Do you have a proven track record of leading commercial strategy and managing risk on large, complex contracts or programmes?
Do you have strong NEC contract experience and a background in supporting bids and contract negotiations?
Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership of commercial strategy and influence outcomes on high-value, complex projects?
The Opportunity
- Due to continued growth and an increasing pipeline of complex, high-value projects, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering commercial excellence across contracts and bids.
- This role will see you operating at a senior level, leading commercial strategy, managing risk, and influencing key stakeholders across projects. You will be responsible for ensuring robust commercial governance while driving performance and value across the portfolio.
- In return, you’ll benefit from exposure to large-scale, complex programmes, the opportunity to shape commercial outcomes, and clear progression within a dynamic and evolving environment.
Your duties and responsibilities will be:
- Provide commercial leadership and guidance across projects, contracts, and bids
- Develop and implement risk-based commercial strategies
- Act as the commercial lead for complex and high-risk issues
- Ensure compliance with commercial governance and internal policies
- Support and influence project teams to optimise commercial performance
- Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships
- Lead and develop a commercial team, providing mentoring and direction
- Support financial management including project reporting and P&L input
- Contribute to bid activity, including commercial documentation and strategy
- Promote consistent commercial awareness and best practice across teams
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent), ideally in Law, Quantity Surveying or similar
- Significant experience in commercial management on large and complex contracts
- Proven track record of delivering commercial strategy and managing risk
- Experience supporting bids and contract negotiations
- Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Demonstrable experience leading and developing teams
- Strong knowledge of NEC contracts
It’s great if you also have the following:
- Experience working across multiple business units or complex delivery environments
- Ability to drive commercial best practice and knowledge sharing
- Experience developing commercial capability within teams
The setting for the role
This role is based within a flexible project delivery environment, working across multiple teams and stakeholders. You will operate across a portfolio of projects and bids, collaborating with senior leadership and project teams to deliver commercial success.