Commercial Manager

MOTT MACDONALD; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy is seeking a Commercial Manager to join their Energy Networks team in Croydon. In this role, you will guide commercial risk management and support Electricity Transmission and Distribution projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial governance and contract management. This position offers a hybrid work model and numerous employee benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for career growth.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Flexible holiday options

Annual bonus schemes

Qualifications

• General understanding of commercial and contractual matters in a consultancy environment.
• Proven ability to maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Experience in reviewing contracts related to consultancy services.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on commercial risk management.
• Review contracts with suppliers and subconsultants.
• Liaise with Group Legal on contract matters.

Skills

Commercial risk management

Strong leadership and influencing skills

Relationship building

Tools

NEC suite of contracts

Job description

Location/s

Croydon, Brighton, Glasgow, London

Recruiter contact

Abhijeet Barpanda

About the business

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of energy sectors including thermal generation, hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations; to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we're helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role

As our team continues to grow and take on new projects, we are looking for a Commercial Manager to join our Energy Networks Divisional Commercial Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high profile Electricity Transmission and Distribution projects, playing a key role in their commercial success. You'll be part of a forward-thinking and inclusive team, helping to shape project initiatives while growing your career in an organisation that prioritises professional development and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direction on commercial risk management while identifying opportunities through strong commercial bidding and project management, ensuring compliance with company policies and directives.
• Review of contracts with suppliers and subconsultants
• Liaison with Group Legal on commercial contract matters
• Supporting project and bid teams with submissions for approval of special commitments related to contract and project risk
• Provide support and advice related to group governance
• Participation in contract negotiations. Supporting project teams in understanding key issues and securing sound and equitable commercial outcomes.
• Support on commercial aspects of bids and project controls, ensuring financial and contractual integrity.
• Provide strategic commercial input to Account Leaders and Bid Teams on specific bids and projects while supporting the Commercial Manager on broader commercial matters, including overhead management.

Candidate Specification

• General experience / understanding of commercial and contractual matters in a consultancy and/or contracting environment.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, working collaboratively across teams, including project professionals, business partners, and clients.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to set the standard and lead by example.
• A track record of ensuring robust commercial governance throughout both bid management and project delivery phases.
• Understanding and experience in review of contracts, specifically in relation to consultancy services and understanding the relevant issues and solutions would be advantageous.
• High level knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts would be advantageous.

Next steps

If you're ready to take on a role where you can make a real impact, work on innovative projects, and grow within a supportive and ambitious environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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