Commercial Manager, APAC

About Yondr

Yondr is a developer, owner operator and service provider of hyperscale data centers. Our mission is to meet growing businesses' data center capacity and technical real estate needs faster, more elegantly and with better performance outcomes than anyone else. As an organisation, we self-fund, design, deliver and operate hyperscale data center facilities globally.

The role

You will be directly responsible for the financial success of a major project or campus within a division. Working closely with the project lead and senior/divisional commercial manager, you will have accountability for the financial performance of the project. You will build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with your team, client representatives and partners. Working in a fast-moving industry you will have to be able to deal with constantly evolving client demands. You will be working with experts from a variety of disciplines including M&E, CSA, EH&S, Legal, Scheduler, Construction. As the cost representative you will support them and assist them with solving problems and overcoming project challenges relating to cost. As a business we are passionate about the training and development of our people and as such you will work with you to identify and plan your training and development. As the cost manager you must work with the project team to ensure that the projects are executed to budget and in and administered according to the contract. As a team we must ensure that works are planned with meticulous attention to detail to ensure that our impact on the clients' daily lives at work is always minimised. You will be expected to identify, report and manage all cost risk items associated with the execution of the projects under your control. You will work closely with your team and report to the Capital Director APAC each month to record progress made, potential opportunities, project and resource concerns as well as update the business on our risk management plans.

Main responsibilities

/ Take full responsibility for all Cost Management procedures on the project(s).

/ Lead and manage the project cost teams and be accountable for its success.

/ Lead and work with the project team so they adhere to and correctly execute the procurement process, to ensure best value for money, compliance, and the business interests are protected. This includes completion of the tender process, production of tender recommendations and negotiation and production of contracts.

/ Lead tenders for new work and present to the leadership team for authorisation.

/ Advise on procurement routes and contracting methodologies.

/ Provide cost advice to the client at different stages of design maturity.

/ Actively manage risk and produce and maintain risk registers.

/ Complete the external tender process in a timely and competent manner.

/ Complete the valuation process in a competent and proactive manner and actively manage the project cash flow. Including agreement valuations up and downstream and Instructing accounts to invoice clients and pay the supply chain.

/ Actively manage the change management process. Ensuring contract variations are identified, valued and turned into agreed variation orders with the client in a timely manner, escalating contentious issues internally.

/ Undertake exemplar contract administration, ensuring payments, instructions and the correct contractual notices are served and in a timely manner.

/ Attend and if necessary, chair meetings with the design team and with works contractors.

/ Operate 'rolling' final accounts throughout the project.

/ Close out final account and retention releases in a timely manner.

/ Be accountable for all elements of financial reporting and profitability of the project(s), including Producing cost, value reconciliations (CVR), cash flow forecasts and costs to complete exercises.

/ To compile, review and present project reports include consolidated CVRs, project turnover and sales forecasts.

/ Actively monitoring and optimising project preliminaries and holding ultimately accountability for profitability.

/ Compiling and presenting key operational and commercial updates to the divisional leadership team and board.

/ To manage relationships with our clients and our supply chain.

/ To provide line management duties for their commercial team. Including setting them to work, providing regular feedback, opportunities to develop, succession planning and performing formal performance reviews.

/ Adhere to and ensure their teams adhere to the governance process.

/ Work with your colleagues and team to Implement new and better ways of working.

/ Embrace and promote the company culture.

Qualifications and experience

/ Possess a minimum of 8 years of post-graduate / qualification work experience.

/ Degree qualified / professional qualifications in a relevant discipline.

/ Previous experience relevant in a commercial management role.

/ Previous experience of construction work in a data centre, pharmaceutical, industrial, wafer fabrication environment is preferable, but not essential.

/ Experience in all forms of contract preparation and management. Good working knowledge of FIDEC forms of contract would be advantageous.

/ Relationships with clients/consultants and suppliers which will raise the profile of the business and lead to new opportunities.

/ Experience in dispute resolution.

/ Experience working in multi-organizational teams.

/ Strong contract administration and experience in working within a multi-contract environment.

/ Firm understanding of the construction project lifecycle including the engineering disciplines.

/ Experience in developing projects, and basic project management functions of document management.

/ Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

 

At Yondr, we want to enhance the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging of our workforce to reflect the world we live in. Our roles are potential opportunities for everyone; all interested parties, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender, are welcome to apply. We ensure all candidates have equitable access and consideration throughout the hiring process.

Yondr is committed to fostering a welcoming, safe and inclusive work environment. We provide support through our benefits, which are inclusive of all backgrounds.