Commercial Manager

Kier Group; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Commercial Manager to join the Hogsmill STW team in Surrey. You will lead commercial, financial and contractual management for the upgrade project, focusing on cost control, risk management and governance across pre-construction to final account.

You will manage a team of Quantity Surveyors, oversee procurement and subcontract accounts, and produce monthly reports while ensuring compliance with the IChemE Burgundy Book contract and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience on UK water capital programmes with MEICA or process engineering exposure.
• Qualified in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, ideally RICS qualified.

Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial aspects of the project, ensuring contract conditions compliance and providing strategic advice to the project leadership team.
• Manage and mentor a team of Quantity Surveyors, setting objectives and fostering a high‑performance culture centred on collaboration and accuracy.
• Establish and maintain robust cost management processes including forecasting, budget reporting and leading value engineering initiatives.
• Oversee procurement, tendering and management of subcontract accounts through valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Produce monthly commercial reports and maintain risk and opportunity registers with proactive mitigation actions.

Skills

Contract management

Change control

Commercial governance

Negotiation

Cost forecasting

Financial reporting

Subcontract management

Education

Quantity Surveying

Commercial Management

Job description

We're looking for a Commercial Manager to join our Hogsmill STW team based in Hogsmill, Surrey.

Location: Hogsmill STW, Surrey
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join us as a Commercial Manager on one of Kier's flagship wastewater infrastructure schemes. You'll lead commercial, financial and contractual management for the Hogsmill STW upgrade project, ensuring effective cost control, risk management, and commercial governance. This Thames Water Major Project operates under an IChemE Burgundy Book contract, offering you the opportunity to make a real impact on vital public services. You'll work within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment where your commercial expertise will drive project success from pre-construction through to final account.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Commercial Manager, you'll be working within the Hogsmill STW team, supporting them in delivering successful project outcomes. Your day to day will include:

• Leading all commercial aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and providing strategic advice to the project leadership team
• Managing and mentoring a team of Quantity Surveyors, setting objectives and fostering a high-performance culture centred on collaboration and accuracy
• Establishing and maintaining robust cost management processes including forecasting, budget reporting and leading value engineering initiatives
• Overseeing procurement, tendering and managing subcontract accounts through valuations, variations and final accounts
• Producing monthly commercial reports and maintaining risk and opportunity registers with proactive mitigation actions

What are we looking for?

This role of Commercial Manager is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience on UK water capital programmes with MEICA or process engineering project exposure
• You hold relevant qualifications in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, ideally RICS qualified
• You have a strong understanding of contract management, change control processes and commercial governance in a regulated utility environment
• You have proven experience managing a commercial team and possess strong negotiation skills
• You're skilled in cost forecasting, financial reporting, subcontract management and can collaborate effectively across design, engineering and planning functions

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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