Commercial Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Commercial professional to join their Electricity Transmission team. In this role, you will be instrumental in maximizing project profitability while ensuring compliance with risk management plans. You will mentor site personnel, manage subcontractors, and contribute to financial forecasting and reporting. This dynamic position offers the chance to work on essential infrastructure projects in a supportive environment that values professional growth and development. Join a company that prioritizes safety and client satisfaction while offering a range of benefits designed to enhance your work-life balance.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Company car

Private health care

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing commercial departments to maximize profit.
• Skilled in preparing reports and claims with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Assist project teams with commercial acumen and mentoring.
• Compile information for reports and manage subcontractors.

Skills

Commercial Management

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Awareness

Project Management

Knowledge of Electricity Transmission

Education

Qualification in Quantity Surveying

Graduate Calibre

Tools

Risk Management Plan

Job description

About The Role

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 Electricity Transmission 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.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Are you an ambitious Commercial professional looking for the next step in their career?

Do you have experience in managing and assisting the Commercial Department and project team to maximise profit and reduce risk, providing on hand experience and mentoring? This role is for you!

You’ll be responsible for MQS, QS and AQS roles across the portfolio of projects, assisting with the ongoing implementation/integration of commercial acumen and skills with all site personnel whilst developing lasting relationships with Business Unit and Project Managers.

You’ll compile information for preparing reports and claims to agreed timescales, whilst referring to the project risk management plan for thorough, accurate, high-level risk assessment ensuring compliance at all times.

Are you skilled in weekly forecasting and producing financial reports for analysis? Are you confident in managing subcontractors to ensure consistency across the portfolio of projects?

We’re looking for someone who can actively promote, suggest and develop processes for increased accuracy minimising reconciliation tasks and enhance project profit by identifying variations, delays and claims.

Does this sound like the role for you? We want to hear from you!

What you’ll bring

• Qualification in Quantity Surveying Graduate or “graduate calibre”
• Contract experience, capturing site records for variations and valuations; supporting a project team
• Subcontract Management & Cost / value reconciliation
• Contract costing & Contract law
• Excellent negotiating, interpersonal & communication skills
• Analytical skills & financial awareness
• Planning & Project Management
• Knowledge of the Electricity Transmission industry would be desirable!
• Full UK driving licence – this role will include UK site visits and travel to other regional offices

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• 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
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

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.