Senior Commercial Manager - Rail and Transit

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Commercial Manager to join our team for a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive pre and post-contract commercial management services to ensure the project's financial viability and compliance with all contractual obligations on one of the most iconic projects in the US!

Program background

The Gateway Program is the most urgent infrastructure program in the country – a comprehensive set of rail investments that will improve commuter and intercity services, add needed resiliency and, in its later stages, create new capacity between Newark, New Jersey and New York City, the busiest section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The first phase of the Gateway Program includes the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), which includes the construction of a new two-track tunnel under the Hudson River connecting to Penn Station New York as well as the full rehabilitation of the existing 110-year-old North River Tunnel. The Gateway Development Commission (GDC), established through bi-state legislation, is responsible for the financing and development of the Hudson Tunnel Project.

As a tri-venture partner with Parsons, Arcadis, and Mace (MPA) is the Delivery Partners (DP)to provide advice, leadership, and support to GDC for the development and implementation of HTP. This is a master service with task order contracts for a 15-year contract encompassing a broad range of strategic advisory services, project management, design management, construction management, stakeholder coordination, federal compliance, operations support, office administration, and related services.

Travel to the client’s offices or to the project site will be required during the life of the contract.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides technical guidance to assigned personnel, and ensures proficiency and timeliness of commercial management and contract administration.

• Collaborates with the client and third parties (including State owned entities) to ensure thorough and timely contract management practices

• Collaborates with engineering, technical and project management teams to ensure proper contract administration, payments certification, variations administration and claims management.

• Proactive approach to risk identification and change management.

• Negotiates the more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with clients.

• Maintains an active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.

• Draft high quality and professional contractual notices

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field and typically 15+ years of prime contract administration experience within a large international engineering and construction firm is required

• Requires a comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and understanding of FIDIC based prime contracts.

• Incumbent must possess strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and a working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration.

• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity is also required.

• Proven ability to manage and interface with clients and third parties.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic