Paul Martin has over 25 years of experience in commercial management and cost engineering roles for rail, transport, road, and civil engineering projects in the UK. He has qualifications in quantity surveying and building studies. His core skills include pre-and post-contract administration, procurement, budget development, cost forecasting, claims preparation, and cost reporting. He is currently working as a freelance commercial manager and is seeking a position as a commercial/cost manager for a major project.
1. Paul Martin
Commercial Manager/
Cost Engineer
Freelance or Direct
Contact Details:
Tele: 07875 171217
Residential Address:
94 Guernsey Way
Kennington
Ashford
Kent
TN24 9LW
Email Contact
octavius61@yahoo.com
Qualifications:
2nd Degree Honours in Quantity
Surveying
Higher National Certificate in Building
Studies
Ordinary National Certificate in Building
Studies
9 ‘O’ Levels
Full Contracts experience with all forms
of NEC 3 both main contract and
Subcontract/Supply
Core Skills:
Pre and Post Contract Administration
Procurement
Working Budget Development
Cost Forecasting
Cash flow forecast
Cost Reporting
Claims preparation and interrogation
Details
Position/Requirement:
Commercial/Cost Manager
Post Contract or Pre-contract
Client or Main Contractor
Major Projects
Curriculum Vitae
I am an enthusiastic Commercial Manager with over 25 years of
experience within Rail, Transport for London, Road and Civil
Engineering projects based within the UK.
I am fully conversant with all contemporary forms of Contract and the
commercial management needs associated within a Main Contractor,
subcontractor and client role.
I have been involved in pre and post Contract project stages from
initial budget development, procurement, through to post award stage
and final account.
Within each of the roles that I have successfully performed I have
either been required to work autonomously in a task driven mode or
as part of / leading a commercial team to attain project objectives.
I am a confident, friendly, and outgoing individual who develops
successful working relationship within the working place whilst
maintaining a professional manner.
Freelance via Solutions Recruitment Ltd / Henry
Recruitment Ltd
Morgan Sindall Crossrail Contract C350 – Main Civil Works at
Pudding Mill Lane Portal
Claims/Change Control/Compensation Events/Subcontractor
Administration
March 2012 - Present
My initial role for my first three years was within the Compensation
Events team. This was with the objective of moving the Target Cost in
alignment with the ever increasing ‘change’ to the Works Information.
We achieved this by adhering to the NEC 3 Target Contract with
Activity Schedule that includes the Crossrail project amendments.
This initial role involved Contract documentation analysis, collation of
actual Defined Cost or forecast Defined Cost, preparation of
quotations and submissions in accordance with Clause 60. This was
then followed by the negotiation with Crossrail with the objective of
attaining a mutual agreement.
This role has now evolved and for the last 12 Months I have been the
subcontractor administration for two of the more adversarial
subcontractors upon this project. This current role has been
challenging and enlightening. It has had a positive result of '
sharpening my tools’ and enlightened me to the workings of the NEC.
I am fully conversant with Eb, Project 4, PTR’s and Contract
Communications methods and systems unique to a Crossrail project
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2. Curriculum Vitae
Freelance Via: Simpson Lynch & Co Ltd
Hochtief Murphy JV Crossrail Contract 310 – Thames Tunnel
Procurement Manager
October 2011 - February 2012
I was a part of the Joint Venture team on a 4 month short term commission. This was to work on the
procurement phase of the project, whilst the Joint Venture recruited their full complement of permanent staff.
The invitation to tender packages I prepared included road works, directional drilling, precast concrete tunnel
units, and the soil and building monitoring. I utilised the various NEC 3 Forms of Subcontract and Supply
Contract whilst adhering to the Crossrail responsible procurement procedures and approvals.
Alstom Powers Services, CHP Power Station £450M, Isle of Grain, Kent
Commercial Manager
June 2009 – October 2011
Simpson Lynch won a commission to provide QS support to Alstom on their construction of a new 1,275MW
gas fired CHP power station for E.ON.
I joined the team in June 2009 as a Senior Contracts Administrator. I had full commercial responsibility from
procurement through to final account agreement stage. This was for 15 trade packages with a total value of
£80M. The respective trade packages was dependent upon the scope and status of design and were
procured under NEC 3 Options A, B or C and Trade Contracts.
The principal trade packages for which I had been responsible were Structural Steelwork value £35M, M&E
value £16M, Pipework Insulation value £14M and External Works value £5M.
As the project had drawn to completion and Alstom have moved the majority of their staff onto other projects,
I had been retained to achieve commercial close out of various issues and achieve final handover to the
client E ON. This included an arbitration dispute resolution for two packages.
Freelance Via: EC Harris
Network Rail Limited
(North London Line-Improvements) March 08 – April 09
Senior Commercial Manager
• Full commercial and Cost planning responsibilities.
I was a Commercial Cost Manager. I was managing the prime contractor (Post Contract) for the Signals
upgrade on the Gospel Oak to Barking line and the Main Core Signals infrastructure works project.
I was responsible for monitoring ‘Budget Change’ compared to the initial ‘Working Design Budget’ that was
approved by Transport for London for construction. The development of ‘cost change’ progressed through
the GATE Design development phases. This meant that the costs and its monitoring was an ever ‘changing
beast’.
I also worked within the Procurement Department with regards to invitations to tender, the preparation of
tenders and recommendations for the tenders awards.
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3. Curriculum Vitae
My role also included the negotiation of claims in accordance with co-operate governance and final account
close out.
The Contracts administered were based upon the Target cost NEC Option C and the ICE 6th
Target cost with
Network Rail project specific amendments.
Tube Lines - (April 2007- March 08)
Claims Commercial Manager
• Full commercial working budget responsibilities for Heads of Claims - Upgrade of Jubilee and Northern
lines.
I was a member of Tube lines claims team, where I took an active role in preparation and demonstration of
various ‘Heads of Claims’. The preparation of these Claims for submission to Transport for London via our
legal advisors involved developing a good working relationship with the various disciplines Project Managers
whilst in the process of collating substantiation and costs for the Claims.
Other Relevant Experience – Direct Employee
Network Rail (Channel Tunnel Rail Link) Jun 2003 – April 2007
Contracts Commercial Manager
• Full commercial responsibilities. Maintenance of high-speed rail link. NWR bespoke contract – EFC
£140 million.
Since the outset of full operational services on this new infrastructure (to the UK) I reported directly to the NR
(CTRL) Contracts Manager – NR (CTRL) acting as a pseudo-clients agent between the Infrastructure
Maintenance Contractor (IMC) and the owner of this unique rail infrastructure (London Continental Railways).
My involvement from the start of maintenance activities required that I developed and managed a bespoke
cost reporting system which included detailed, trending and earned value to the Client. I was also
responsible for charting annual operational maintenance activities including, preparing and correlating
budget forecasts across all asset groups on the infrastructure and conducting pre and post contract
administration of the main IMC contract and other miscellaneous 3rd party contracts. The main IMC contract,
albeit bespoke is based on NEC Black book principles and use of Schedule of Rates with Termination Break
Clause Options. I was responsible for three supporting quantity surveyors and deputised for the NR (CTRL)
Contracts Manager in his absence for ten months.
Edmund Nuttall
Commercial Manager Jan 2002 – Jun 2003
• Full commercial responsibilities. Bus route widening scheme (Crawley to Gatwick) and railway
maintenance.
• My role in the contractor’s multidisciplinary team required that I performed the full span of core
commercial duties on both a Bus Route road-widening scheme (£7.7m) and various rail maintenance
projects (cumulative – £12m). Regular responsibilities for the portfolio of projects I commercially
managed included:
- Internal reporting of cost reconciliation
- Monitoring progress with the project managers
- Suppliers payments & Claims preparation
- Applications to the Client
Kennedy Utility Management Ltd (Part of McAlpine Group)
Commercial Manager for Southern Region Oct 2001 – Jan 2002
Full commercial responsibilities with senior QS and QS as support team – value £18 million.
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4. Curriculum Vitae
Projects included utilities upgrade and maintenance through out the Kent and Essex area.
I lived away from home to fulfil the everyday commercial management demands and to meet dead lines.
Balfour Beatty Major Projects
Senior Quantity Surveyor Nov 1999 – Oct 2001
• As one of three senior quantity surveyors I was directly responsible for managing packages of works
under NEC Black Book Option C – Target Cost packages up to the cumulative value of £85m. I
managed a commercial team and held full commercial accountability, reporting and reconciliation for
those packages that I governed.
Responsibilities included:
• Liaising with the Client (Rail Link Engineering) commercial staff over commercial issues, design
variations and scope change
• Periodic cost reporting both internally to BBMP and to RLE
• Post contract management, variation management, site valuations and compiling applications for
payment
• Procurement of sub-contractor packages
Morrison Construction Ltd
Commercial Manager Aug 1997 – Nov 1999
Refurbishment works for London Underground. My responsibilities included post & pre sub-contract
administration, cost value reporting, claims preparation and final account negotiations with client and sub-
contractors – value £25 million. Contract type NEC Black Book Option A with Activity Schedule.
Homden Construction Ltd
Commercial Manager May 1995 – Aug 1997
Apart of a Sub-contracting to various major contractors: Mowlems, Balfour Beatty, etc. Full commercial
responsibilities including cost advice to the companies’ management, claims preparation and final account
negotiations with the main contractor – value £15 million.
Hochtief Construction Ltd
Quantity Surveyor Apr 1991 – May 1995
• Major civils and tunnelling works – Thanet Way £55m, THE Regeneration of the Old Kent Road ,
Ramsgate’s Lord of the Manor Junction realignment, and Canterbury Vauxhall Bridge Road Bridge. –
approx £105 million over all contracts.
• Full commercial responsibilities that included:
• Pre contract, establishing sub contracts to complete elements of the works
• Post contract management administration up and down the contract chain
• Regular progress reporting to the Client
• Client management
• Claims and final account completion
Tarmac Construction Ltd
Assistant QS and Trainee QS Apr 1987– Apr 1991
Major civil and tunnelling works at the Channel Tunnel Terminal site in Folkestone – value £40 million.
I was stationed on the Folkestone Terminal site and attended day release and internal TML courses of
education.
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