Commercial Manager

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Mountain Ash; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure service provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Commercial Manager to oversee commercial functions across multiple projects. The role demands substantial experience, ideally in National Grid substation projects, along with expertise in contract management and team leadership. You will shape project strategies and ensure excellent client relationships while championing a culture of safety and compliance. This position includes a company car and various employee benefits including private healthcare.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally on National Grid substation projects.
• Ability to oversee procurement and ensure contractual compliance.
• Willingness to travel across regional sites.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial success by shaping project strategies.
• Lead tender reviews, identifying risks and delivering robust reporting.
• Build client and supplier relationships to secure new work.

Skills

Commercially astute

Excellent communication skills

Negotiation skills

People management

Education

Degree qualified

Tools

NEC 3/4

JCT

FIDIC

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we're enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. This role will be based between the Caldicot office and site visits across the South West & South Wales.

What will you be doing?

Do you have experience in a similar level role, balancing a portfolio of multiple projects? As a Commercial Manager, you'll take responsibility for the strategy and execution of the commercial function on all tenders and projects in the region. Are you passionate about leadership and development? You'll train and develop staff to improve knowledge and commercial performance.

• Drive commercial success by shaping and executing project strategies in partnership with the Portfolio Manager
• Champion HSEQ leadership while inspiring and developing high-performing commercial teams through training and mentorship
• Lead tender reviews, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver robust CVR and progress reporting to senior leadership
• Collaborate with Finance and Project Teams to optimize forecasts, cashflow, and business plan performance
• Build strong client and supplier relationships to secure new work and resolve disputes
• Oversee procurement, ensure contractual compliance, and spearhead improvements in regional commercial performance through innovation, training, and strategic leadership

What you’ll bring

• Commercially astute with substantial proven experience in a similar role, ideally working on National Grid substation projects
• Degree qualified
• Expert knowledge of standard forms of contract including NEC 3/4, JCT & FIDIC
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills
• Experience in undertaking reviews of contract terms & negotiating with the client
• Understanding of programme techniques and project controls
• Proven experience in people management
• Full UK driving licence - willingness to travel across regional sites

We are an employer of choice

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays