Commercial Manager

Sizewell C Company; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

5% annual incentive bonus

Pension up to 7.5% employee / 15%

Hybrid working: typically 2–3 days in/

Competitive salary

Résumé du poste

Sizewell C is recruiting a Commercial Manager to join the Supply Chain team in London/Manchester. You will lead commercial and contract management for Design, Engineering and Construction contracts, ensuring cost, quality and schedule targets are met.

The role requires solid experience on major programmes, strong NEC3/NEC4 or FIDIC knowledge, and the ability to produce accurate cost reports. Chartered status is preferred; hybrid working, a competitive salary, and a 5% annual incentive are

Qualifications

• Solid experience on major programmes or multi-discipline projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 or FIDIC contracts and contract administration responsibilities.
• Proven experience in a commercial or contract management role.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills with the ability to produce accurate cost reports.
• A clear self-starter, confident in taking ownership and seeking additional responsibility.

Responsabilités

• Lead all commercial and contract management activities for complex projects.
• Administer NEC3/NEC4 or FIDIC contracts, including drafting clear contract documentation.
• Manage supply chain engagement, including procurement, subcontractor quotation reviews, and contract negotiations.
• Produce accurate cost reports, forecasts, and budgets, ensuring robust cost assurance.
• Represent the project in client-facing commercial meetings.
• Mentor and guide Assistant Commercial Managers and junior team members.
• Support project controls and reporting using systems such as CEMAR, SAP, Oracle, or similar.

Connaissances

NEC3/NEC4 knowledge

Contract management

Cost reporting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Self-starter

Leadership

Formation

Degree in quantity surveying, commercial management, or engineering

Outils

CEMAR

SAP

Oracle

Description du poste

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects.We are now recruiting the below position.

Commercial Manager

Location: London/Manchester

Contract:Permanent, full-time.

What’sin It for You:

• Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)
• Bonus: 5% annual incentive
• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution
• Hybrid Working:Typically,2–3 days in the office per week, with flexibility based on business needs

Your Impact

As Commercial Manager you will join our Supply Chain team and take ownership of the commercial management of Design, Engineering, and Construction contracts.You’llwork closely with Programme Delivery, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to ensure contracts deliver on cost, quality, and schedule.

• Lead all commercial and contract management activities for complex projects.
• Administer NEC3/NEC4 or FIDIC contracts, including drafting clear contract documentation.
• Manage supply chain engagement, including procurement, subcontractor quotation reviews, and contract negotiations.
• Produceaccuratecost reports, forecasts, and budgets, ensuring robust cost assurance.
• Represent the project in client-facing commercial meetings.
• Mentor and guide Assistant Commercial Managers and junior team members.
• Support project controls and reporting using systems such as CEMAR, SAP, Oracle, or similar.
• WhatWe’reLooking For
• Solid experience on major programmes or multi-discipline projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 or FIDIC contractsand contract administration responsibilities.
• Proven experience in a commercial or contract management role.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills with the ability to produceaccuratecost reports.
• A clear self-starter, confident in taking ownership and seeking additional responsibility
• Ideally Chartered status (RICS, ICE, CICES, IOB, CIPSor equivalent)or working towards
• Stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Nice-to-haves
• Ideally Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Engineering or related field.
• Experience in nuclear or regulated industries
• Understanding of the UK nuclear regulatory environment and supply chain landscape
• Familiarity with safety case and licence conditions in nuclear
• Familiarity with project controls systems (CEMAR, SAP, Oracle).
• Why Join Us
• A major infrastructure project with national impact
• Hybrid working with flexibility built in
• Competitive salary,bonusand benefits
• Clear progression and development opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative team environment

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Give and receive feedback with respect.
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.
• One team, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently.
• Promote collaboration and team alignment.
• Drive simplification at all levels.

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work.It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.