Manager, Commercial Advisory and Assurance (Major Projects Advisory)

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Manager for Commercial Advisory and Assurance within their Major Projects Advisory team. This role involves providing strategic insights on project delivery across various sectors, including energy and transport. Candidates should have experience in construction or infrastructure, with strong stakeholder management skills and relevant professional qualifications. Join a dynamic team committed to growth and excellence in advisory services.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction or infrastructure projects.
• Background in accounting, audit, commercial management, quantity surveying, or engineering.
• Experience on-site or in advisory roles valued.

Responsibilities

• Providing clarity to Boards and Executives on project delivery.
• Engaging with clients across sectors like energy, transport, and health.
• Managing junior colleagues and ensuring project performance.

Skills

Understanding of cost drivers in construction projects

Knowledge of factors impacting project performance

Client or stakeholder experience

Experience in drafting and reviewing assurance documents

Ability to operate in political and confidential environments

Experience managing junior colleagues

Quick assessment skills for new data and situations

Education

Professional qualifications such as CIMA, MRICS, MICE, ChPP, MAPM, CIOB

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Manager, Commercial Advisory and Assurance (Major Projects Advisory), Manchester

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Client:

KPMG

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Job Description:

Manager, Commercial Advisory and Assurance (Major Projects Advisory) - Construction

Base Location: London, Manchester, and Birmingham, with a network of 20 offices across the UK.

The KPMG Major Projects Advisory Team, within Infrastructure Advisory Group and part of Deal Advisory, partners with clients to support decision-making on strategic, financial, and commercial issues across various infrastructure sectors.

Why join KPMG in Major Projects Advisory?

KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG) is recognized as a leading independent strategic advisor in infrastructure, covering sectors like transport, energy, utilities, social infrastructure, and government projects in the UK and internationally. Our team is diverse, and our people are our greatest asset.

What will you be doing?

Providing clarity to Boards, Executives, and SROs on project delivery for major public and private sector programs across sectors such as energy, transport, oil and gas, defense, health, housing, and education.

Our team comprises specialists with deep construction industry experience, working both in the UK and overseas. We are expanding and investing in our team during a period of growth.

What will you need?

Experience in construction or infrastructure projects, with backgrounds in accounting, audit, commercial management, quantity surveying, project controls, civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or assurance roles in client or public sector organizations. Experience on-site or in advisory roles is valued.

The role requires:

• Understanding of cost drivers in construction projects
• Knowledge of factors impacting project performance
• Client or stakeholder experience
• Experience in drafting and reviewing assurance documents
• Ability to operate in political and confidential environments
• Experience managing junior colleagues
• Quick assessment skills for new data and situations

Desired skills and extras:

• Project management
• Budget management
• Cash flow forecasting
• Project controls and earned value management
• Resource management
• Claims and dispute management
• Project governance
• Professional qualifications such as CIMA, MRICS, MICE, ChPP, MAPM, CIOB, etc.

Additional qualities include being a self-starter, confident with stakeholders, committed to learning, clear communicator, and supportive of business development.

Locations include London Canary Wharf, with flexible work options across the UK.

Learn more about our divisions and how to apply through our links provided.