Pre-Construction Commercial Manager

BAM UK & Ireland Enabling Services Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join their Pre-Construction team. This role involves managing communications with various stakeholders, leading bid teams, and ensuring commercial clarity in contracts. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in Pre-Construction or Project Delivery and is a great team player. The position offers a supportive work environment with numerous benefits, including matched pension contributions and 26 days of holiday.

Benefits

8% matched pension contributions

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Pre‑Construction and/or Project Delivery with a tier 1 Contractor.
• Ability to work with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in benchmarking and budget vetting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain effective communication with various departments.
• Develop commercial plans for bids.
• Participate in legal discussions with clients.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Can-do approach

Job description

BAM Infrastructure is looking for an experienced and motivated Commercial Manager to join our Pre‑Construction team. As part of the team you will play a key part in the work‑winning and pre‑construction phases of large civil‑engineering projects that provide critical infrastructure to enable future, renewable developments across Scotland. You will be based in one of our Kilsyth or Inverness area offices and will be involved in projects all over Scotland.

Your work environment

A living‑away allowance will be provided for working away from home, along with other package benefits.

BAM operates a flexible working policy

People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole selves to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to achieve this by recruiting the best talent regardless of race, colour, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

• Maintain effective communications with Business Unit managers, Regional Commercial Managers, project management and other associated disciplines and enhance the profile of commercial services within Pre‑Construction.
• Be responsible for staff matters which may include succession planning, recruitment, development, attitude and behavioural issues, competency and retention, and staff allocation.
• Work principally with the Regional Bid Manager as an integral member of the bid team and develop a commercial plan for each bid. Ensure mandatory bid requirements are completed and liaise with legal, risk, finance and procurement to ensure commercial requirements are considered.
• Participate in legal discussions with the client for conditions of contract and work with legal to ensure BAM baseline is maintained.
• Review the procurement strategy, ensuring key supply chain partners have appropriate conditions and vetting quotations. Liaise with finance to maintain the BAM baseline and maintain contact with supply chain partners through contract vetting and input to contract documentation.
• Where required, review JV partner agreements with legal to ensure BAM baseline is maintained. Ensure commercial clarity with any divisions of responsibilities.
• Verify each bid with benchmarking, collate necessary information from projects.
• Be responsible for all commercial aspects of staff performance and development reviews.
• Attend and provide input to HSQE meetings, weekly tender review meetings, area management team briefings and senior commercial forums.

Provide roll‑out and support

Provide commercial advice to the team in connection with all pre‑construction issues and provide input to area commercial discussions and reviews.

Provide input to the OP business plan, and area quarterly and annual results.

Who are we looking for?

The following are mandatory requirements:

• 10+ years experience in Pre‑Construction and/or Project Delivery with a tier 1 Contractor.
• Experienced working with initiative in a problem‑solving environment with a can‑do approach and as a team player.
• Aware of benchmarking and using historic information to vet budgets.
• Strong communication skills with various internal and external stakeholders including client, legal, risk, procurement & finance.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

The following are desirable requirements:

• Member status (or working towards) CICES.

Whats in it for you?

• A wide range of family‑friendly policies.
• 8 % matched pension contributions.
• Life assurance.
• 26 days holiday.

Personal and professional development

BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work‑life balance.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.