Commercial Lead

at  Mercury Engineering

SCOPE OF THE ROLE:

Mercury is seeking an experienced Commercial Lead to join our site team on a large Data Centre construction project in Finland in the Helsinki region. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in cost management and quantity surveying, with experience managing commercial aspects of large-scale construction projects.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To lead the project Commercial Team and provide support to the construction team on all commercial and quantity surveying functions including the following key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with contract obligations and provide advice and monitoring of same to construction team
• Ability to identify potential commercial risks and ensure prompt reporting of same to management.
• Compile monthly progress applications and ensure they are inclusive of accurate remeasure, site variations, dayworks or claims
• Procurement – operational procurement activity and contract support, in conjunction with the Procurement Department
• Manage subcontractor accounts from initial award to interim valuation, variations, and final account.
• Managing and forecasting of turnover and cash flow of the projects
• Reviewing and commercial management of all projects, to ensure accurate and reliable reporting
• Identify, analyse, and report on trends within the Business & Projects
• Provide Data and analysis of issues & risks as required by Management.
• Improve and implement best practice commercial processes and accurate budgeting
• Lead, support, and provide coaching to commercial team members in best practice quantity surveying and cost management methods.
• Review all incoming correspondence from Employers, Design Team and /or subcontractors, to identify contractually critical items and to initiate replies
• To ensure Construction Team is adhering to all Contractual Requirements and providing advice and monitoring of same
• Ensure reporting is in line with Group Policies & highlight exceptions to Management
• All other duties associated with this role