Commercial Manager

Job Description : COMMERCIAL MANAGER NEW ZEALAND The Commercial Manager will be responsible for providing high quality commercial and financial management, reporting and coordination and guidance to the project team to achieve the desired business objectives. This role will also lead Senior Project Business Partner(s) who will ensure the provision of robust commercial and financial information, analysis and reporting to the project team. Deliver on the leadership expectations for this role including coaching, development and engagement of the Senior Project Business Partner(s) Act as a ‘CFO’ and key strategic advisor to the Project Director Act as ‘objective counsel’ and build a strong working relationship with the Project team Maintain a ‘big picture’ perspective with respect to prioritisation and market factors that may effect the delivery of portfolio objectives Influence key stakeholders within the organisation to effectively prioritise, execute against common goals and de-risk the programme Regularly present project commercial performance to PCGs and other forums Be an advocate, champion and conduit for adherence to processes Play a key role in the implementation of more effective risk and benefits management and establish clear linkage to project commercials Lead and facilitate cross-functional collaboration where appropriate with Strategy, Finance & Policy, Urban Planning & Design, Construction and Innovation to ensure projects are in alignment with the organisations wider strategic, commercial and financial objectives Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the organisations legislated operating principles Cut through complexity to provide clear and concise guidance on performance, risks and issues Hold an ‘ownership’ and ‘solution-orientated’ mindset when providing recommendations to demonstrate shared accountability for project deliverables with the Project Director and SDMs Think creatively and leverage ideas and experience from across the project and commercial teams when problem solving and dealing with ambiguity Ensure communication and escalation of commercial risks and issues are prompt to provide as many options or pathways to resolution as possible Lead the delivery of high quality preliminary, high-level, feasibility assessments and scenario analysis to assess the commercial viability of projects to support project initiation or input into Business Cases Lead the development of commercials for future LSP or Greenfields and Complex budget bids Lead preparation of the financial case in Precinct, Neighbourhood & Stage business cases for the purpose of obtaining project funding approvals Manage complexity and ambiguity by applying a structured approach and ‘best-practice’ financial modelling techniques and principles Develop innovative solutions to manage around system issues and complexity and drive efficiency and improvement in the reporting cycle and production of ad hoc analysis Responsible for the provision of robust monthly project reporting to senior leadership and governance groups to enable the project teams to be able to accurately report on project performance to senior leaders and the Project Governance Board Responsible for responding to ad hoc requests for information under the OIA (Official Information Act) from HUD and the Ministers Office in conjunction with the Project Director Responsible for implementing necessary reporting to support incoming appropriation funding for the programme and ensure its integrity and accuracy when supplied to external regulatory authorities Partner with Project Directors and Senior Development Managers in the review and agreement of TOCs and the ongoing monitoring against budget Ensure that contracts with third parties that contribute to project costs and/or revenues are known and captured correctly within project reporting. Support Development Managers and the Manager - Land Sales with Development Agreements and Term sheets for the programme Relevant professional qualifications in Finance, Accounting or Quantity Surveying and a minimum of 10 years of equivalent, directly related work experience Deep and extensive experience in the commercial management of complex civils and/or large-scale development projects involving the delivery of ambitious outcomes by multidisciplinary teams. Subject matter expertise in the preparation and management of commercial and contractual agreements for infrastructure, property or land development Experience working in Alliancing environments is desirable Experience working in a Public Sector organisation is desirable Experience working in a multi-faceted and demanding environment Experience building complex financial or economic models to support feasibility or business cases Demonstrated experience working with systems and processes to automate and lift the quality of reporting outputs Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity Demonstrated skills in negotiating high level, high value contracts Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to inspire exceptional performance Experience being part of and actively contributing to the Senior Leadership team of a large organisation or major project Matrix organisation structure leadership experience and an ability to collaborate across an organisation Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills The behavioural characteristics and skills required to work in a matrixed environment Interest in public sector structure, governance, processes and systems Experience navigating and operating in a regulated environment, experience working constructively across functions and track record of building and maintaining the trust of all stakeholders Understanding of partnership obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi

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