Project Commercial Director - Glasgow

Balfour Beatty; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Power seeks a skilled Project Commercial Director for the Skye Reinforcement Project. The role involves leading the commercial function, ensuring adherence to governance frameworks, and managing key contract elements. Aiming for sustainable growth, the position offers a hybrid working environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Recognition schemes

Smart working flexibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large, complex infrastructure projects.
• Confident leader who can influence teams across all levels.
• Experience with NEC contracts is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all commercial activities for the Skye Reinforcement Project.
• Manage contract elements including cost, value, and risk.
• Foster innovation and collaboration with suppliers.

Skills

Team Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Negotiation Skills

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Membership of RICS, ICES, or CIOB

Job description

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About the role

Balfour Beatty Power is at the forefront of driving the UK's transition to Net Zero by reinforcing Scotland's energy network to secure community connections and support the integration of new wind power. We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Commercial Director to lead and oversee the Commercial function for the Skye Reinforcement Project .

This critical leadership role will ensure sustainable growth in revenue while mitigating commercial risks. As Commercial Director, you will manage and direct a large team, taking responsibility for all commercial activities across the project.

This is a hybrid role based at Maxim Park (Motherwell), with regular travel to two key site locations-near Fort Augustus and the Isle of Skye-and the flexibility to work from home, supported by Balfour Beatty's smart working policy.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure adherence to the company's governance framework, driving continuous improvement, including adopting LEAN principles and digital innovations.
• Take ownership of key contract elements, including cost, value, margin, risk, and cash flow, and conduct reviews of forecasts and major subcontractor accounts.
• Lead commercial negotiations with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders, providing strategic support to contract staff as required.
• Foster innovation and collaboration with suppliers to secure competitive advantages across contracts.
• Manage and deploy commercial resources effectively, including recruitment, training, and leadership of the commercial team.
• Lead commercial and financial project reviews, providing insight and direction to support business objectives.
• Oversee training and development programs to build future competencies and professional growth within the team.
• Champion Balfour Beatty's values in all interactions and decisions.

Who we're looking for

• Proven experience managing large, complex infrastructure projects.
• A confident, empathetic leader who empowers, influences, and inspires teams across all organisational levels.
• Strategic thinker with political astuteness and strong business and customer awareness.
• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent qualification.
• Membership or Fellowship of RICS, ICES, or CIOB (or working towards).
• CSCS Card (Professionally Qualified Person).
• Experience with NEC contracts is highly desirable.

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

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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]