ENGIE
ENGIE are recruiting for a Commercial Manager to be based in the South East/London area, E14 5LQ. This is a permanent full-timerole working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.
Working hours: 40hr per week
Standard: 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday.
About the Role:
As the Commercial Manager, you will provide an influential pre- and post-contract commercial management service to a range of contracts across Energy & Carbon Solutions and Business Services. You’ll become a trusted advisor to these contracts and the conduit (go-to person) between them, external third parties and the wider central Procurement team.
You will manage numerous stakeholder relationships, including those with client representatives; ENGIE’s operational teams running the contracts and other colleagues who provide functional support to the contracts (e.g. risk, finance, HR etc.).
Main Responsibilities/Duties Include:
You will be responsible for delivering the commercial management function across all contracts and clearly communicate the obligations and liabilities contained within both contracts to ultimately ensure that income is maximised, costs are minimised, whilst the service required is delivered, by:
- Identifying, monitoring and reporting on risks.
- Supporting the management and mitigation of risks at all levels (operational, financial, commercial, technical, etc).
- Management of variation/change control.
- Repository for confidential/commercially sensitive information.
- Leading governance within the contracts to ensure that the requirements of the contract are being complied with.
- Aiding the quality of service by ensuring awareness of contractual responsibilities among all other ENGIE colleagues (including contract deliverables, scope of services etc.).
- Development of robust commercial solutions, ensuring success in new products and services
- Enforcing commercial compliance (by audit and support against ENGIE’s Legal & commercial Principles).
- Supporting the management of cash under their contract sector.
- Being professional and equitable negotiators and dispute resolvers but ultimately:
- Rebutting unfounded contractual claims
- Taking a key role in the management of contractual claims / disputes with clients and other third-parties
- Production of claims to any potential contentious contractual issue that may arise.
- The requirement to ensure full commercial governance to all subcontractors.
- To provide commercial support to the account management teams and wider Commercial team.
- Supporting the identification, management and mitigation of risks at all levels associated with bidding new contracts.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications, Skills or Experience:
- Several years’ experience within a similar industry – energy experience is preferable.
- Educated to degree / diploma level or equivalent.
- Understanding and practical application of base UK law applicable to Commercial (Construction Act etc).
- Excellent communicator and strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent financial acumen with an ability to analyse complex data and documentation with accuracy.
- Sound understanding of risk analysis / management.
- PC Literate with knowledge of MS applications e.g. Word, Excel.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of Business Assurance systems.
ENGIE Benefits Include:
- Pension
- Paid holidays (+8 public holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Employee discount shopping scheme, including discounts on gym memberships, holiday packages and more
- Employee personal & professional development profile
- Personal and career development pathways supported by ENGIE Academy
