Commercial Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering contractor seeks a Commercial Manager in Peterborough with hybrid work options. This senior role involves managing commercial activities for major water projects, ensuring sound contract management, and developing team capabilities while offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Car/Allowance

Bonus

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Health Insurance

Private medical Insurance

Pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings Hub

Kids pass

Qualifications

• Experience managing large commercial teams delivering project programmes over £50m/year.
• In-depth understanding of commercial and financial processes in a contracting environment.
• Proven ability in strategic level business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Water/Water Recycling Commercial team to maximize financial interests on projects.
• Ensure high standards of contract management with clients and supply chains.
• Transform commercial processes by developing automated reporting.

Skills

Commercial Management

Project Delivery

Contract Management

Risk Management

Financial Understanding

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Professional qualification (RICS, ICES, CIOB)

Tools

NEC3 PSC and ECC Contracts

Job description

Position: Commercial Manager

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available

Salary Guide: 80-100k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance, Bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is a Tier 1 design and build engineering contractor operating predominantly in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of Anglian Water's programme of clean and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

The Role: As a member of Alliance Senior Commercial Leadership Team you will report functionally to the Head of Commercial and influence the businesses out performance across commercial, finance estimating, procurement and programme management. Leading the Water/Water Recycling Commercial team you will develop commercial, management and leadership skills and awareness within your team, driving positive commercial behaviours across the business.

You and your team will maximise the financial and commercial interests of projects across the project by managing and controlling all commercial activities throughout the life cycle of a project, on and off site, including commercial risk, supply chain, contract management, change management, expenditure, delivery on time and outperformance opportunities

Responsibilities: Ensure high standards of contract management with the client and supply chain are achieved by implementing and maintaining robust and lean processes and approaches.

Proactively manage Anglian Water's project governance by effectively managing change, risk and opportunities through your team.

Build positive relationships with Alliance and SPA supply chains by promoting incentivised outperformance and clarity in contractual liabilities and obligations.

Report on monthly expenditure forecasting, risk and opportunity management and TOTEX commercial performance on a project-by-project basis.

Play a proactive and pivotal role in easing the burden on construction teams by ensuring projects meet and exceed Delivery Milestones deliverables and deadlines in a safe and efficient fashion.

Transform the commercial process by developing automated reporting and challenging the current ways of working by encouraging and embracing a culture of outperformance.

Play an active part in the team's and individual's development and embrace succession planning and career development to enhance the overall capabilities of the business.

Experience: Qualified to degree level in a relevant discipline

Experience of managing large commercial teams delivering project programmes in excess of 50m/annum

Experience of working for a Principal Contractor

In depth commercial and financial process & systems understanding, preferably in a contracting environment, of large scale multi-million-pound capital construction projects

In depth knowledge and experience in managing NEC3 PSC and ECC contracts with the client and the supply chain, with emphasis on Option C

Proven ability in delivering business objectives at a strategic level

Proven experience in developing best practice

Ability to shape the future commercial delivery strategy

Professional commercial qualification such as RICS, ICES or CIOB

Package includes: A competitive salary

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance, Health Insurance

Private medical Insurance

And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.

Key Words:

Commercial Manager

Commercial Management

Commercial Director

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

Commercial Support

Project Delivery

Construction

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Clean Water

Wastewater

Waste Water

Sewage

Utilities

Framework Delivery

JV

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

NEC3

NEC4

Power Generation

Power Sector

Power Industry

Energy Industry

Energy Sector

Renewables

Energy from Waste

Nuclear

Infrastructure

Rail

Transport

Utilities