Commercial Management | Commercial Manager | Contracts Manager

Flexible Commercial Manager and Contracts Manager support for construction projects.

LMA provides experienced Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager and broader construction commercial management support to principal contractors and subcontractors in Brisbane and across Queensland—without necessarily adding another permanent senior employee.

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Additional commercial capacity

Need a Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager but not necessarily another full-time appointment?

Construction businesses often need senior commercial capability before they need, or can justify, another permanent Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager.

LMA can work alongside an existing team, provide outsourced commercial management for a particular project, cover a capability gap, or add experienced commercial capacity during periods of growth, workload or transition.

The engagement can be structured around a defined requirement, regular project reviews or an ongoing embedded arrangement for agreed days each week or month.

How LMA can assist

Commercial Manager and Contracts Manager capability focused on project performance.

Cost & revenue managementReview committed and forecast costs, revenue recognition, variations, claims and the underlying drivers of project margin.

Forecasting & cost-to-completeDevelop and challenge forecasts so emerging cost, revenue and margin issues are visible before they become historic results.

Cash flow & working capitalFocus on claims, certification, payment, outstanding variations, retentions and other items affecting project cash conversion.

Procurement & subcontract managementSupport commercial procurement, scope alignment, subcontract formation, commitments, variations, claims and final accounts.

Risk & opportunityMaintain visibility of contractual and commercial exposures alongside realistic recovery opportunities and required actions.

Commercial reportingPrepare or improve project reporting so management can see current position, forecast outcome, key movements and priority actions.

Project commercial reviewsIndependent health checks of cost, revenue, claims, contracts, procurement, cash flow and outstanding commercial matters.

Outsourced / embedded supportAdd experienced Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager capability to the business or project team on a regular part-time or project-specific basis.

Flexible engagement

Additional senior commercial resources that can scale with project workload.

LMA can be engaged where:

a contractor is searching for additional Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager capacity;
a project requires experienced commercial oversight but not a full-time commercial manager;
a Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager or senior Contract Administrator vacancy is creating a capability gap;
management needs independent review of project forecasts or commercial performance;
claims, variations and subcontract issues are accumulating faster than the team can resolve them;
a project requires concentrated commercial attention during a difficult phase or close-out;
the business wants outsourced commercial management or regular project reviews without increasing permanent headcount; or
a contractor wants flexible ongoing commercial support that can scale with workload.

LMA approach

Work with the project team, understand the numbers and focus attention where it changes the outcome.

Commercial management should provide management with a reliable view of where the project is going and what needs to happen next.

LMA combines contract understanding with practical project commercial management. The focus is on the material issues affecting margin, cash, risk and entitlement rather than creating additional layers of reporting.

Because support can be provided on a flexible basis, clients can access experienced Commercial Manager and Contracts Manager capability for the period and level of involvement actually required.

Related support

Commercial management is strengthened by disciplined contract administration and claims management.

Brisbane & Queensland

Searching for a Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager for a live project?

LMA can provide regular embedded support, project-specific commercial management or additional senior commercial capacity without another permanent appointment.

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