Director in R&D Managed Services at PwC focused on enhancing client services and mentoring future leaders. Overseeing project delivery and fostering a dynamic work environment with a strong focus on quality.
About the role
- Commercial Director role in the Water Sector managing a £300m portfolio. Strategic leadership position with responsibilities in commercial capabilities and team management.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Water Sector Director to prepare, implement and closely monitor delivery of the business unit strategy
- Ensure that the Sector commercial activities are aligned with the company’s strategic priorities and that the commercial team interfaces effectively with the other functional disciplines to enable optimal outcomes
- Deliver financial results in line with budgets/targets and developing and implementing strategies to enable stretch financial targets to be realised
- Ensure that all projects/contracts have in place a route to margin plan, a risk management plan, and a cash management strategy that optimises cashflow
- Ensure financial forecasts and reports are accurate and provide consistent, transparent, reliable and timely information
- Set the commercial strategy for all work winning pursuits and providing commercial leadership to the work winning effort
- Ensure that contracts/projects and work winning programmes are appropriately resourced with suitably qualified and experienced commercial personnel, and robust succession plans in place
- Ensure the commercial robustness of bids/tenders and compliance with the company’s work winning processes and governance
- Accountable for implementation of the company’s commercial assurance programme and ensuring compliance with company procedures and any contract specific requirements
- Accountable for management of the supply chain, including supply chain contract administration
- Ensure commercial records are maintained in line with statutory and contract requirements
- Accountable for the reporting and resolution of legacy and emerging contractual issues, directly intervening as and when required, and engaging in formal dispute resolution where necessary
- Accountable for all matters relating to insurances relevant to the Sector, including declarations and claims and coordinating support for the Group annual insurance renewal
- Develop the strength of the commercial team and actively contribute to the people plan for the function, prioritising career development and breaking down silos
- Accountable for satisfactory commercial close out of completed projects/contracts and capturing/sharing lessons learnt
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to improving Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) by being an evangelist for the elimination of harm and committing to the achievement of the company’s SHE strategy objectives
- Represent the company’s interests in a professional manner at all times and, where required, act as the company’s representative on joint venture management boards
Requirements
- Significant post-graduate commercial experience in the construction industry with a track record of achievement (Water Sector experience preferred)
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with a track record of resolving complicated commercial issues
- Strategic and assured approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working
- Confident decision-making based on sound analytics and situational awareness
- Creative, strategic and innovative approach to problem-solving
- Ability to set an exemplary standard, lead, inspire, motivate and develop teams to deliver at or above target levels of performance
- Legal, contractual and construction industry knowledge and experience
- Coaching style of management
- Ability to constantly improve and evolve as a commercial leader, taking account of and enabling the company’s corporate strategy
- Ability to maintain a measured approach in a challenging and dynamic commercial environment
- Industry wide perspective of current developments/improvements in commercial practices and an awareness of the future vision of industry thought leaders
- Proficient in drafting effective contractual correspondence and reports
- Previous experience of working in collaborative, alliancing and/or joint venture environments
- Holds a RICS / CICES accredited degree
- Full Membership of RICS or CICES
- May also be a member of other professional bodies or hold additional qualifications
Benefits
- A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
- It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
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