Third Parties - Assistant Commercial Manager

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Job Description

This role can be based in either Birmingham or London.

Salary:

Birmingham: £32,050 - £37,700 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15 % which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

London: £36,000 - £42,350 depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15 % which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

The Third Parties Assistant Commercial Manager role is responsible for assisting in the negotiation, development and embedding of contractual arrangements with selected Third Parties for the protection, diversion and connection of Third Party assets, to facilitate the construction and operation of the HS2 network.

About the role:

General

• Support the achievement of assurance and governance requirements of all commercial agreement deliverables.

Pre-Agreement

• Support the development and approvals of a portfolio of standard third party agreements and assist in the development of new and complex agreements through the life-cycle stages from identifying the business need to contract award drawing, on internal and external resources as required.
• Maintain the pipeline reports and register through regular updates, ensuring it is accurate and complete, and provide monthly reports to the Third Parties Head of Commercial which evidence successful delivery of projects.
• Support preparation of materials for boards and committees, as required, in order to secure 'buy-in' and respond to challenge and scrutiny.
• Engage with other Directorates promoting compliance with procurement and third party agreement processes and identify requirements for third party agreements, and provide support in devising programme for delivery and implementation.

Post-Agreement

• Support the implementation of awarded agreements within relevant business teams.
• Apply agreed commercial models for charging by third parties and/or pricing of HS2 services in developing agreements, ensuring compliance with Managing Public Money guidelines and driving best value.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About you:

Skills

• Skilled in compiling tender and commercial documents.
• Ability to operate in a cross-functional negotiation teams in fast paced commercial environments.
• Sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience, together with communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical and decision-making skills, supported by commercial awareness.
• Time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to develop contract documents.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills in relation to wide-ranging propositions.
• Ability to produce and present reports to a variety of audiences, including internal stakeholders at various levels in the organisation.

Knowledge:

(1) Aware: Awareness/ theoretical appreciation of the competence.

(2) Practiced: Applies the competence under supervision, primarily in non-complex situations.

(3) Competent: Applies the competence independently or with minimal supervision, often in situations of some complexity.

(4) Proficient: Can critically evaluate and adapt to situation as required. Applies the competence independently, primarily in complex situations. Can supervise others applying the competence.

(5) Expert/ Strategic: Can critically evaluate, adapt or develop new theories and/or methods. Recognised as an expert by other senior professionals, who is called on

• Understanding of how tender and commercial documents are compiled to form a robust and holistic construction contracting. (2)
• Knowledge of basic contract law. (2)
• Knowledge of commercial / pricing models. (2)
• Knowledge of using the NEC3 Engineering and Construction contracts, and other major forms of construction contracts; along with relevant pricing models including lump sum, target cost, cost reimbursable and a range of approaches. (1)
• Knowledge of EU procurement directives, with awareness of government (1)
• Initiatives and policies with the ability to assess relevancy and defend applicability (1)

Experience:

• Experience in supporting the procurement of large value complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations with knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation and contracts using the NEC suite of contract forms.
• Experience of commercial context to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated.
• Experience of compiling commercial documents, maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Experience with organisations such as utilities, highways authorities, rail companies.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.