Commercial Manager Major Projects and Programmes Clyde

Job Description

LocationGlasgow – Kentigern G2 8EXAbout the jobSummary£1,500 Commercial Market Skills Allowance (MSA); individuals are eligible once essential criteria for this allowance is met. DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIO The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe Challenge If you are an amazing Commercial Professional or QS with commercial experience who wants to see the unseen and work for an amazing organisation, then keep reading!Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and supports our mission! Caring for Defence Estate and those that depend on it, enabling Defence to live, work, train and deploy We are looking for an experienced Commercial or Construction professional with a background in projects and construction. Would you like to be a part of team focused on supporting and delivering a £1.6bn Clyde Infrastructure Programme (CIP) over a period of 10-15 years. The projects range from standalone build to major refurbishment type works in both Faslane and Coulport at HMNB Clyde Naval Base. Still interested You should be! You will support the strategic relationship with suppliers and senior internal stakeholders while building collaboration within and across organisational boundaries. You will support key sourcing activities to meet project goals while minimising risk and ensuring TCO is considered. You will be accountable for ensuring adherence to and conformity with all agreed DIO processes and operating procedures, and particularly those which are detailed under the key infrastructure process for commercial and relate to end to end project management. That will provide a resilient and efficient infrastructure support across the MOD’s estate. LocationThis role will be based in Glasgow Kentigern House with expectation to travel to HM Clyde base 1 to 2 days per week.ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities• Provide input to Commercial Strategy and associated contracting strategy as required. • Support commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance. • Undertake end to end Procurement and contract management in NEC3 NEC4 environment. • Create strong working relationships within own team as well as other parts of the Commercial function across DIO and beyond across MOD. • Comply with regulations and policy affecting procurement and adopt commercial best practice. • Support fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities including tendering, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation and negotiations. • Collaborate with members of the team including project, technical, finance and specialist staff, to deliver Customer requirements. • Maintain auditable records of commercial activities Essential Requirements• Due to local security and clearance restrictions there is a requirement for a UK Nationals only for this post • Candidate must have a UK driving licence Essential Experience & Skills• Excellent, analytical, written and verbal communication skills. • 3+ years of relevant experience ideally with a background in projects and construction. • Knowledge of NEC 3 & 4 contracting or similar models • Passionate self-starter with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Experience & Skills:• Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms. • Experience working in a large, highly matrixed organisation. • Qualification: MCIPS 4 or willing to work to MCIPS level 4 • Skill: NEC 3/4 experience Experience of cost build up Experience in conducting negotiation • Experience: Experience working in a large, highly matrixed organisationLicencesDriving licence essential due to remote location of site and limited if any public transportation <strong