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General information

Posting ID
260147
Type of employment
Permanent
Organisation
HS2
Salary Banding MIN
£ 40000
Location
Birmingham
Salary Banding MAX
£ 45000
Workplace Type
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Assistant Commercial Manager x 2

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Description

Salary: Base salary: £45,000pa 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. 

This role is responsible for supporting the delivery of commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors to assurance and support commercial activities.

To support the delivery of HS2’s strategic goals by building value adding supply chains with sustainable commercial relationships. To do this we must:

 About the role:

  • Successfully achieve the award of all contracts required to deliver the construction, testing, commissioning and operation of HS2 in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner, by the agreed dates (as per Utilities Contract Regulations 2016);
  • Provide commercial support and decision-making across all HS2s contracts and manage those contracts to ensure that they deliver the strategic objectives of the project throughout the term of the agreement and deliver demonstrable value for money;
  • Support the delivery of HS2’s strategic goals by building value adding supply chains with sustainable commercial relationships that deliver value and comply with HS2’s obligations set out in the Development Agreement and any associated Undertakings and Assurances;
  • Negotiate Commercial Agreements with third parties, coordinating interfaces and integrating across contracts and suppliers;
  • Ensure that HS2 has the goods and services required by the organisation to guarantee success across each stage of the delivery lifecycle.

              

Accountabilities

Pre-Contract 

  • To be responsible for supporting the development commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions and drafting contract documents.

Procurement 

  • To be responsible for supporting the development of a contract management plan.

Post Contract

  • To be responsible for supporting the delivery of contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control.
  • To be responsible for supporting the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3Contract.
  • To be responsible for supporting the valuation of variations and compensation events.
  • To be responsible for supporting contract payments assessment.
  • To be responsible for supporting the review and analysis of supply chain monthly reports.
  • To be responsible for supporting the input into contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports.
  • To be responsible for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes.
  • To be responsible for supporting estimate reviews (at all stages) 
  • 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:

  • Ability to administer contracts to deliver infrastructure or similar capital projects and programmes. 

Knowledge:

  • Governance, Assurance & Compliance 
  • Strategy Development 
  • Project Management & Planning 
  • Estimating & Cost Planning 
  • Procurement 
  • UCR/PCR Application 
  • Bespoke Third-Party Agreements 
  • Contract Management & Administration 
  • Negotiation 
  • Dispute Resolution 
  • Cost Control 
  • Risk & Value Management
  • Supply Chain Management 
  • Processes 
  • Systems 
  • Desirable Memberships / Qualifications - working towards RICS

Experience:

  • Ability to administer contracts to deliver infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.  
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of dispute resolution processes and procedures. 
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of common commercial policies, processes and procedures.
  • A knowledge of contract, commercial and risk management methods
  • HS2 may wish to consider moving this to knowledge section or amend to read ability as above.

 

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.com)

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.

 

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