Commercial Project Manager
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Your responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the job as summarised below, but not limited to:
Support during bidding phase
- Analyze the commercial aspects of a customer request to tender and provide key commercial and financial inputs for a competitive
- Draw up a strategy and identify key issues for association with business partners (Joint ventures, consortium, sub-contracting).
- Evaluate the commercial and financial risks of the proposed bid and recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures.
- Ensure compliance with internal directives pertaining to risk management aspects of the bid.
- Provide input and support during the negotiation of the commercial terms and conditions with the client.
Commercial Execution
- Take complete responsibility for the commercial execution of
- Ensure fulfilment of all commercial conditions laid down in the main contract with the customer.
- Co-ordinate all issues of financial project management (bank guarantees, parent company guarantees, letters of credit).
- Co-ordinate all tax and insurance related queries and interface with clients on these matters in consultation with finance.
- Provide necessary support to procurement by vetting the purchase orders and sub-contracts to ensure that terms and conditions thereof are synchronized with the main contract.
To lead the commercial project management (CPM) function, including the commercial input into tenders; the commercial execution of projects; commercial claims management; the planning, controlling and reporting of project costs, contract values and project results; the management of commercial aspects of contracts and subcontracts, and the management of any other relevant owner’s interfaces.
Your profile
Education
Bachelor’s degree in commercial, legal, accounting or financial management or equivalent
Additional Educational Requirements
- Management and/or leadership training
- In-depth knowledge of FIDIC, NEC and other suites of contracts
Work Experience
- At least 12 years relevant experience in the international contracting business especially with regard to project commercial execution / contract administration and controlling. (15+ years preferred)
- At least 12 years’ experience in claim management (15+ years preferred)
- Sound legal knowledge
- Extensive experience with NEC and/or FIDIC based contracts
- Track record of experience in Claims Management, Insurance and Compliance.
Your benefits
Company
Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.
Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.
As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.