Commercial Manager

AECOM; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Commercial Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The successful candidate will support the Commercial Director and ensure bids and projects are commercially robust. Responsibilities include providing risk and commercial advice, managing changes and ensuring compliance with internal and external standards. The role requires a degree in a relevant field, strong commercial acumen, and collaborative skills. Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model and a range of personalized benefits to support your well-being.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Personalized benefits

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Preferably a degree in a business, finance, law or engineering discipline.
• A qualification in accountancy or surveying would be advantageous.
• Previous experience in legal, commercial or financial role within construction.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk and commercial advice during the project lifecycle.
• Ensure changes are managed with a focus on commercial implications.
• Attend regular progress meetings with the client.

Skills

Forecasting

Cost Management

Negotiation

Financial Planning

Construction Estimating

Business Analysis

Education

Degree in business, finance, law or engineering

Qualification in accountancy or survey

Tools

Hyperion

QlikView

Salesforce

Job description

Start here. Grow here

AECOMs commercial function is designed to link the operational requirements of the business with the key corporate functions such as finance legal and risk. We are looking for a Commercial Manager to join our team!

You will be supporting the Commercial Director and Assistant Commercial Directors whilst working closely with the Operation teams and other Commercial Managers on major schemes to ensure our bids and projects are commercially robust and that the contractual mechanisms for change control, invoicing and financial reporting have been proactively managed and suitably addressed.

You will be required to provide commercial support to ensure that the project is commercially focused from the outset as well as providing regular ongoing support during project delivery.

Job Summary

The key accountabilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Provide risk and commercial advice during the project lifecycle to assess performance and provide support for the projects you are supporting.
• With support from the finance function provide effective reporting and forecasting of the commercial performance within the transportation business.
• Ensure changes are managed rigorously with a focus on commercial implications of change and manage commercial risk and opportunity generally.
• Ensure that activities meet both internal company standards and external regulatory requirements.
• Apply contractual mechanisms, preparation of CE quotations and manage negotiation to agreement.
• Attend regular progress meetings and change control meetings with the client.
• Input to Risk Register and assessment of risk allowance in financial reporting.
• Work with AECOM discipline leads to identify and assess change.
• Work with Project Planner to capture and monitor changes to the Project Programme.
• Manage internal AECOM reporting processes Earned Value Management and EACs.
• Manage supply chain contracts payment applications and invoices.
• Undertake regular programme and cost reconciliation.

Come grow with us

We develop projects from concept through to operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of whats possible.

Herest what were looking for:

• Preferably a degree in a business finance law or engineering discipline.
• A qualification in accountancy surveying or law e.g. ACCA ACMA CPA MRICS Law Society would be advantageous.
• Previous experience gained within a legal commercial or financial role within the construction and property industry.
• Previous contract experience in commercial management for large value projects with fee values in excess of 1 million.
• A good understanding of risk management procedures and processes.
• Demonstrate commercial acumen strong business analysis skills and the ability to interpret and understand complex financial systems and reports.
• Basic knowledge of English commercial law and specific knowledge of contract law with respect to the built environment; experience of a range of forms of contract such as NEC3&4 JCT Govt Frameworks FIDIC.
• Good interpersonal skills including relationship building and communication at all levels and work collaboratively across the organisation; listening to other points of view while still being persuasive.

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at (contact details omitted).

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity: You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm and we’re in this together: your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each person’s potential and will help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills Forecasting, Hyperion, Cost Management, Construction Estimating, QlikView, Bus Driving, Analysis Skills, HubSpot, Salesforce, Market Research, negotiation, Financial Planning

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Commercial Manager • Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK