Commercial Project Change Manager - Leatherhead

Balfour Beatty; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Balfour Beatty as a Commercial Project Change Manager overseeing the M25 London Orbital Motorway Project. Leverage your experience to lead financial success, develop innovative solutions, and mentor teams within a flexible work environment. Enjoy competitive benefits including 25 days annual leave, smart working opportunities, and a collaborative culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering complex projects and mentoring teams.
• Experience in managing costs and contracts in civil engineering.
• Familiarity with high-pressure environments and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial and commercial success of key projects.
• Manage project budgets, costs, and change evaluations.
• Collaborate on tenders and oversee commercial aspects.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Awareness

Risk Management

Communication

Value Engineering

Team Management

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, Construction, or Management

Tools

CSCS Certification

SMSTS Certification

Job description

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About the role

Join Our Team as a Commercial Project Change Manager - M25 London Orbital Motorway Project

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in one of Europe's most ambitious highway projects? Connect Plus Services (CPS) is looking for an experienced Commercial Project Change Manager to drive innovation and excellence on the M25 London Orbital Motorway project, Europe's busiest highway.

With offices in Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford, we offer flexibility in where you work while contributing to the transformative operation and maintenance of this critical infrastructure.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, entrusted with operating and maintaining the M25-the busiest section of motorway in Europe. With over £100 million of annual investment in the highway infrastructure, this project is unlike any other, offering unmatched challenges and opportunities in highways engineering.

Whether you're looking to advance your career or take on your next challenge, CPS offers the environment, expertise, and support to help you thrive. Be part of a team that's reshaping the future of highways infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

As a Commercial Project Change Manager, you'll lead the financial and commercial success of key projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards. From procurement to risk management, financial reporting to contract administration, your expertise will shape the success of the M25 project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide innovative solutions in Buildability and Value Engineering reviews.
• Manage and oversee project budgets, costs, and change evaluations.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver within time, cost, and quality constraints.
• Use your expertise in civil engineering contracts to assess requirements and deliver persuasive recommendations.
• Collaborate on tenders and cost data, ensuring seamless delivery and reporting of commercial aspects.
• Guide and mentor teams while driving your own professional development.

Who we're looking for

The ideal candidate will be:

• A Proven Leader: With a track record of successfully delivering complex projects and mentoring teams.
• Commercially Astute: Experienced in managing costs, contracts, and risk in civil engineering projects.
• Technically Skilled: With a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, Construction, or Management and professional body membership (RICS, ICES, CIOB, or similar).
• Safety-Focused: Familiar with implementing safe systems of work in high-pressure environments.
• Digitally Savvy: Enthusiastic about leveraging digital tools to enhance project outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator: With strong verbal and written skills, capable of influencing at all levels.

Additional qualifications include:

• CSCS (Professionally Qualified Person), SMSTS, or equivalent certification.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]