Associate Cost and Commercial Manager

About the Role

• Drafting and managing FIDIC, NEC and public sector contractual correspondence  
• Preparing and recommending payment notices and / or pay less notices  
• Evaluating (time and / or cost) change items (variations, claims, force majeure events, etc.)  
• Participating in dispute avoidance (negotiation) and / or resolution (adjudication, etc.)  
• Ensuring all contractual administration is executed within agreed governance parameters  
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all contractual-based records  

• Advising on cost-related matters in keeping with the client’s reporting procedures  
• Preparing and maintaining the CBS and WBS  
• Adhering to the management and administration of project-related change  
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)  
• Preparing project- and contract-based cost forecasts, liabilities and accruals  
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all cost-based records  

• Providing estimating advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice  
• Preparing and / or assuring estimates and / or cost plans  
• Drafting unambiguous assumptions and exclusions associated with individual estimates  
• Measuring and quantifying scope from drawings and specifications  
• Undertaking value engineering exercises with the wider project team  
• Advising on benchmarks and qualifying the same as required  

• Drafting all programme-related correspondence to protect the client’s interests  
• Reporting all commercial-based KPI’s in an accurate and robust manner  
• Ensuring commercial matters are managed within agreed governance parameters  
• Inputting into the assessment of earned value metrics (CPI and SPI)  
• Advising on the FIDIC, NEC and public sector contracts commercial implications of potential time-based mitigation measures  
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all planning-based records  

• Advising on regulated and unregulated tender events in keeping with best industry practice  
• Preparing procurement and contract strategies to satisfy the client’s requirements  
• Drafting robust and concise commercial-related elements of tender documentation  
• Managing tender clarifications and queries in tandem with the wider project team  
• Evaluating tender returns in compliance with the corresponding criteria  
• Awarding contracts whilst minimising the risk of challenge by unsuccessful tenderers  

• Providing risk-related advice and support to the client in keeping with best industry practice 
• Liaising with the wider project team to support the risk management process  
• Reviewing of commercial elements of risk registers at regular intervals  
• Measuring and quantifying risks in keeping with project-related requirements  
• Managing and administering contractual risk workshops  
• Implementing / maintaining a robust system for the provision of all risk-based records  

• Providing guidance to (and mentoring) more junior members of the commercial team  
• Acting as a ‘sounding board’ for best practice with respect to technical skill and behaviour  
• Leading the project team through effective decision making  
• Supporting colleagues with their chartership-based endeavours (RICS, CICES, APM, etc.)  
• Leading on Gardiner & Theobald’s Career Action Plan (CAP) process for direct reports  
• Motivating team members to support business / project / contract targets  

About You

• Capital Works Framework (CWMF), FIDIC and NEC3/ NEC4 contracts 
• Transportation Infrastructure 
• Rail, especially Light Rail  

About Us

• Opportunity to lead procurement on high-profile infrastructure projects in Ireland 
• Competitive salary and benefits package 
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements 
• Collaborative and forward-thinking programme and project environments