Commercial Manager

ERM are currently seeking a Commercial Manager to join the Perth LPMR team (Liability Portfolio Management and Remediation) to manage a range of project execution activities including contracts and claim management, supporting project controls and the financial functions. The Commercial Manager is a key member of the core project team play and plays a pivotal role in commercial decision making to ensure the success of our projects. The role requires contractual and commercial acumen and the ability to liaise with project team members, clients and corporate stakeholders to ensure the commercial success of the project.

Accountabilities

Successful commercial and contracts management of large / complex projects and providing support to other developing PMs on smaller project. Providing commercial support to projects and bids.

Provide support in the contract / legal review process.

Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the timely agreement of appropriate contractual terms between ERM and its clients and subcontractors.- Contribute to the renewal or revision of Master Services Agreements (MSA’s) and other similar agreements.- Work closely with ERM’s Regional Legal team, and with the Managing Partner and other Partners within the Business Unit (BU). The Legal Team is responsible for legal review of all contracts; BU Partners are responsible for delivery of work against these contracts.- Responsible for ensuring that contract terms appropriately capture advice from the Legal team and enables BU Partners to deliver work which aligns with both ERM and client requirements.- Lead, and provide support to BU Partners, in negotiating contract terms with ERM clients.- Work with other Support Functions across ERM - including, but not limited to, the Insurance, Tax, Finance and HR teams.- Provide support and advice on contract development and management issues, focus on contract development processes resulting in compliant governance practices, and manage key commercial risks.- Manage all formal contract related documents and ensure that contract notices are served within the stipulated timelines.- Reviews, comment and manage commercial contract terms and conditions for projects and ensures they are applied in alignment with company’s policies and commercial targets.- Provide expert knowledge in the review and assessment of commercial contract terms and conditions for opportunities during the bidding process.- Act as Commercial Manager in support of the Project Manager in line with project and customer requirements-
- Ensuring that, where appropriate, MSA’s and similar standing agreements with ERM clients are utilised.- Reporting line will be 100% to the LPMR Partner-in-Charge (PIC) and dotted line to the BU Commercial Director.

We are seeking someone with the following qualifications and attributes:
Excellent understanding of contract law and pricing.- Proven experience in leading commercial solution development for large projects and tenders.- Exposure to remote mining and/or power sector projects would be highly advantageous.
- Who We Are:_
- As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency._

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