Sr. Commercial Manager

Job Description

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the requirements of Hills Contract with the Employer and the other Contracts within Hills scope are implemented and maintained throughout the contract period.
• Assist in reviewing contractual notices of claims and providing contractual advice to the Project Team in administrating the Construction and Design Contract(s).
• Liaise with the client representatives, the project management consultant, design and other consultants, and relevant contractors regarding all contractual matters.
• Assist in drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Tender documents for design, engineering and construction services approval.
• Assist as necessary with the management of procurement.
• Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities.
• Assist with the administration of ongoing Contracts, including monitoring Contractor and Consultant compliance with the Contract Documents.
• Review and advise on design submissions and cost plans submitted by consultants, including pre-tender estimates.
• Contribute to Value and Cost Engineering and advise on Life Cycle Costing.
• Investigate problems and recommend corrective action.
• Prepares correspondence and maintains records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all Contractual matters, including the issue of Engineers Instructions and Variation Orders.
• Facilitates the preparation of Contract change and prepares the relevant change management documentation and variation orders.
• Facilitates the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with before final payment to the contractor.
• Ensures that all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Assists in reviewing and assessing contractors claims by the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensures the Clients interests are protected.
• Ensures all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc., are in place, maintained and updated by the Contract and in compliance with the Clients requirements.
• Assists, monitors, and manages the Estimating and Project Control teams regarding contractual implications of change orders. Review all the cost assessments.
• Prepare for review Recommendations for Release of Retention and Bonds.
• Prepare monthly Cost Reports and contribute as necessary to risk and other reporting.
• Assist, review, and approve the preparation of Monthly Progress Reports.
• Responsible for preparing and maintaining Engineers Instructions, Variation Orders and Claim Logs.
• Attends Commercial Meetings and records minutes of meetings.
• Prepare procurement strategy documents.
• Prepare and manage the procurement schedule.
• Manage and advise on procurement as necessary, including reviewing documents for issuing to bidders and preparing Tender Reports and other documents for assessment of tenders.
• Assist with and prepare estimates and, as necessary, carry out tender analysis and benchmarking.
• Have a perfect knowledge of Excel software, and be very familiar with arithmetics.
• Be organized in his work and expedite the tasks in a short time.
• Managing, with leadership, a team of 4 to 5 QSQS reporting to him. Providing KPIsKPIs for this team to obtain good performance.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

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