Commercial Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Mitie has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager to come and join our Team! The Commercial Manager shall coordinate with other support functions and dedicated contract roles to understand and deliver required commercial solutions and provide day to day commercial management support to the contract teams. This role will also see the Commercial Manager at the forefront of identifying and managing legal, financial and commercial risks and opportunities in collaboration with the contract team. Driving the uptake and creating awareness of commercial best practice and internal governance policies and procedures will also be an integral part of the role.

Other key functions of the role include being responsible for advising contract teams on queries and interpretations regarding contract terms including liabilities, payment mechanisms, KPIs, scope and specification requirements to drive efficiencies and reduce scope creep. Ensuring risk & opportunity registers are maintained by account management teams and all items have clear action plans will also be a key part of your new role, as well as supporting the management of risks and opportuities identified by the account teams, and providing support to account teams on contract variations and change orders ensuring they are executed in accordance with the specific requirements of the contract and compliance with internal policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated member of the contract team responsible for the delivery of exception Commercial Management support to the contract and provide guidance to the wider team on a multitude of issues ranging from contract performance, variations and damage to the successful resolution of defects and associated disputes. We are also looking for a candidate who has experienced in Risk and Opportunity Management, as well as experience in resolving complex issues through problem solving and negotiations. Understanding key contract provisions critical for managing the contract risk profile will also be important experience for the candidate to have.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.