Commercial Manager at Group Five

Job Description

Department: Commercial - Quantity Surveying
Job Title: Commercial Manager I
Contract Type: Limited Duration Contract
Location: Country    South Africa
Location : Province    Gauteng
Town / City: Waterfall
Site Name: Waterfall Head Office with Travel to Cape Town

Job Purpose   
Group Five Power invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for a 24 month limited duration contract position of Commercial Manager I. The role will be responsible for ensuring commercial and contractual compliance within the Business Unit and recovering contractual entitlement. To identify, manage and control all aggregate risk through continuous interaction with the Group Five legal team

Qualifications   

• Engineering or Quantity Surveyor Degree or Diploma

Experience   

• 8 - 10 years suitable experience with major contractors
• Multi- disciplinary projects including generation, sub-station and distribution
• EPC/Design and build contracts in the power or process industry
• FIDIC/NEC/Bespoke conditions of contract
• At least 10 years construction industry experience

Duties & Responsibilities   

• Offer constructive and sound commercial business advice
• Report on project cost-value and managing of costs and effectively manage project budget
• Accurately identify and assess up-front risk for contracts within the business unit
• Ensuring contractual compliance, management and resolution of contractual issues
• Ensuring compliance with company procedures and policies
• Effectively liaise with all stakeholders
• Successful identification, qualification, negotiation and agreement of contract claims

Skills and Knowledge

• Corporate Governance knowledge
• Sound knowledge of contract law
• Cost reports
• Construction and Engineering legislation within the South African context
• Financial Acumen

Additional Information   

• Must be willing to work between Johannesburg and Cape Town