Commercial Manager

Hybrid: 2 days in the office

Ideal Candidate:

A strong, self-driven leader with high attention to detail and strong organisational skills, who thrives on seeing challenging, complex and technical projects through to conclusion.

Key Accountabilities:

Commercial Management

• Protect commercial interests through effective contract and scope management with customers and subcontractors.
• Manage contractual adherence: notices, variations, compensation events, disputes and final accounts.
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risk across the project lifecycle.
• Lead tendering, procurement and negotiation for subcontract packages and commercial settlements.
• Build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.

Cost Management

• Own project budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, working closely with the Project Manager.
• Manage cashflow forecasts, billing plans and payment applications.
• Monitor performance against budget, flagging risks and opportunities.
• Value and cost-assess project changes, compensation events and variations.
• Drive forecasting accuracy and cost control across the project team.

Leadership

• Improve commercial and cost management processes and best practice.
• Mentor and develop the wider Commercial & Cost Management team.

Role Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years managing NEC3/NEC4 Main Contracts (or similar) with multiple subcontracts.
• Experience in delivering projects in a live operational environment, airport projects preferred.
• Strong track record in contractual risk, change management and dispute resolution.
• Cost management experience on complex projects generating £10m+ p.a.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, cashflow and payment application skills.
• Excellent negotiation, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional body membership (RICS, CIOB or ACostE) preferred.

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