Assistant Commercial Manager

Manchester Arndale; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Commercial Manager to lead contractual and commercial queries on a high-profile public sector Facilities Management contract. The role reports to the Commercial Manager and supports payments, variations, and stakeholder communications.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in a similar AM/QS role, a relevant degree, and strong Excel skills. This position offers a path for professional growth within a leading facilities management provider.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience of commercially supporting and delivering on a high-profile public sector Facilities Management contract
• Experience in supporting the negotiation of contract variations to successful close out
• Highly capable of communicating with a multitude of stakeholders internally and external (both verbally and written)

Responsibilities

• Commercial support on a high-profile Hard FM Contract.
• Understand the Contract terms, ensuring all variations are captured and priced to maximise revenue and margin.
• Overall responsibility for all applications for payments.
• Commercially driving a self-delivery operating model by foregoing the use of subcontractors where possible.
• Be able to understand and communicate obligations of the Contract and justify viewpoints via contractual clauses.
• Drive the resolution of contractual issues and disputes.
• Support contract negotiations with the client and other parties as required.
• Ensure the timely provision of client commercial reports.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Contract management

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management/Accounting/Finance

CIMA/ACCA or RICS or studying towards

Tools

Excel

Job description

About The Role:

Working Hours: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours)

Role Overview: The Assistant Commercial Manager will report into the Commercial Manager with an objective of being the lead for all contractual and commercial queries, working on a high-profile public sector Facilities Management contract. This role will play a pivotal part in the day-to-day running and overall success of the Contract. The successful candidate will preferably have experience working within Facilities Management as an Assistant Commercial Manager. This is also an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor (or similar) - which have at least 3+ years experience within said position.

Experience:

• Relevant experience of commercially supporting and delivering on a high-profile / public sector Facilities Management contract (desirable)
• Experience in supporting the negotiation of contract variations to successful close out.
• Highly capable of communicating with a multitude of stakeholders internally and external (both verbally and written)

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree/equivalent in either Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Accounting/Finance
• Finance/Accounting (CIMA, ACCA) is preferred, or Quantity Surveying (RICS) (or studying towards)
• Adequate Microsoft Excel competency - pivots, trackers, tables, functions, calculations.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Commercial & Financial Performance

• Commercial support on a high-profile Hard FM Contract.
• Have a full understanding of the Contract terms, ensuring all variations are captured and priced in to maximise both revenue and margin.
• Overall responsibility for all application for payments.
• Commercially driving a self-delivery operating model by foregoing the use of subcontractors where possible.

Customer

• Be able to understand and communicate certain obligations of the Contract. Justify viewpoints via contractual clauses when necessary.
• Drive the resolution of contractual issues and disputes.
• Supportiveof contract negotiations with the client and other parties as required.
• Ensure the timely provision of client commercial reports.

Risk Management

• Assess, record and advise on risks and opportunities that may influence financial performance.
• Recognise situations in which an Early Warning Notice may be required. Generate and submit all EWN’s.
• Management of the Contract Commercial Risk Register.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.