Commercial Manager – Water/Engineering (Hybrid, Travel)

Able Consult; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Able Consult is seeking a Commercial Manager for a permanent hybrid role in the West Midlands. The successful candidate will oversee commercial management of multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring robust contract administration and financial control.

You will bring NEC3/NEC4 expertise, manage variations and claims, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with delivery, procurement and operations teams to optimise commercial performance.

Qualifications

• Commercial management within water, utilities, engineering, industrial, process or construction sectors.
• Strong knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Experience managing variations, compensation events, claims and final accounts.
• Contract negotiation and risk management experience.
• Cost forecasting, budget control and commercial reporting.
• Ability to work across project delivery, procurement and operational teams.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Engineering or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial management of multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Collaborate with project delivery, procurement and operational teams to drive commercial outcomes.

Skills

Commercial management

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Variations & claims handling

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Cost forecasting

Budget control

Commercial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Able Consult is seeking a Commercial Manager for a permanent hybrid role in the West Midlands. The successful candidate will oversee commercial management of multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring robust contract administration and financial control.

You will bring NEC3/NEC4 expertise, manage variations and claims, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with delivery, procurement and operations teams to optimise commercial performance.