Über diese Senior Commercial Manager - Construction & MEP Stelle bei Equinix
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Job Summary
This position reports directly to the Director, Commercial Management, India, within the Global Design & Construction organization. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide commercial management oversight across Equinix's portfolio of major expansion and construction projects throughout India. The incumbent will work closely with cross-functional internal project teams and stakeholders at various levels of seniority to support successful project delivery.
The role is expected to provide strategic and day-to-day leadership specifically focused to drive down construction costs, provide assurance against internal financial controls, reporting processes and help manage all major contract risks.
Responsibilities
Pre-Contract
Procurement of third-party consultants including Design, Commercial and Pre-Construction Services
Development of detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) and service deliverables for the commercial management services
Day to day management of third-party commercial consultants to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and to a high standard
Development of General Contractor and supplier procurement strategies in conjunction with the Construction Management (CM) team
Working with Legal and Procurement Centre of Excellence (COE) to prepare General Contractor Contracts including negotiation of Contract terms
Collation and presentation of market insights for the construction industry in the relevant country including market activity, comparative builds, construction cost indices, key suppliers and benchmarking information
Preparation of budgets for all design stages including feasibility estimation, detailed cost modelling, benchmarking analysis and presentation of this to senior management throughout funding approval stages
Advice on the most economical design and construction delivery strategy including budget comparisons
Identification of market and region-specific commercial risks and development of practical mitigation strategies
Ensuring that all cost data is prepared and presented in the Equinix WBS throughout the Project lifecycle
Input and action of Value Engineering (VE) exercises at all stages of design. The output must include clear cost evaluation to support decision making
Prepare annual and quarterly cashflow forecasts for active and pipeline projects
Prepare and oversee monthly reports for budget, cashflow, risk and change management
Post Contract
Day to day management of third-party commercial consultants to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and to a high standard
Monitor adherence against budget throughout the project lifespan including cost checks and reviews, value engineering and cost saving initiatives and evaluation of alternates
Oversee and provide guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts on all projects
Monitor and report monthly and quarterly on project portfolio cash flow for the region
Provide Construction in Place (CIP) data to Finance
Pro-actively lead all commercial risk management efforts including commercial audits, contingency analysis and management
Prepare and oversee monthly cost reports for budget, cashflow, risk and change management
Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors
Prepare lessons learned cost analysis and detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) analysis of outturn costs
Qualifications
Skills
Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, construction, business, financial, Engineering or related field
Minimum 12 Years of experience in Commercial Management
Proven Data Center and strong MEP experience
Preferably RICS accreditation
Must be detail orientated, with accurate input and proof-reading skills
Must be able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
Must have strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency
Must have strong computer skills, particularly with Excel, Power BI, Cost Management Tools
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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.