Commercial Manager

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Project Overview:

The Morava Corridor Motorway Project is an exciting and new dual-carriageway transport and communications link in the heart of Serbia. The route will weave through the scenic low-level flood plain and valleys of the Morava River as it con-nects Pojate through the industrial hub of Kruševac on the way to Preljina (near Čačak). This 112-kilometre (70-mile) motorway will modernise the infrastructure links in central Serbia and will facilitate economic growth by linking communities and busi-nesses in the industrial city of Kruševac with the regional commercial centres of Sa-rajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port city of Bar, Montenegro. The Serbian Morova Corridor Motorway is part of the comprehensive road network envisaged by the South-East European Transport Organization (SEETO) connecting Bulgaria and the Adriatic coast.

Job Summary:

The Commercial Manager will be responsible to plan, direct, and coordinate the project’s day-to-day commercial/business service operations. Highly experienced in managing commercial and contracts functions for major programs from inception through completion. The position reports operationally to the Project Manager and functionally to the GBU Commercial Manager. Duties and responsibilities include implementation of the Project Commercial and Prime Contract Management Programs and ongoing related training, monitoring compliance with project/prime contract completion requirements and status. In consultation with GBU Management/Legal, facilitate strategies for effective management of project commercial matters, including creation and capture of contemporaneous records.

We are currently considering candidates, preferably with prior motorway or other transportation/complex public project experience, to provide project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial and construction management)

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for/assists with the development and implementation of the Prime Contract Management Program for the project, consistent with the prime contract and Project Management Plan.
• Assess prime contract general terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts, or deviations for the scope of work.
• Coordinate with other project team members to identify client-related actions/inactions that need to be addressed. Recommend approaches and implement actions as appropriate to document events, respond to the situation and/or request appropriate variations on the project.
• Participate in project related meetings, prepare necessary materials, track actions and manage the working relationship with the relevant departments to facilitate prime contract administration.
• Support implementation and management of a program to recognize and identify progress/performance concerns, prepare changes/variations as they arise and manage the timely resolution under the applicable provisions whenever possible.
• Develop/maintain tools and processes to support contract compliance, sound administration and reporting for Project Manager/Project Management Team, including logs, registers, dashboards, reports and other materials.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of ongoing project training to address prime contract management principles, and facilitate the identification, preparation, and resolution of changes/variations and claims.
• Coordinate effectively with a broad range of customers and stakeholders to solve complex business-related issues.
• Communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing regarding all commercial matters, including preparation of key materials - drafting of correspondence, memos, guidance notes, chronologies, narratives, and position papers related to project commercial matters and issues.
• Assist with development and capture of contemporaneous records and production of information necessary to substantiate project commercial matters.
• Manage/conduct extensive factual, technical and contractual research; perform required analysis; prepare reports, presentations, and briefing materials.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering, Construction Management or Cost Engineering or equivalent and a minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of commercial/business management functions with work experience of a progressively responsible nature on large, complex projects.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering in collaborative working arrangements.
• Demonstratable experience of managing client contracts with similar commercial terms and incentivization models.
• Works without supervision.

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