Mark Mansfield MSc

Portfolio Value Circa. £12.5 million

As Commercial Manager supporting Network Rail, I am responsible for commercial management of some building, building services, and infrastructure enhancement projects at stations or depots; including Eastleigh Dust Suppression, Westbury Dust Suppression, and National Water Curtain programme, ensuring effective cost control, contractual compliance, and financial governance.

• Manage project costs associated with mechanical and electrical installations, including water pumps, pipework, control panels, lighting systems, and associated containment and works involving dust suppression systems.
• Administer NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including preparation, assessment, and negotiation of Compensation Events (CEs) and Early Warning Notices (EWNs).
• Report to senior management Cost of Work Done and contract forecast for the remainder of the project each month.
• Prepare interim valuations, cost forecasts, and accruals to support accurate financial reporting and present to Network Rail Leadership Team.
• Support procurement for packages, reviewing quotations, placing orders, and assessing applications for payment.
• Through detailed assessment and negotiation of CE submissions, achieved circa c.£300k in savings to the client by challenging non-entitled costs and inefficiencies.
• Identify and assess commercial risks arising from design development, site constraints, and programme change, supporting mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with engineers, project managers, and contractors to align M&E installation progress with cost control and programme requirements.

• Commercial management of multiple transport infrastructure projects, ensuring cost control across all phases of project delivery.
• Reducing project costs through effective value engineering and procurement negotiations.
• Oversaw contract management, including drafting, negotiating, and executing NEC and bespoke contracts, ensuring compliance with Network Rail standards.
• Managed project risk assessments, identifying and mitigating potential financial risks, and successfully handling Compensation Events (CEs) and Early Warning Notices (EWNs).
• Produced accurate financial forecasts and monthly progress reports for senior management ensuring alignment with project programme and budgets.
• Led client negotiations and contract amendments, strong client relationships and securing favorable terms on major transport projects.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, architects, and legal advisors to align project goals and contractual obligations.
• Mentored junior commercial staff, enhancing team capabilities in contract administration, cost reporting, and project management.

• Managed client relationships and requirements at contractual level.
• Proficient in cost and risk management, value engineering, and contract administration with specific expertise in NEC contracts.
• Built and sustained strong professional relationships with key stakeholders.
• Aconex and Asite to manage compensation events.
• Oversaw daily operations and contract management for site teams.
• Managed and updated workload tracker to plan and monitor site activities.
• Worked on up to 11 projects simultaneously.
• Placed and managed subcontractor orders based on project needs.
• Developed cost-effective solutions to mitigate contractual risks.
• Analysed historical cost data to inform and improve future project estimates.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

• Ensure that all consultants and suppliers understand and adhere to contractual obligations.

• Good knowledge of NEC 3 and 4 contract administration, including managing EWN’s and CEs

• Implementing monthly project cost forecast reporting processes

• Reviewing compensation events inline with NEC timescales

• Ensuring that all records have correct authorisations and relevant coding specifications

• Assist with commercial elements for Gateway Reviews and business case production.

• Assist in production of financial reports, monitoring expenditures and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses; ensure that the House of Commons Project Delivery team meets The House of Commons' accounting standards. Such reporting will analyse spend and outputs against agreed budgets, deliverables, and forecast commercial outcomes.

• Provide authoritative financial and commercial information and guidance to the wider project delivery team.

• Facilitated tracking of budgeted targets, providing accurate and consistent cost reports in CEMAR.

• Complied with all main contract and subcontract processes.

• Supported Project Managers with commercial and contract management of consultants and contractors to maintain cost-effectiveness.

• Ensured cost management against project budget, highlighting commercial issues and reporting on risks to mitigate overspend.

• Enabled the smooth completion of a number of construction projects of up to £50million in value.

Project Support Manager

• Coordinate with the CRS Regional Office on project support, portfolio development and management, setting priorities, and issue resolution, including negotiating agreements and modifications with institutional donors.
• Serve as a leader in project management, exercising sound judgement and innovative solutions to challenges in implementation.

• Provide comprehensive and seamless project management support to The Parliamentary Estate, including the management of a team of PSOs, as appropriate.

• Work with contractors and suppliers to ensure that all contracted deliverables are delivered on time through management and ownership of various contractual registers.
• Support Contracts Manager in preparation of quarterly consultant KPI assessments.
• Fairly and accurately evaluating supplier performance through effective administration of contractual processes.
• Ensuring that all commercial and contractual meetings are accurately recorded, with agreed actions which are subsequently monitored.
• Undertake any related additional duties commensurate within my pay band as directed by my line manager.

• Trained and supported team members.
• Engaged and coordinated with contractors and consultants, delegating tasks and overseeing workflows to ensure cost-effective outcomes.
• Acted as document controller for critical project documentation.

• Improved overall process for year-end audits.
• Processed invoices and resolved invoice queries to enforce timely payment.
• Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.