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Commercial Manager, PFI FM
December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Commercial Manager, PFI FM
Commercial Manager - PFI Facilities Management
Location: Flexible working available, where you can be based from one of our Cardiff, Loughton, Basingstoke or Sheffield offices, with home working available and some travel to other offices/sites across the UK
Business Area: Kier Places - Facilities Management - PFI Commercial team
Contract & hours: Permanent, full time - Monday to Friday
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Commercial Manager to join our Facilities Management PFI Commercial team to take full ownership of the Commercial discipline of a varying number of PFI contracts, and have overall accountability & responsibility to increase value, reduce cost, drive profit, and manage risk in a safe and ethical manner.
As our main offices are Cardiff, Loughton, Basingstoke & Sheffield, we are looking for you to be within a commutable distance of one of these offices, and you should expect frequent visits to our contracts, clients and other Kier offices through the country, including but not limited to, London, South Wales, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire & the Midlands. Our services & clients include: total facilities management (TFM), soft, hard or technical services, lifecycle upgrades & project refurbishments for Schools, Hospitals, Councils, and Police & Fire Rescue Authorities.
Key Responsibilities
As a trusted Commercial Manager, you'll ensure the smooth running of contracts, ensuring penalty charges & risks are minimised, with full accountability of profitability, margins, cash targets, forecasts, variations, contract reviews and overall contract performance. You'll also have ownership of the lifecycle works, including lifecycle plans, variations, costs and planning expenditure; motivate & encourage your team work closely & collaboratively with subcontractors and clients, providing support to solve issues & disputes where required; maintain relationships with all stakeholders, including regularly meeting & visiting operational teams & clients at site; and ensure resourcing and capacity management against varying project demand.
With a passionate focus, you'll be proactive in developing and driving the commercial plans & performance; seeking solutions with clients & supply-chain; lead the process associated with market testing, benchmarking, utilities reconciliations and agreements of new rates; driving efficiency and performance of direct delivery teams and subcontractors; and lead on client dispute resolution - these are highly complicated contracts and will require an excellent understanding of the contract, payment mechanisms, performance out puts, service level agreements, KPI's, penalties and Kier and SPV obligations.
Collaborative working is key as a Commercial Manager, where you'll work closely with the Management Team to roll-out initiatives; work with the other Commercial managers to ensure a clear joined up methodology is maintained providing a consistent quality of work, and best practice is shared and adopted; contribute to the overall commercial direction of the business and its prosperity, safety and risk management; and play an active role in the promotion of health, safety & wellbeing, continuing the drive for safer working, ensuring that any unsafe acts are reported, and undertaking site safety audits.
What do we need from you?
To be a Commercial Manager with Kier FM, you'll hold a relevant commercial, finance or construction/property qualifications, and be chartered or working towards your chartership; have experience in a PFI commercial & contract environment, as well as experience in a similar role; and have experience of management, with the ability to develop & motivate colleagues & reports, effectively influence stakeholders, and confidently deal with senior stakeholders, including lawyers, clients & Kier management.
With a drive deliver the best possible product for the client whilst growing the business in accordance with our sustainable growth plans, you'll bring with you a strong, broad knowledge of laws, regulations and industry trends.
Due to the nature of this role, you'll be able to travel across the UK to a variety of locations & sites when required.
Who are we?
We are Kier Facilities Management - the team that's putting people into FM, delivering an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).
Some of our other benefits include:
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Commercial Manager.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 5 January 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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