Commercial Manager

Public Sector Resourcing CWS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking a Commercial Manager to support the delivery teams by delivering commercial activities, assuring procurement and contributing to value for money across major infrastructure projects. You will work with the development delivery teams, supply chain and contractors to provide an independent view to the Head of Commercial.

Key responsibilities include leading tender evaluations, managing NEC3 administration, and developing commercial strategies while guiding and developing a

Qualifications

• Ability to manage high value, delivery critical contracts for major infrastructure or similar programmes.
• Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on capital projects.
• Ability to manage value-driven relationships with supply chain partners.
• Ability to negotiate with internal and external parties and settle disputes.
• Ability to manage stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Ability to develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.
• Ability to support development of commercial teams.
• Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review commercial documentation, works information and contract documents to support procurement and project delivery.
• Lead tender evaluations, support contract awards and contribute to contract management planning.
• Provide commercial oversight and assurance across delivery activities, supply chain engagements and contractor performance.
• Manage NEC3 contract administration, including variations, compensation events, payments, incentives and cost verification.
• Monitor contract performance, analyse supply chain reporting, support programme reviews and cost forecasting.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial strategy

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Policies & processes

Team development

Risk management

Dispute resolution

Tools

NEC3

Job description

Birmingham-based Salary: Base salary up to £70,000 all in (inclusive of 20% flex fund) depending on skills and experience.

London -based Salary: Base salary up to £75,000 all in (inclusive of 20% flex fund) depending on skills and experience.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a Commercial Manager at HS2 you will have a key role in supporting the delivery of HS2's strategic goals by building value adding supply chains with sustainable commercial relationships.

About the role:

This role is responsible for delivering commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities to provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and review commercial documentation, works information, and contract documents to support procurement and project delivery.
• Lead tender evaluations, support contract awards, and contribute to contract management planning.
• Provide commercial oversight and assurance across delivery activities, supply chain engagements, and contractor performance.
• Manage NEC3 contract administration, including variations, compensation events, payments, incentives, and cost verification.
• Monitor contract performance, analyse supply chain reporting, support programme reviews, and contribute to cost forecasting and savings initiatives.
• Provide commercial advice, support dispute resolution, and maintain strong relationships with key contractors and stakeholders.
• Lead and review project estimates, governance approvals, change controls, and risk drawdown processes.
• Manage and develop commercial team members, setting objectives and supporting performance and capability growth.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of commercial policies, processes, procedures, and best practice across the organisation.

This role combines procurement, contract management, commercial assurance, stakeholder management, and leadership responsibilities to ensure successful project delivery and value for money.

About You:

Skills

• Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
• Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on capital projects.
• Ability to support the development and management of effective, value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
• Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and to settle disputes.
• Ability to support the management of stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Ability to develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.
• Ability to support the development of commercial teams.
• Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk management skills.

Experience

• Experience of managing commercial management teams' members in infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Experience of working with or for publicly funded bodies and/or a publicly funded project.
• Experience of planning, developing and implementing infrastructure contracts and of working with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation.
• Experience of using commercial management and reporting systems.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

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