Senior Commercial Manager

We are recruiting a Senior Commercial Manager for a consultancy delivering luxury condominium towers, branded residences and single family home developments across Miami-Dade. You will own the commercial position on one major project or a small group of projects, from Concept Design through to Final Account, and report to the Commercial Director.The clients are demanding and the specifications are high, so you need to be comfortable in front of developers and owners' reps, and confident holding a position on budget through design, value engineering, change and entitlement.What the job involvesContract and costCommercial management of budgets through design, including Cost Plans and Design Review reporting as requiredValue Engineering and Risk Analysis at critical design stagesBuy-out of GMP and Lump Sum contracts, mainly AIA formsPost-Contract Monthly cost reports, cost-to-complete forecasts and cash flow,Preparation and agreement of GC pay applications,Managing contingency and allowances, and keeping risk and opportunity registers up to dateAgreeing the Final Account and closing out every subcontract account, depending on procurement routeBuyout and changeLeading trade buyout: bid packages, scopes, leveling, negotiation and subcontract award against the buyout budgetReviewing contract terms, insurance and bonding requirements before signatureRunning the change process with owners and subcontractors, from PCOs through to executed change ordersPreparing and defending claims for time and money, and assessing GC & subcontractor claimsPeople and clientsLeading, coaching and developing commercial managers and QSs on your projectsActing as the commercial point of contact for developers, owners' reps, lenders' monitors and design teamsSupporting pre-construction with estimates, value engineering and GMP proposals on new pursuitsImproving commercial procedures, templates and reporting across the businessWhat you'll bringA bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, construction management, engineering or a related fieldAt least 8 years of commercial management or QS experience, with at least 3 years at senior level on projects above $100MA sound working knowledge of contracts and GMP arrangementsMRICS, or progress toward it, is preferredStrong negotiation, reporting and presentation skills, and the confidence to deal directly with high-profile clients