Commercial Lead

About Us

Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.

With UK roots going back over 100 years, Lendlease’s Construction business brings deep knowledge and capability to all that we do. We are a trusted construction partner to many of the most respected private and public sector organisations in the UK.

Whether a new build, a repurposed or reconstructed property, a heritage restoration or a multi-phased development, our clients trust us to drive delivery, deal with complexity, and provide strategic and long-term economic and social value with innovative and sustainable solutions.

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Lead to joining the team delivering a £160m Ministry of Defence construction project located in Rutland. The Commercial Lead is responsible for all commercial and financial elements on a high value, complex construction project through pre-construction, delivery and final accounts stages.

What will you do?

• Leads the management of the cash position across project with focus at trade package level to deliver profit to business in accordance with business unit plan.
• Contributes to the robust implementation and management of commercial, legal, insurance and risk controls at package level feeding into the wider management of the project.
• Procure the project in accordance with approved strategy ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
• Accurate commercial reporting and contract administration with focus on trade packages and other supply orders. This includes (but is not limited to) interim payments, management of change accounts, cashflows, final accounting and contract administration.
• Adhering (and where necessary put in place) to structures and processes to ensure consistency of delivery across the project.
• Where the position has direct reports; developing team members to enhance the overall performance of the project and ensuring that project teams are appropriately resourced and that succession plans are in place.
• Managing supply chain relationships at package level to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to procurement.

You will bring

• Quantity surveying degree or experience within the role.
• NEC contract experience and understanding / experience of target cost contracts.
• Experience working with public sector clients.
• Experience of working for a principal contractor on either new build or refurbishment projects.
• Demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Experience with tendering subcontract works.
• Able to prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties.

What We Provide

• Car allowance
• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Private medical health benefit and dental plan options
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Wellbeing leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide

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