EOI - Project Commercial Manager

Wood; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Commitment to continued professional development

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Project Commercial Manager for an upcoming position in North East England. The role involves maximizing commercial performance, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with contracting policies. The ideal candidate has a degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies, along with extensive experience in contract administration and leadership. Wood offers flexible working arrangements, a competitive salary, and a commitment to diversity and professional development, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar role including strong leadership/management experience.
• Proven experience in contract administration including change management.
• Experience in contract negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Maximise commercial performance while managing business/project risk (pre and post-contract).
• Commercialisation of service offerings to support business growth.
• Ensure compliance with relevant commercial/contracting policies.

Skills

Leadership

Contract administration

Change management

Negotiation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies

Job description

Overview

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. The Commercial function's vision is: realising returns, managing risk, maximising opportunities. Wood is currently sourcing Expression of Interest applications for an upcoming Project Commercial Manager position to be located in North East England within our Process and Energy (P&E) business.

Please note this is not a live position. As Wood continues to grow and diversify to meet the demands of an ever-changing world, the commercial function plays a leading role in ensuring we unlock our full potential, capture the value we create, and are correctly rewarded for this by our clients.

To achieve this we challenge the norm and look for new ways of working, we are curious and seek out value add innovation, we embrace change, and we are courageous and confident in managing risk. At the heart of everything we do is the application of good commercial acumen and governance for which we are well known and respected.

Responsibilities

• Maximise commercial performance while managing business/project risk (pre and post-contract)
• Commercialisation of service offerings to support business growth and strategy
• Developing teams with in-depth commercial and cross-functional expertise to support the assigned business
• Ensure compliance with relevant commercial/contracting policies
• Resolution of disputes/claims and cash collection issues
• Embedding effective commercial governance and assurance across Project / Portfolio of Projects
• Managing the tender governance process
• Manages and provides team members with the general direction in commercial activities during the contract life cycle from input into tenders through contract delivery to contract commercial closeout
• Implementation of commercial strategy for the Business Unit within assigned project and ensures alignment of objectives to the business unit strategy

What We Can Offer

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies, along with appropriate professional qualification (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Extensive experience in a similar role including strong leadership/management experience
• Proven experience in contract administration including change management
• Experience in contract negotiations
• Experience in claims & dispute resolution (pre and post-litigation experience preferred)

Personal Attributes

• Utmost integrity
• Excellent communication skills, written, oral, and presentation
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage others
• Ability to prioritise key tasks and solve problems for the team
• Ability to mentor and coach direct reports
• Ability to engage with key stakeholders
• Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.