Third Parties - Senior Commercial Manager

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Job Description

This role can be based from either Birmingham Snowhill or London Podium (near Euston).

Salary:

Birmingham - £47,450 - £59,300 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% 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 - £53,850 - £67,300 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% 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.

As a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager at HS2 you will lead the negotiation, development and embedding of contractual arrangements with selected third parties e.g. for the protection, diversion and connection of third party assets, to facilitate the construction and operation of the HS2 network.

About the role:

• Responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of complex Third Party Agreements to enable the Delivery and Operation of HS2, ensuring that these are aligned with the Third Parties Strategy and the overall HS2 objectives, including the delivery of wider benefits.
• Responsible for assuring compliance with Third Party Agreement process and governance requirements.
• Responsible for developing and producing accurate agreement registers, metrics and producing meaningful reports for internal stakeholders. Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to secure 'buy-in' and respond to challenge and scrutiny.
• Potential to line manage up to six direct reports
• Engage with other Directorates to identify requirements for third party agreements and to devise programme for delivery and implementation.
• Embed awarded agreements within relevant business teams, ensuring contract management plans are in place.
• Manage contractual relationships with Third Party Stakeholders.
• Provide subject matter expertise and undertake assurance across a portfolio of awarded agreements throughout the agreement life cycle.
• Manage interfaces with Delivery and Operations directorates to influence delivery strategies and to ensure requirements of Commercial Agreements are appropriately shared with contractors.
• Lead development and assess commercial models for charging by third party and/or pricing of HS2 services effectively managing risk, complying 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 developing and/or managing complex commercial contracts including the ability to develop accurate contract documents.
• Programme/Project planning and management skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional negotiation teams in challenging commercial environments
• Skilled in managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Communication and influencing skills at all levels within an organisation
• Ability to manage in ambiguity and across a very varied workload

Knowledge

• Expertise in construction, commercial or land & property contracts.

Experience

• Experience of developing and/or managing complex and collaborative construction, commercial or land & property agreements.
• Experience in leading teams, managing/coaching numerous staff in their career development
• Commercial/contract management skills of high value, complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services
• Programme/project management of significant commercial work streams.
• Experienced in commercial to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated
• Experience of large scale infrastructure projects, rail construction and/or utility projects
• Stakeholder relationship management experience

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

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.