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Director of London’s leading Vehicle Hire Company. With fleet of nearly 150 vehicles ranging from 7.5t trucks to regular vans all ULEZ compliant. Our diverse stock offers a comprehensive low cost solution to businesses of all sizes.

Middle East & North Africa

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide Commercial & Contractual, Operations advice to All Business Units and Project Management teams; Develop project Commercial strategies, initiatives and negotiations; Responsible for Commercial issues, Contract/Subcontract administration, including implementation of risk control procedures, correspondences etc. Perform commercial due diligence of contracts of acquisition targets, risk mitigation and issue resolution; Review commercial… Show more KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide Commercial & Contractual, Operations advice to All Business Units and Project Management teams; Develop project Commercial strategies, initiatives and negotiations; Responsible for Commercial issues, Contract/Subcontract administration, including implementation of risk control procedures, correspondences etc. Perform commercial due diligence of contracts of acquisition targets, risk mitigation and issue resolution; Review commercial implications for tenders and advises tendering team on internal actions, clarifications / qualifications to clients; Develop commercial subcontracts / supply agreements in coordination with procurement department; Review reports submitted by Projects' Commercial Managers; Assess subcontractor selection process in terms of main contract compliance; Evaluate and resolve financial claims; Evaluate commercial aspect of insurances in accordance with contract requirements, review policies and negotiates with insurers; Review and negotiate commercial part of contracts with clients, subcontractors and suppliers; Conduct analysis of existing contracts for the purpose of quality improvement; Identify areas of improvements to the commercial department processes; Manage the performance of all commercial team members.KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Excellent Communication / Negotiation Skills;Excellent Business Acumen Administrational implementation and knowledge of FIDIC, NEC & JCT and International Principles of Measurement;Knowledge of Variations and Claims processes; Knowledge of Local Construction Market and Business Culture;Team player and a confident decision maker. Show less

Dubai

 MEP Commercial manager for the world’s tallest Residential Building. Responsible for all commercial and contractual issues.  MEP Commercial manager for the Dubai metro ( Jumeirah Island and Al Rashidiya Car Parks). Responsible for all commercial and contractual issues.  Claims – Jumeirah Island & Al Rashidiya Car Parks, Al Quasis Depot for the New Dubai Metro – Acted for the MEP Subcontractor preparing EOT and Cost Claims.  Claims – Tijara Town and Dubai Police & Army Barracks… Show more  MEP Commercial manager for the world’s tallest Residential Building. Responsible for all commercial and contractual issues.  MEP Commercial manager for the Dubai metro ( Jumeirah Island and Al Rashidiya Car Parks). Responsible for all commercial and contractual issues.  Claims – Jumeirah Island & Al Rashidiya Car Parks, Al Quasis Depot for the New Dubai Metro – Acted for the MEP Subcontractor preparing EOT and Cost Claims.  Claims – Tijara Town and Dubai Police & Army Barracks – Acted for the MEP Subcontractor preparing Cost Claims due to Subcontractors release from performance. Managing Surveyor for Main Contractor at the Burj Khalifa development. Duties included a complete and thorough review of all Civil and MEP variations, identifying all variations, production of detailed schedules, allocating variations to the relevant QS's, final review, day to day monitoring and guidance, submission of variations to the Client’s PQS for review and most importantly the agreement.  Managing Surveyor for Main Contractor at the Burj Khalifa development. Duties included managing Sub-Contractor’s account, valuation of Works, interim applications and certification of Sub-contractors progress, all formal correspondence, cost verification of all variations, production and validation of the monthly valuation application with the Clients PQS. Show less

Heathrow Terminal 5

Project Quantity Surveyor for Hotchkiss Ltd on the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport UK for Terminal A, Terminal B packages which used partnering and cost reimbursement contracting. Duties included providing budgets and forecasting of mechanical installations for the operation of the project management system including drafting and seeking approval of the Work Package Execution Plans. Duties included compiling all reliable cost data and forecasting accurate costs to complete. Also involved in the… Show more Project Quantity Surveyor for Hotchkiss Ltd on the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport UK for Terminal A, Terminal B packages which used partnering and cost reimbursement contracting. Duties included providing budgets and forecasting of mechanical installations for the operation of the project management system including drafting and seeking approval of the Work Package Execution Plans. Duties included compiling all reliable cost data and forecasting accurate costs to complete. Also involved in the coordination and preparation of internal cost/value reconciliation reports including preparing analysis for earned value, claim notices, budget monitoring, KPI’s, management of subcontractors and value engineering. Also, responsible for British Airways C.I.P Lounges and many of the retail spaces on fixed price contracts. Show less