Capital Project Commercial Director - Remote

 

 

Job ID:  506409

 

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH company, provides Portland and masonry cements to help build the foundation and infrastructure for the world around us.  We ship millions of tons of cement from our plants and network of terminals located across North America. When you work for Ash Grove, you are connecting to something bigger. We stand together to reinvent the way our world is built. Join our team and help Ash Grove build America.

 

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package and opportunities for your continued growth and development!

 

Summary:

 

The Capital Projects Commercial Director is responsible for managing procurement projects and commercial strategies to ensure the successful execution of contracts. This includes defining contractual strategies during the concept phase, preparing tender and contract documents to meet required standards, and securing procurement for investment projects on time and within budget. Additional responsibilities involve identifying and mitigating project risks through negotiated contract amendments, overseeing commercial management, and ensuring accurate project reporting. The Commercial Director also supports Ash Grove Cement's procurement objectives and commercial goals while managing multiple investment projects in the global cement industry.

This position involves preparing and negotiating various contract types, such as equipment procurement, design services, equipment design and supply, construction contracts, and EPC contracts. Contracts will be structured using local and international conditions, and sourcing will involve both national and international suppliers. The role requires building relationships with existing and new partners while focusing on priorities like cost reduction, quality improvement, innovation, value engineering, risk management, and detailed commercial reporting. These efforts aim to maximize value and opportunities for Ash Grove.
 

What you'll be contributing:

 

• Promote and follow all aspects of safety guidelines (CRH safety 16 live Savings Rules) making sure all the designs are developed in accordance with the safety standard required, and participate in meetings as required. 
• Demonstrate integrity in all aspects of the role and promote the core values of the Company
• Set a culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop strong team working relationships and promote effective communication.
• Strategy: define, develop and agree project delivery strategies (design, procurement and execution) in coordination with the engineering and execution teams. 
• Project Development: during project development, ensure that offers/estimates are aligned to scope. Identify and make appropriate allowance for all risks and opportunities.
• Procurement: Coordinate with the procurement manager to ensure high-quality tender documents, (technical, commercial, and legal) are prepared and reviewed prior to issue. This includes ensuring that the contracts developed by the procurement department, in conjunction with legal, are properly prepared, reflect Group policy, and the agreed scope, and allocate risk effectively. Ensuring the procurement process (invitation to tender, offer return, analysis, and negotiations) is undertaken in accordance the over schedule by procurement department.
• Contract Management: Ensure correct operation of the contracts by the project team during the execution phase ensuring contractual correspondence is compliant with requirements e.g. design submissions, communication, payments applications, compensation events (claims), and contract correspondence, approvals, records are managed properly. Oversee the final commercial negotiation and close-out of all contracts
• Claim Management: manage disputes including:
  • Defining, with the Capex Leader and GTS the claims avoidance/mitigation strategy 
  • Analyzing the root cause of claim events in accordance with obligations defined in the contract and actual events to determine the associated cost and time impacts and parties' entitlements.
  • Managing and updating the project risk register 
• Collaboration: