Commercial Manager

CRS Professionals (UK) Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK construction sector seeks an experienced commercial manager to oversee project-specific reports, manage teams, and ensure financial accuracy. The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in the construction field. Daily duties will involve resolving contractual issues, managing budgets, and optimizing commercial performance while working closely with operational teams to achieve KPIs.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success within construction.
• Ability to deal with multiple clients and forms of contract.
• Demonstrable experience in project and team management.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-level commercial reports and oversee QS teams.
• Ensure commercial challenge and resolve contractual issues.
• Manage financial aspects and cash flow of contracts.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contractual awareness

Microsoft packages competency

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Excellent communication

Diplomacy

Customer-focused

Proactive approach

Problem anticipation

Job description

Main duties will be to produce high level commercial reports with emphasis on project specific reports, Profit & Loss reporting, team management of QSs at varying levels. Challenge supply chain procurement while utilising knowledge of JCT and business law to verify, oversee or approve commercial agreements and documentation.

The main duties include the responsibility for the following:

• Undertake cost to complete / budget reviews with the contract delivery teams.

• Ensure commercial challenge at all times to site teams.

• Resolving contractual and commercial problems.

• Review sub contract orders and advise accordingly within the business

• Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.

• Oversee the management information required by the business and take responsibility for the accuracy of said information

• Ensure all relevant KPI data is produced and the accuracy of the information.

• Negotiate with key strategic supply chain.

• Undertake daily Quantity Surveyor duties and mentor the existing team to deliver project.

• Managing daily commercial operations.

• Ensuring that the financial aspects and impact of a contract are clear to all parties.

• Final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcome for the company.

• Upload documentation as and when necessary in line with business requirements to shared folders to ensure latest documentation is always available.

• Maximising value and minimising cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base.

• Working with the operational teams to deliver and manage performance against the budgets.

• Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPIs.

• Ensure that the delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances.

• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base.

• Endeavour to follow the commercial policies and the requirements of legislation.

• Endeavour to ensure that cash flow is maximised including ensuring that payments are received appropriately.

• Preparation of monthly management high level financial performance reports.

• Responsibility of validating sensitive commercial information for other team members prior to submission of said information up the reporting chain.

• Management of your team to ensure commercial aspects with the client inc. Comp events, extension of time, completion request etc. are carried out where required

Skills & Qualifications required

Commercial and contractual awareness with a proven track record of success within construction

A good level of competency of Microsoft packages

Self-motivation, passion and a driven can do attitude

Be able to organise yourself and others workload

Be proactive in your approach

An excellent communicator

A high level of diplomacy and customer focused

The ability to anticipate problems and ensure early intervention

Demonstrable experience of dealing with multiple clients, forms of contract and methods of measurement