Assistant Commercial Management Specialist

Cadent Gas Ltd
Job Purpose
As the Assistant Commercial Management Specialist you will support commercial and cost management activities across our internal operations and collaborative operations with Contractors to ensure costs are managed, controlled and reported appropriately, supporting investment decisions and driving value through contract and commercial arrangements. You will also lead with tender procurement events for NW Network.
What you'll get to work on
- Carrying out cost reporting to deliver comprehensive information on internal and Contractor performance and value
- Using contractual cost measures and targets for Contractor activities to conduct continuous forecasting and monitoring
- Ensuring costs are managed through reporting, communication and management processes
- Auditing and investigating internal activities and Contractor activities when required in order to provide assurance and demonstrate that regulatory reporting is underpinned by effective cost control
- Providing challenge to claims for compensation events based on quantitative analysis
- Ensuring variations to budget are identified, reported and addressed
- Assessing the scope and nature of additional or one-off work or variations
- Supporting the costing of works and benchmarking activities to ensure Cadent’s arrangements and Contractor costs remain competitive
- Providing procurement and tender support via Cadent’s systems
- Analysing financial information to identify cost saving opportunities, manage budgets and ensure costs are allocated appropriately in our accounts
Who are we looking for
- Educated to Degree or equivalent in a commercial discipline or relevant commercial/contract experience
- Knowledge of unit cost / commercial principles and methodologies
- Cost modelling skills and auditing
- Understanding of key commercial, regulatory and economic drivers
- Ability to interpret and analyse financial information
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, negotiate and work collaboratively
- The ability to deliver high quality outputs on time against demanding timescales
- Excellent team working skills, and a proactive approach to problem solving

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