Your new role
We have a new exciting opportunity for an Assistant Commercial Modelling Manager to join the team in our Commercial and Procurement directorate!
This role can be based in either Birmingham, Warrington, Manchester or Leeds. We have a flexible hybrid working approach, meaning the role will be a combination of office/agile home working.
You will assist in the design and implementation of commercial models and lead in the delivery of commercial models with a consistent and high-quality approach to support the specific commercial and procurement strategy.
What you’ll be leading on
- Assist the team in the compilation and delivery of commercial models that align National Highway’s commercial interests with the corporate goals and objectives and strategy.
- Work closely within the team to manage the commercial and financial assessment processes assisting with the compilation of well-informed business decisions.
- Advocate the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Strategy and continually improve wellbeing, health and safety performance ensuring effective practice is applied by staff and partners.
- Understand procurement priorities and potential threats to successful delivery of commercial models so that mitigating actions can be actioned to support better delivery of the procurement programme.
- Develop the commercial modelling relationships with all stakeholders.
To be successful you’ll need
- Knowledge of working within commercial teams including matrix management at some level
- Experience of optimising value for money outcomes when using public money.
- Some knowledge of NEC forms of contract.
- Knowledge of determining cost drivers for cost comparison in an infrastructure environment and experience of using cost capture, analysis and interpretation into intelligence.
- Working towards RICS, CInstCES or equivalent. Or prepared to set on the journey to a professional qualification.
A bit about us
There’s never been a better time to join our Commercial and Procurement team.
We’re a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You’ll be involved in the design of our modern, progressive contracts and partnerships, negotiating best commercial terms, galvanizing innovation and producing smart cost estimates and plans. Building in every opportunity to ensure that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network.
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
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