Commercial Manager

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee high-impact projects in Healthcare and Local Government. This role involves managing PFI contracts, engaging stakeholders, and driving profitability. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial management experience and excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Flexible working

Virtual GP services

Financial wellbeing assistance

High street discounts

Enhanced pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial management within PFI or similar sectors.
• Strong understanding of PFI payment mechanisms.
• Track record of delivering commercial solutions that reduce risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and contractual functions across multiple PFI projects.
• Manage benchmarking, market testing, claims, and construction defects.
• Identify risks and capitalise on commercial opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Job description

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Better places, thriving communities.

Commercial Manager – Healthcare, Local Government & Education

Better places, thriving communities.

Commercial Manager – Healthcare, Local Government & Education

Location: Scotland & North UK (with flexible remote working)

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Shape the future of public services with Mitie.

Are you a commercially savvy professional ready to take the lead on high-impact projects? Mitie is looking for a dynamic Commercial Manager to join our Healthcare, Local Government and Education team. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in managing a portfolio of PFI contracts across Scotland and the North of the UK, helping us deliver exceptional service every day.

What You'll Be Doing

As a key member of our commercial team, you'll be the go-to expert for all things contractual. You'll lead on commercial strategy, risk management, and stakeholder engagement across a cluster of complex contracts. From negotiating sub-contracts and managing variations to resolving disputes and driving profitability, your work will directly influence the success of our operations.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Leading commercial and contractual functions across multiple PFI projects.
• Managing benchmarking, market testing, claims, and construction defect resolution.
• Identifying and mitigating risks while capitalising on commercial opportunities.
• Supporting operational teams with training, audits, and best practice sharing.
• Ensuring compliance with PFI output specifications and KPI frameworks.
• Preparing commercial reports and position papers for senior stakeholders.
• Building strong relationships with clients, legal teams, and internal departments.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in commercial management, ideally within PFI or similar sectors.
• Strong understanding of PFI payment mechanisms and value testing.
• A track record of delivering commercial solutions that reduce risk and drive value.
• Excellent negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, collaborative approach.
  
  

Why join Mitie?

At Mitie, we're committed to creating a better place to work and a better place to live. You'll be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, integrity, and impact. We offer flexible working, ongoing development, and the opportunity to make a real difference in essential public services.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Gemma Parry at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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