Commercial Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Rotherham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider in Rotherham is seeking a Commercial Manager for high-profile Transmission projects. The role involves managing the Commercial Department, mentoring project teams, and maximizing profit while reducing risks. Applicants should bring experience in managing subcontractor packages and possess a Quantity Surveying qualification. Benefits include a company car, private health care, and a pension scheme. This role supports professional growth in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience managing major subcontractor packages.
• Contract experience with capturing site records.
• Experience in planning and project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Commercial Department and project team.
• Compile information for reports and claims.
• Forecast and produce financial reports.

Skills

Knowledge of Electricity Transmission

Subcontract Management

Excellent negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

Qualification in Quantity Surveying

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 will be based on a National Grid site in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

What will you be doing?

Are you an ambitious Commercial Manager looking to work on high-profile Transmission projects? As a Commercial Manager, you'll manage and assist the Commercial Department and project team to maximise profit and reduce risk, providing on‑hand experience and mentoring. 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.

What you'll bring

• Knowledge of the Electricity Transmission (OHL / Substations) industry would be beneficial but we would consider major infrastructure experience managing multimillion pound projects
• Experience managing major subcontractor packages & the Client
• 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
• Full UK driving licence - this role will include UK site visits and travel to other regional offices

What's in it for you?

• 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 youand your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

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 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.