Mark Richards

“A highly experienced and adaptable results orientated and effective commercial, operational, and strategic senior commercial professional with a hands-on approach to delivering success, (currently working in varying sectors such as Defence, Nuclear and Fusion, Laboratory Services and Specialist Science and Engineering Consultancy) but not constrained by Industry, Market or Role “

Current Role

Main Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Head of Commercial for the Jacobs TC&I Operating  Unit
• Responsible for a Commercial Team of Commercial and Contract Managers
• Involved in all full cycle of projects from Tendering to project completion
• Operating Unit Legal Counsel
• Upskilling the OU in Commercial and Business Acumen
• Working with Central Jacobs to ensure standardized Pricing
• Working with the OU to enhance Margins
• Ensure robust governance and ensuring the OU will pass internal and external Audit
• Government single source  advisor (also a member of the SSRO Operational Working Group)
• Review and negotiation of various types of Contract and Agreements
• Dispute resolution
• Governance approver for tenders, contracts, and most other agreements

B.Sc. Economics/Computing Science

Diploma in Business Administration

PRINCE 2 Practitioner