Commercial Manager Bristol

Morson Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Commercial Manager for a Bristol-based SZC project. This contract role runs to March 2027 with a likely extension and offers hybrid working within an Inside IR35 framework.

You will act as the primary commercial contact, overseeing pre- and post-contract activities, coordinating with procurement, legal, and governance teams to ensure contract success and value delivery.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level is preferable.
• Proven ability to administer contracts successfully.
• Strong commercial/contract management skills essential.
• Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills.
• Familiarity with NEC & FIDIC forms within power/major projects.
• Knowledge of UK law and regulatory framework relevant to contracts.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary commercial contact on assigned contracts.
• Lead day-to-day management of commercial assistants.
• Support procurement during pre-award phase and procurement strategy.
• Manage commercial aspects during execution and close-out.
• Ensure governance and reporting for timely contract awards.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Communication

Risk management

Decision making

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

NEC/FIDIC contract forms

Job description

Commercial Manager required for our client based in Bristol. Contract role to March 2027 - with likely extension. Hybrid working. Inside IR35.

The Commercial Manager is commercially responsible, on any contract assigned to them, for all pre and post contract commercial issues relating to a contract on the SZC project.

Nature and Scope:

The Commercial Manager is an important role within the SZC Supply Chain Group with accountability to the Senior Commercial Manager for the successful commercial administration of one or more SZC contracts. As such the Commercial Manager is empowered to make decisions around the Principle Accountability areas, under the overall guidance of the Senior Commercial Manager and in accordance with delegated levels of authority.

The Commercial Manager will be the primary point of commercial contact on the contract/s assigned to them and will be required to work closely and pro-actively with the other stakeholders at all levels and across all the teams within Nuclear New Build to ensure that the requirements of the individual contracts and their impact upon the overall SZC Project are successfully delivered.

The Commercial Manager is responsible and accountable for:

• The day to day management of Commercial Assistants under their control.
• Providing support to the procurement process during the Procurement phase (pre-award).
• Providing commercial management of contracts during the execution phase (post-award).
• Providing commercial management for the delivery of contract final account agreements (close out).
• Responsible for the delivery of the contract in accordance with SZC governance requirements to meet SZC Project and business objectives.
• Professional development of self and people within the team.

Dimensions:

• The Commercial Manager will typically be responsible for a contract or range of contracts between £0-£50m in value subject to level of risk or complexity.

Procurement Phase:

Providing support to the procurement process and Senior Commercial Manager/Supply Chain Lead during the contract creation phase (pre-award) including assessing the scope, duration and expected value of each of the Contracts against the budget and defining the commercial requirements of a contract. Part of this will include participating in the Commercial Review of the technical and commercial requirements, ensuring that the specifications and commercial terms of the contract including Scope of Works, Required Services, Planning, Safety and Quality Standards etc. are aligned across the Project and ensuring that the commercial terms will allow effective contract administration.

The Commercial Manager is responsible for ITT preparation, evaluation and negotiation, ensuring that selected tenders are compliant with the scope and commercial requirements, including:

• Provide stakeholder management across the project.
• Managing Supplier / Contractor commercial relationships and engagement
• Implementing progress and dashboard reporting, preparation of contract specific progress reports and reporting
• Maintaining procurement and contract commercial files and records
• Interfacing with Legal team on conditions of contract issues and non-disclosure agreements
• Ensure that the strategy for collaborative working is followed in the procurement phase
• Development of ITT/RFQ packages including technical, commercial, legal documentation
• Ensure lessons learnt from HPC are captured and implemented in SZC procurement strategy

The Commercial Manager will provide support to the Senior Commercial Manager / Supply Chain Lead in ensuring all internal governance approval is in place to enable timely Contract Award.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Educated to relevant degree level is preferable.
• Able to demonstrate a noteworthy track record of administering successful contracts.
• Effective commercial / contract management skills are essential, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
• Good commercial skills and ability to make sound decisions on matters of financial value.
• Understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels.
• Familiarity with most common Forms of Contract (NEC & FIDIC) within the power construction industry and major projects and programme environment with particular knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon the contract and commercial function is essential.
• Familiar with the nuclear site licence conditions and the nuclear baseline philosophy.
• Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework.

Key Competencies:

Inspiration

• 1. Having a clear direction and sense of purpose.
• 2. The ability to innovate, think laterally and tackle new areas of risk and opportunity.
• 3. Good communicator with the ability to adapt to different audiences, including influencing, negotiating, verbal, written and presentation skills.
• 4. Good decision making.

Integrity

• 1. Being honourable, trustworthy, fair and honest - respecting confidentiality.
• 2. Acts as a role model for other commercial staff.

Impact

• 1. Plans ahead, is able to identify important issues and works in a systematic way.

Involvement

• 1. Engaging and motivating in a team of professionals.
• 2. Participate in a working environment of safety, autonomy and trust.