Senior Commercial Manager
Your Impact
As Senior Commercial Manager, India based in our HQ in Mumbai, you will report to the Commercial Director, India & Middle East and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:
You will provide commercial leadership, guidance and advice to support the delivery teams in all aspects of commercial and contract issues across the entire lifecycle of our data centre developments
You will negotiate complex contracts, both domestically and internationally, including the development and management of all contractual documentation
You will lead the commercial development reporting and administration function for the region, ensuring a high level of governance and accuracy to stakeholders
What you’ll do
Support management team with procurement and contract strategies for existing and new hyperscale developments in India
Lead customer contracts review during pre-flight and develop risk management strategy to manage any upstream/downstream gaps
Lead contract, cost and claims management and strategy across all in flight projects, partnering with the development team to resolve all day-to-day matters
Resolve contract interpretation issues and disputes in a creative manner, balancing both parties’ objectives and the long-term implications of changes or solutions
Proactively onboard new vendors for the region
Lead project close outs across region and conduct project lesson learned analysis upon all project completions
Develop and manage effective and streamlined processes and procedures and develop metrics quantifying performance across all projects
Assist with innovations, initiatives and continuous improvements aimed at increasing time and costs efficiencies of the delivery of our data centres
Develop complex business cases and analysis to management
Develop and review tender packages including developing scope of works, bid templates, tender evaluations, reviews, contracts negotiation and recommendations
Concurrently manage multiple projects including new data centre buildings and capital improvement projects associated with existing data centres
Travel to data centre sites both domestic and internationally for project initiation, project reviews and audits, constructability reviews, commissioning, project close out, and the like as required.
What you’ll bring
A relevant degree such as Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Engineering (or similar) with a minimum of 10 years work experience in the construction industry
Strong understanding of contract management and administration with a sound
understanding of contract law
Strong communication, negotiation, contract drafting and presentation skills
Demonstrated success in directing and influencing multi‐disciplinary teams, consultants, and contractors to deliver high quality outcomes
Demonstrable leadership and problem-solving skills
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and exposure to online collaboration tools
Have an attention to detail and be able to maintain high quality standards
Preferred:
Experience in India construction market, including navigating local partnerships, supply chain constraints, and regulatory approvals
Experience in hyperscale, data centre, or fast-track design and construct environments
Postgraduate qualifications in law, business, or management
Experience managing large-scale contracts (>USD $1bn equivalent)