Commercial Manager

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Tamworth; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Commercial / Contracts Manager for a Water Industry client in Tamworth. This role, offering a salary up to £100,000, involves managing all commercial aspects of projects, ensuring compliance, and providing expert advice on contract management. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in commercial management within utilities or infrastructure and hold Chartered status or be working toward it. This is a hybrid role with 4 days on-site.

Benefits

Salary up to £100,000

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working

Career progression

Opportunity to work on significant portfolios

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial management across projects and programmes within utilities, rail, or infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in client-facing or consultancy environments.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and drive supply chain efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and report on all commercial aspects of projects.
• Lead commercial review and approval of contractor applications.
• Provide expert advice on change control and scope changes.
• Manage contract administration including payments and valuations.
• Support pre-contract procurement and cost analysis.

Skills

Commercial management

NEC and JCT contracts knowledge

Supplier relationship management

Cost analysis

Change control expertise

Education

Degree-qualified with Chartered status (RICS)

Job description

Overview

Commercial / Contracts Manager | Water Industry Client | Up to £100,000 | Tamworth (4 days per week on-site)

MERITUS are partnered with a leading Project Controls Consultancy to appoint an experienced Commercial / Contracts Manager to support complex projects and portfolios across pre- and post-contract stages at a Water Industry client in Tamworth.

This role is well suited to a Chartered Commercial / Contracts Manager with extensive experience in commercial contract management, procurement, and supplier relationship management within regulated or infrastructure-led environments.

The Commercial Manager will play a key role in supporting projects and programmes to deliver strategic portfolio objectives. You will utilise strong commercial acumen, contract management expertise, and supply chain experience to drive efficiencies, manage risk, and ensure robust commercial governance across high-value contracts.

The role is based on client site in Tamworth (4 days per week on-site).

Responsibilities

• Manage and report on all commercial aspects of projects, ensuring compliance with corporate governance and cost reporting requirements
• Lead commercial review, valuation, and approval of high-value and high-risk contractor applications
• Provide expert advice on change control, scope changes, risk mitigation, and dispute avoidance
• Manage contract administration, including payments, valuations, contractual notices, and final accounts
• Support pre-contract procurement, negotiations, cost analysis, benchmarking, and estimating improvement

Required Skills

• Proven experience in commercial management across projects and programmes within utilities, rail, or infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts, procurement strategies, and principal contract roles
• Demonstrated experience in client-facing or consultancy environments
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and drive supply chain efficiencies
• Degree-qualified with Chartered status (RICS) or actively working toward chartership

Benefits

• Salary up to £100,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid working with client-site exposure
• Career progression within major infrastructure programmes
• Opportunity to work on high-value, strategically significant portfolios

Got your attention?

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for the Commercial Manager role - then please get in touch. We also offer a referral scheme for any candidates whose details are passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Ryan Harris at MERITUS.