About this role
The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.#SZCJobs Commercial Manager (Cost & Forecasting) (Sizewell C) Wilson James Sizewell C Job Responsibilities • Own and maintain the programme budget, cost baseline, and integrated financial forecast. • Maintain robust Estimate to Complete and Estimate at Completion positions. • Translate operational resource plans, material volumes, and activity forecasts into financial projections. • Monitor actual expenditure against budget and forecast and explain material variances. • Maintain visibility of purchase orders, subcontract commitments, accruals, and financial liabilities. • Lead the cost-control element of month end and maintain accurate cost-to-complete projections. • Track the financial impact of approved, anticipated and emerging change, including NEC3 Compensation Events. • Maintain clear visibility of revenue, cost, margin, risks, and opportunities. • Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, Project Controls, Operations and the Client Commercial Team. Other duties and responsibilities • Work in accordance with: o Wilson James policies, site procedures and training provided o Wilson James core values: We are fair and honest in all our activities; We treat each other with dignity and respect; We are responsible for all our actions and accountable for their consequences; We have an environment that enables and supports effective communication; We will continuously develop safe systems of work to ensure no one is placed at risk in our workplaces. o Customer policies • Carry out any other reasonable request as required by your Line Manager or the Customer Qualifications Essential • Excellent written and verbal communication skills at working and management levels. • Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial-modelling capability. • CITB HS&E Managers and Professionals certificate (MAPS), or project-accepted equivalent. • Ability to satisfy all Sizewell C security, vetting and site access requirements. • Relevant commercial, cost-management, quantity-surveying or finance qualification, or equivalent experience. Desirable • A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline. • RICS, AAT, CIMA, ACCA or another relevant professional qualification. o A working knowledge of: o Major infrastructure, construction or nuclear programme environments o NEC contract environments and associated governance o Logistics and supply-chain commercial models o Project controls, financial reporting and cost-management systems Experience • Strong project cost management, commercial controls or financial forecasting experience. • Experience within logistics, construction, infrastructure or a comparable major programme. • Advanced budgeting, forecasting and cost-to-complete capability. • Demonstrable experience maintaining Estimate to Complete and Estimate at Completion positions. • Strong understanding of accruals, commitments, month-end reporting and financial reconciliation. • Experience maintaining revenue, cost, margin and change visibility across a complex contract. • Excellent numerical and analytical capability with strong Excel and financial-modelling skills. • Ability to interrogate complex data, explain variance and identify forward financial risk. • Working knowledge of NEC contracts, preferably NEC3, is desirable. • Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to operational, commercial and client stakeholders. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.