Commercial Manager - Highways and Transportation

Job Posted: 13 September 2024

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 13, £46,772 to £50,251 per annum
• Industries: Engineering Management & Executive Public Sector

Closing Date: 3rd October 2024

Commercial Manager (Ref: 2024_1055)

St Christopher House, Daish Way, Newport PO30 5XJ / Agile working

Grade 13, £46,772 to £50,251 per annum

Contact: Michelle Love, Service Director for Highways and Community Protection at [email protected]

Vacancy Reference: 2024_1055

Closing Date: 03/10/2024

Contract Type: Permanent 

Hours: 37 per week

Do you want to help us to deliver excellent highways services and be an integral part of our successful highways contract management team

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Commercial Manager to join our dynamic, Highways Client Management team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager to join us to effectively manage, monitor and deliver the Isle of Wight Council’s Highways Maintenance PFI Contract.

You will be a key part of the Highways Client Management Team playing a key role in the management of the contract and be responsible for overseeing the commercial functions of the contract. You will be able to use your previous finance and contract management experience to develop strategies for the future management of the contract that align with the Isle of Wight Council’s visions and objectives.

You will be required to manage a team responsible for the contract administration, ensuring accurate recording and monitoring of statutory and auditable requirements. You will be required to work proactively with Island Roads, the council’s contractor to ensure that contractual performance standards and response times are met.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide, leadership, direction, and strategy for managing the commercial aspects of the Highways PFI contract.
• Work in collaboration with the Strategic Manager, Group Engineer, Transport Strategy Manager, and the Network Manager as part of a cohesive, efficient, productive, and successful Senior Contract Management Team (SCMT) to maintain and develop an effective scrutiny framework.
• Performance manage the highways maintenance contractor service company and operational company including site inspections and audits; and Communication with stakeholders internally and externally including elected members and Town / Parish Councils.
• Lead in the scrutiny of change Events and issue contractual notices to the Service Provider
• Manage monthly commercial meetings.
• Review planned investment against Financial Model forecasts, challenge investment profiles and forecasts against network requirements.

If you feel that you could thrive in this exciting opportunity to shape highways maintenance delivery on the Island and bring essential skills that will allow our team to flourish and achieve our goals then take advantage of this unique opportunity by applying today, we will look forward to hearing from you!

The Isle of Wight lies off the south coast of England with frequent transport links to Portsmouth, Southampton, Lymington and Southsea (you can reach London in under two hours). This is a beautiful place to live and work, with the highest number of award-winning beaches in England and half the island designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

We operate flexible working arrangements where agile working is encouraged and supported which includes some working from home.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Michelle Love, Service Director for Highways and Community Protection at [email protected] 

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

-  Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!

-  Local Government pension scheme

-  Discounted Solent ferry travel

-  Island bus network discount

-  Cycle to work scheme

-  Staff parking permit scheme

-  Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

-  National and local discounts & benefits schemes

-  Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)

- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]. Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.

Closing Date: 3rd October 2024

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