Head of Commercial, Claims & Contracts Rail / Rail Systems
Head of Commercial, Claims & Contracts (Rail / Rail Systems)
Why You Should Apply
- Executive Leadership Seat: Take full commercial stewardship and P&L accountability for a prominent rail systems business division.
- High-Stakes Strategic Impact: Drive the successful close-out, commercial recovery, and final handovers of major transit networks, positioning the business for long-term sustainability.
- Elite Stakeholder Exposure: Serve as the primary executive interface and trusted negotiator with leadership teams across clients, consortium partners, and government regulators.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial & Claims Stewardship: Provide comprehensive oversight for the financial health, cash flow optimization, and commercial performance of the rail systems portfolio.
- Contractual Forensic Analysis: Review contracts thoroughly to identify delay liabilities, evaluate past client agreements, manage changes of scope, and dissect complex work sequencing to determine responsibility for cost/time overruns.
- Expert Correspondence & Legal Defense: Lead the preparation of high-impact contractual letters, extension of time (EOT) claims, variation orders, and dispute documentation.
- Dispute Resolution & Governance: Actively manage contractual disputes, claims, and legal matters in collaboration with legal teams, driving strategic win-win outcomes to secure prompt sign-offs and payments.
- Strategic Interface: Establi
