ABOUT US

As an international player in construction engineering and mobility services, Egis offers a unique global opportunity, combining consulting, engineering, and infrastructure operations.
Our capacity for innovation allows us to respond to the challenges of the climate and digital world, offering solutions and recognised expertise in the transport and mobility, sustainable cities, building, water, environment, and energy sectors.
The Egis Group has more than 50 years of experience, presence in 75 countries, and 18,000 employees around the world.
Egis Transport Solutions (ETS), a business unit of the Egis Group, bringing together all the necessary expertise for guided urban transport and heavy rail systems. Our business provides a full range of consultancy services from initial project feasibility to delivery, commissioning and close out. We deliver design and resource solutions to our wide range of clients ensuring safe and successful delivery.
We have a new role vacancy for a Head of Commercial Management to lead the Design Joint Venture Commercial Team on our HS2 Project.
You will lead and be responsible for all commercial aspects of the business, reporting directly to the Commercial Director. Accountable for managing commercial risk and communicating this across a variety of stakeholders within the business and ensuring that governance and reporting processes are in place to mitigate it.
A critical role, you will be responsible working with our JV partners to align and manage an integrated commercial and cost management team, accountable for the successful delivery of upstream and downstream deliverables, client and key stakeholder interface.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build, lead and develop the commercial and cost management function into a high performing team
• Develop and embed strategic principles around the proactive management of design functions and deliverables
• Design and implement all contract management processes, tools and products to support the JV to make informed, data driven strategic decisions
• Support the work winning team to review and identify risks and accountabilities within tender packs and contractual terms
• Prepare, develop and implement commercial solutions to support work winning
• Identify and manage all commercial risk on new and existing contracts
• Fully accountable for contract compliance and performance
• Negotiate contract agreements and manage all non-standard contractual issues
• Work with senior management to ensure projects exceed commercial targets
• Oversee the development and presentation of accurate Management Information
• Work in collaboration with the finance team to produce accurate forecasts
• Review competencies of all personnel within the department to ensure that all personnel have suitable training, qualifications & behaviours to ensure suitability for the role.
• Accountable for the creation and management of a high performing workforce within the discipline.
• Accountable for the timely delivery of key HR activities within the Commercial team including annual salary and bonus reviews, appraisals, talent and succession planning etc
• Support in the creation and design of development programmes and employee upskilling activities
• Ensure that own and direct reports’ mandatory e-learning modules and policy updates have been completed as and when required.
• Manage any recruitment requirements with the in-house recruitment team and systems
• Use the HR systems to manage employee records and absences
• Familiarise and actively engage in using the Notify system and ensure direct reports are fully aware of the Notify system and use the system for Health and Safety related matters.
• Have an in depth understanding of all information security projects, policies and procedures.
• Oversees and ensures that direct reports receive governance training on all information security policies and procedures.
• Ensures that any update in information security policies and procedures are communicated to direct reports.
• Understand the procedure for effective reporting and management of security incidents and breaches