Principal/Associate Commercial Project Manager

Sweco; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Company car or car allowance

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Professional subscriptions

25 days holiday + banks + option to 5

Cycle2Work

Employee assistance programme

Sweco discounts

EV salary sacrifice

Tree planting

Job summary

Sweco is seeking an experienced Principal/Associate Commercial Project Manager to join the Mission Critical team in Central London. The role offers a hybrid working pattern, typically 3 days in the office or on site and 2 days remote, with exposure to high-profile data center projects across Europe.

You will lead commercial management, drive project scope, budgets and timelines, and manage client contracts and supply chains while mentoring colleagues and contributing to ongoing governance

Qualifications

• Educational background in engineering or business.
• Solid experience as a Commercial Project Manager in the design and construction of infrastructure projects.
• A project management qualification is desirable.
• Experience in managing projects on ERP software.
• Proficiency in project management software tools; Primavera P6 desirable.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively and resolve conflict.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid preparation for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Manage all commercial elements of complex high-value projects with international teams.
• Ensure delivery to scope, budget and programme; mitigate risks.
• Track KPIs and report on financial performance; improve profitability.
• Review, negotiate and manage bespoke client contracts.
• Procure and manage contracts across international supply chain; ensure contractual compliance.
• Lead stakeholders and resolve conflicts; support business development.
• Mentor and develop team members; contribute to governance systems.

Skills

Commercial project management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Client management

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Tools

Primavera P6

ERP software

Job description

We are currently looking for an experienced Principal/Associate Commercial Project Manager to join our innovative Mission Critical team in our Central London office. We operate a hybrid working model which for us means typically 3 days in the office or on site and 2 days at home (depending on the need for site visits/client meetings).

Our Mission Critical facilities engineering experts bring together global data centre project experience and technical capability from site acquisition to project completion. Delivering data centre projects across Europe, clients see us as their most committed and reliable partner.

What Does The Role Involve

As a senior member of the Commercial Management team, you will be driving the coordination of people and processes to ensure that projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will be the go‑to person for everything involving a project’s scope, organisation, budget and timeline. The projects will be complex, high risk and high profile for Sweco’s Mission Critical Division. You will use your proven working experience, commercial skills and technical background to direct and shape projects, monitor and report on financial performance and contribute to the continuous development of management tools.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Independently leading the bid preparation stage of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Independently managing all the commercial elements of complex high value projects involving different internal and external international teams.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to the agreed scope, budget and programme, anticipating and taking proactive action to highlight and mitigate risks.
• Delivering projects at the target profit. Tracking and reporting on projects’ financial KPIs and implementing strategies to improve financial performance.
• Reviewing, negotiating and managing bespoke Client contracts.
• Procuring and managing contracts of an international supply chain and ensuring contractual and quality compliance.
• Anticipating and proactively managing multiple stakeholders’ needs and leading on conflict resolution.
• Managing Client relationships and contributing to business development.
• Supporting the development and mentoring of other members of the team.
• Contributing to the development and improvement of Sweco’s Project Management and Commercial Governance systems and processes.

What do you need to be successful in the role?

You’ll need a background in engineering/business and commercial management. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks, a team player who can demonstrate leadership skills . You will be proactive, collaborative, organised, methodical and a natural problem solver with the ability to influence others.

You’ll Possess

• Educational background in engineering or business.
• Solid experience as a Commercial Project Manager in the design and construction of infrastructure projects. Experience in the delivery of Mission Critical facilities would be beneficial.
• A project management qualification is desirable.
• Experience in managing projects on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
• Solid understanding of financial metrics and contractual terms.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Proficiency in project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices. Proven experience in project scheduling using Primavera P6 or similar software would be desirable.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively and resolve conflict.
• Ability to take initiative, manage conflicting priorities and adapt to change.
• Excellent Client-facing and internal communication skills, both written and verbal.

What’s in it for you?

Working at Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance (including family cover)
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK .

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those "hard to fill" roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in November 2025 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2026 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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