Commercial Manager

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; Warrington; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Engineering Cumbria is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead commercial management across nuclear projects, programmes and framework contracts. The role reports to the Project Director for Nuclear and covers contract management, procurement, cost control and governance to protect commercial interests and enable delivery.

You will work with project management, procurement, finance and legal teams to ensure commercial activities align with scope, schedule and client obligations, including

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Law, Engineering or Finance.
• Minimum 10 years in commercial management, quantity surveying or contract management within regulated sectors.
• Experience leading commercial management of major projects and programmes.
• Knowledge of NEC 3/4 contracts and main contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain commercial procedures aligned with contract management and governance best practice.
• Lead procurement, tendering and supply chain strategies.
• Oversee contracts administration, change control, payments and close-out processes.
• Provide cost, risk and forecast information to support decisions.
• Maintain commercial records, budgets and cash-flow information.
• Engage with clients, partners and internal teams to integrate commercial activity with project scope.

Job description

Job title: Commercial Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Rate: Market Led

Location: Cumbria, Manchester or Warrington Based - Open to location

Hours of work: 40 Hours Per Week

The Role:

As Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for leading and maintaining robust commercial management across assigned nuclear projects, programmes, framework contracts and business development opportunities.

You will report into the Project Director for Nuclear, the role provides leadership across contract management, procurement and supply chain strategy, cost and value management, commercial governance, risk and opportunity management, change control, forecasting and commercial reporting.

The position carries accountability for protecting the organisation's commercial interests while enabling successful project delivery. This includes establishing clear contractual baselines, maintaining accurate and auditable commercial records, managing payment and change processes, overseeing commercial performance and ensuring that decisions are supported by reliable cost, risk and contractual information throughout the project lifecycle.

The role will work closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, estimating, project controls, finance, legal and business development teams to ensure commercial activities are fully integrated with project scope, schedule, risk, delivery strategy and client obligations.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Establish commercial procedures aligned with recognised contract management, cost management and governance best practice.
• Implement clear commercial controls appropriate to project maturity, delivery model and contractual obligations.
• Ensure commercial records, decisions and approvals are transparent, consistent and auditable.
• Develop commercial assurance and peer-review processes that improve compliance, certainty and organisational confidence.
• Lead the effective administration of client, partner and supply chain contracts, including NEC and other relevant forms.
• Develop procurement and subcontract strategies aligned with scope, schedule, risk and delivery requirements.
• Oversee tendering, negotiation, award, payment, change and close-out processes.
• Maintain productive commercial relationships with clients, delivery partners and the supply chain.
• Establish and maintain robust budgets, cost reports, forecasts and cash-flow information.
• Monitor commercial performance against approved baselines and identify emerging variances.
• Provide accurate cost and value information to support project and executive decision-making.
• Drive value improvement, cost efficiency and commercial opportunity realisation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the identification and management of commercial risks and opportunities.
• Ensure changes are identified, notified, assessed, instructed and incorporated into forecasts in a timely manner.
• Maintain effective early-warning, compensation event, variation and claims-management processes.
• Promote proactive dispute avoidance and support the fair and timely resolution of commercial issues.
• Implement commercial governance, delegated authority and approval requirements.
• Maintain consistency across commercial methodologies, assumptions and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, contractual obligations and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide independent challenge and assurance of commercial positions, forecasts and recommendations.
• Present commercial performance, risks, opportunities and recommendations confidently to senior stakeholders.
• Support tender reviews, investment decisions, project approvals and governance forums through evidence-based analysis.

Candidates Essential Experience/Qualifications Requirements:

• Candidates will hold a Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Law, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline.
• Candidates will have a minimum of 10 years' experience in commercial management, quantity surveying, contract management, cost management or a related discipline within nuclear, defence, infrastructure, energy or other highly regulated sectors. Preferably on Nuclear licensed sites such as HPC, Sellafield, AWE, Capenhurst etc.
• Significant experience leading the commercial management of major projects and programmes.
• Experience within EPC, EPCM, alliance, framework or programme delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of NEC 3/ 4 contracts and other relevant standard forms of contract.
• Experience administering main contracts and subcontracts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong experience in liasing with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience developing procurement, tendering and supply chain strategies.
• Experience leading commercial negotiations and supporting contract award recommendations.
• Experience managing budgets, cost reports, forecasts, cash flow and cost-to-complete positions.
• Experience managing change control, early warnings, compensation events, variations and claims.
• Experience identifying, quantifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities.
• Experience overseeing interim valuations, payment processes, final accounts and contract close-out.
• Experience supporting tender submissions, business cases, project approvals and investment decisions.
• Experience implementing commercial governance, assurance and delegated authority requirements.

Desirable

• Chartered or recognised professional status with an appropriate institution such as MRICS, FRICS, MCInstCES, FCInstCES, MCIOB, FCIArb, APM or another recognised professional institution.

Please note for this role Security Vetting will be required, all candidates MUST be eligible to obtain or ideally already hold.