Job title:
Cost and Contract Manager
Company
Associated British Ports
Job description
We’re the UK’s largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year. It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future. We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.We are therefore looking for an experienced Cost & Contract Manager to join the business. The purpose of this role is to ensure we optimise value and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle by the appropriate understanding of budgets, estimating of costs and the allocation of contractual risks in addition to the implementation of robust contract management methods and processes during project execution.The role will be Project centric, and travel may be required to ABPs Head office in London or one of our three regions, Humber, Southampton, and Wales and Short Sea Ports. You will be a key member of the Group Projects team and you will report to the Head of Contract and Cost Management.Accountabilities
- Provide contract and cost management advice to tailored to the nature and risk profile of the project scope.
- Provide advice to the Commercial team to ensure customer agreements consider downstream contractual delivery risk.
- Produce robust project execution strategies which reflect effective risk management and contracting strategies.
- Establish cost management frameworks, including cost planning, estimating, and change management procedures.
- Prepare and manage CAPEX and cash flow forecasts, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project timelines. Including formal Cost Plans in accordance with RICS best practice or equivalent appropriate standard commensurate with the stage of development of design or manage consultants undertaking the activity.
- Lead the preparation, negotiation, and administration of contracts, ensuring appropriate distribution of contractual risks.
- Establish and maintain robust contractual correspondence protocols to support project execution.
- Oversee tender processes, including tender management, evaluation, and contract award, including producing pricing information at each stage of the project, including pricing schedules for tender purposes.
- Undertake tender negotiations with suppliers to ensure the optimum value for money and risk profile is achieved.
- Support, advise and act as the PM’s delegate in the commercial management of the project, ensuring ABP’s commercial risk is managed appropriately through the project lifecycle, including correspondence management, commercial assessments and claim resolution.
- Conduct financial analysis to evaluate project profitability and cost-effectiveness.
- Implement value engineering practices to optimise costs without compromising project quality.
- Establish and enforce governance protocols related to cost verification, cost assurance, and contractual compliance.
- Ensure all procurement processes are transparent, ethical, and compliant with industry standards and regulations.
- Advocate for health and safety standards within all cost and contract management activities.
- Ensure alignment with Head of Contracts and Cost Management on key decisions, commercial strategies and concerns and notification of all potential disputes to ensure align with Group Best Practice.
- Develop and provide guidance to members of the Regional Asset Management and Engineering teams in contract and cost matters.
Skills & Experience
- Strong technical and educational base with a minimum of Honours Degree in quantity surveying or other relevant engineering degree such as civil engineering
- Professionally qualified chartered status with demonstrable extensive commercial experience
- Relevant qualification and 10 to 15 years’ experience in providing Contract and Cost expertise to projects, with experience in multidisciplinary team delivery environments throughout the whole project lifecycle
- Experience in managing projects ranging from £100 million to £1 billion, with a strong preference for candidates with both client-side and contractor-side experience
- Multi project delivery experience
- Experience in Programme Management with extensive contract, commercial and risk allocation skills
- Experienced in the development of Project Delivery Strategies including risk identification, authoring and negotiating multi forms of contract and bespoke agreements
- Extensive experience in the administration of different forms of contract including NEC4 construction contracts various professional services contracts and managing commercial negotiations
- Understanding of statutory requirements, current regulations and approved codes of practice relating to the commercial management of construction projects
- Ability to think logically and problem solve to meet project delivery requirements with minimal supervision.
- Good IT skills, proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Additional Information:When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.
Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.
Expected salary
Location
Cardiff
Job date
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:54:56 GMT
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