An opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager to join the team within our Facilities Management Business.

Ideally, you will be based in or around the Solihull area. You will be capable of managing the day-to-day commercial work of FM contracts to a value of £25m. This role is open to remote working however there will be the requirement to commute to the Solihull office and also to visit various projects on occasion.

The Role:

• Maintain GTFM’s commercial processes and procedures and apply best practice and a continuous improvement approach, to maximise returns.
• Analysis of payment mechanisms and identifying practical operational solutions for risk mitigations; review of KPI metrics and ensuring any exposure is mitigated.
• Working with the contract management teams to identify opportunities for further work.
• Meeting with clients where needed for commercial matters.
• Administering and/or advising on Main Contract and Subcontract conditions, dealing with variations and managing disputes as they arise.
• Supporting the contract management team to negotiate subcontractor appointments and agree standard terms.
• Working with the Operations team to ensure systems and processes meet the contractual obligations and lead to capturing all billable events for additional works and billable reactive works.
• Monitoring payments made to ensure processing protocols are followed; monitoring and intervening in overdue debt when necessary.
• Monitoring and keeping invoicing WIP to a minimum and ensuring this does not age.
• Review of use of systems and identification of improvements and adjustments needed to meet contractual and financial requirements (Concept) (CAFM); Orbit(finance); HFM (finance); Builders Profile (subcontractors management)).
• Support the preparation of lifecycle plans with the contract management team
• Provide input to the annual budgets and forecasts for the finance business partner and contract management team.
• Managing the monthly Profit reporting / cost value reconciliation production for c15 contracts ensuring accurate cost / revenue capture and review of same with operations.
• Production of MPR dashboard.
• Contract review explaining turnover/profit/margin variances.
• Managing and reporting on risks and opportunities.
• Supporting the bid team in the review of contractual documents and critically assessing the estimating proposal to ensure we have a robust proposal.

About you:

·      You will preferably have experience of working within the Facilities Management industry for specifically on PFI, JCT and similar complex contracts at a senior level.

·      A good understanding of PPM (hard and soft services), cleaning standards, catering methodologies, lifecycle planning.

·      A degree or professionally qualified and a member of a professional body preferred.

Our benefits:

·      Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.

·      A wide range of corporate discounts.

·      Cycle to Work schemes.

·      Comprehensive pension plan.

·      Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.

·      Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.

·      Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.