Commercial Manager

JAB Recruitment; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JAB Recruitment in Grangemouth invites an experienced Commercial Manager to lead the commercial and project controls function within a major engineering and EPC environment.

You will oversee Estimating, Cost Management, Planning and governance, work with engineering, project management and construction teams to deliver robust controls.

This senior role offers a permanent, full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package, demanding strong leadership and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience across Project Planning, Estimating and Cost Control.
• Senior Commercial Manager / Project Controls leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering, project management interfaces.
• Experience implementing and managing commercial processes.
• Strong planning and scheduling software experience.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Estimating, Cost, Planning and Document Control personnel.
• Manage and escalate commercial and contractual matters.
• Identify and mitigate commercial and delivery risks.
• Review project schedules and agree mitigation plans.
• Provide monthly commercial and project controls reporting.
• Maintain strong commercial governance and delegated authority controls.
• Oversee planning and scheduling practices across the contract.
• Manage Work Breakdown Structures and project coding structures.
• Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions where performance falls below expectations.
• Support recruitment, performance management and development of the commercial/project controls team.
• Work collaboratively across engineering, project management, construction and supporting functions.

Skills

Project Planning

Estimating

Cost Control

Commercial Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Team Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Commercial

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Cost Management Software

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Commercial Manager to join a major engineering and project delivery environment in Grangemouth on a full-time, permanent employee basis.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility across Estimating, Cost Management, Planning and Commercial functions, ensuring robust commercial governance, effective project controls and compliance throughout the full contract lifecycle.

The Role

The Commercial Manager will provide leadership across the wider commercial and project controls function, working closely with engineering, project management and construction teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing Estimating, Cost, Planning and Document Control personnel
• Managing and escalating commercial and contractual matters
• Identifying and mitigating commercial and delivery risks
• Reviewing project schedules and agreeing mitigation plans where required
• Ensuring project estimates are accurate, appropriately structured and approved
• Providing monthly commercial and project controls reporting
• Maintaining strong commercial governance and delegated authority controls
• Overseeing planning and scheduling practices across the contract
• Managing Work Breakdown Structures and project coding structures
• Monitoring KPIs and implementing corrective actions where performance falls below expectationsSupporting recruitment, performance management and development of the commercial/project controls team
• Working collaboratively across engineering, project management, construction and supporting functions.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Significant experience across Project Planning, Estimating and Cost Control
• Previous experience in a senior Commercial Manager / Project Controls / Commercial leadership role
• Strong understanding of engineering, project management and construction interfaces
• Experience implementing and managing commercial and business processes
• Strong planning and scheduling software experience
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Location

Grangemouth, Scotland

Package

Permanent employee position with an excellent salary and benefits package.

This would suit an experienced commercial professional from an EPC/EPCM, oil & gas, petrochemical, energy, engineering or major construction environment who is comfortable leading an integrated commercial and project controls function.