

Flexible and remote working are central to our culture, so talk to us about what's important to you, from reduced weeks to buying more leave, and how we can make reasonable adjustments for you or support your ambitions outside of work.

Description :

We have opportunities for security cleared Senior Commercial Managers at all levels to join our ever expanding Scotland team. We support our clients in delivering programmes in the Defence, Real Estate, and Infrastructure sectors across Scotland.

Our roles will suit individuals with broad commercial management experience including :

Procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, industry practices, transformation and change, efficiencies, innovative contractual arrangements, contract management, tendering processes and analysis, stakeholder management.

This role will operate on a hybrid working routine, with time expected in our office and a minimum of two days per week on our client sites.

Provide commercial support on site to Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

Assist with the audit and cost verification activities including close out of Task Order of Defined Cost.

Prepare field change Cost Advice for the Area.

Ensuring compliant management of scope change; all Compensation Events (CEs) are validated and recorded in CEMAR.

Support and foster a positive Nuclear Safety Culture (NSC).

Desirable :

• Practical understanding of the issues faced in the Defence & Security sectors.
• Experience of working on high-profile and complex procurement projects.
• Defence : Experience of complex commercial procurements in Defence, major capital projects, or analogous industries would be of significant interest.

Responsibilities :

Qualifications :

Manage the Contract Life Cycle :

Manage the contract life cycle from award to close out ensuring deliverables are per contract, change control and payments certified comply with contractual notification requirements. Correct contract administration ensuring the project has minimum contractual exposure and the contract achieves stated aims.

Understand performance and commercially control :

Integrate and compile monthly contract cost reports to ensure the client fully understands the current and forecast financial position. With the project manager undertake cost reviews, identify and mitigate risks and instigate corrective actions to ensure delivery within overall budget constraints.

Mitigate Risks (Deliver Opportunities) :

Ensure project / contract risks (where applicable) are fully costed and time phased with supporting mitigation plans in place and being actioned. Ensure project contingency provisions are supported by detailed cost projections and risk / opportunity is fully understood by 'driver' to focus project / supplier / programme / project ownership and mitigation

Control Change :

Operate the project change control process such that all project change is properly understood, challenged, implications fully evaluated, so that cost, time and risk implications are fully recorded, and authorised.

Cost Transparency :

Learn, Apply and Improve : Review performance (Project / Contract / Supplier) and identify areas to improve working efficiently.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Looking for a place where you can engineer a better future? AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, our digital-enabled approach transforms outcomes for people and the environment. You'll have a myriad of projects to choose from and endless possibilities for career growth. More responsibility, acclaimed training programmes and flexible working are part of our inclusive culture of prioritising diversity, health, and happiness.

Join our Project & Programme Services team and expand your career on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects - from Sizewell C to the world's tallest hotel, London's Heathrow Airport to Europe's first eco-friendly mosque. You'll enjoy invaluable exposure to international expertise as well as innovation in local niche areas. Communities are at the heart of our work and our people are proud to be working towards a Net Zero Carbon future and regenerating cities across the UK.

Security clearance :

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.