Commercial Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Private health care – family cover

Health Care Cash Plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company car and fuel card

EV/ Hybrid car salary sacrifice option

Cycle to work

Job summary

M Group is delivering essential water infrastructure and environmental improvements across the UK. We are seeking a Commercial Lead for the Bexley project, reporting to the Commercial Director, to drive value and governance on a £50m+ programme.

You will lead a commercial team and manage risks, disputes, and reporting to stakeholders. Join a supportive, safety‑conscious environment with development opportunities and a commitment to delivering resilient, sustainable infrastructure for future

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in infrastructure or construction industry in a similar role.
• Experience leading a commercial team and managing large value projects.
• Experience with projects valued at £50m+.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial for the Bexley project and report to the Commercial Director.
• Manage and develop commercial staff, leading by example.
• Identify and resolve commercial risks and disputes upstream and downstream.
• Own all commercial reporting and governance submissions on time and accuracy.
• Produce CVRs, aged WIP, cashflow and end-of-life forecasts.

Skills

Relationship mgmt

Communication

Negotiation

People management

Commercial leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

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?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We're problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

Want to be a part of it?

This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.

What will you be doing?

• Reporting in to the Commercial Director, act as commercial lead for our Bexley project
• Manage and develop commercial staff, leading by example in best commercial practice
• Proactive identification and resolution of commercial risks and potential disputes both upstream and downstream
• Take responsibility for all commercial reporting, ensuring submissions are on time, accurate and in accordance with governance
• Commercial Reporting including CVRs, Aged WIP, Cashflow, end of life forecasts and other ad hoc reports and tasks in support of the business

What you'll bring

• Demonstrable experience working within the Infrastructure or Construction industry in a similar role.
• Qualification in Quantity Surveying (BSC or equivalent) is beneficial but not essential.
• RICS or CICES beneficial. M Group are committed to supporting the development of our people and can offer support to gain chartership.
• Previous experience as a successful line manager or functional manager of a commercial team.
• Prior experience of projects in value of £50m+
• Strong professional relationship management skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

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;

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

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 – family cover
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus scheme

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 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.

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.