Project Commercial Manager

Balfour Beatty; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave

Pension and share schemes

BB Academy and professional growth

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to take a leading commercial role on the New Lochaber Hospital project in Fort William, Scotland. The role involves driving commercial performance across risk, procurement, contract management and financial reporting, with a focus on delivering value as the project progresses into construction.

The role is based around Fort William, but applications from across Scotland are welcome with regular travel, especially as construction

Qualifications

• Must have delivered major construction projects.
• Experience in healthcare, education or other large, technically complex building projects.
• Strong main-contractor background with full project lifecycle understanding.
• Excellent knowledge of procurement, contract management, cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk and opportunity management.
• Experience managing and developing Quantity Surveyors and wider commercial teams.
• Ability to work closely with clients, consultants, designers and supply-chain partners.
• Ability to contribute commercially to overall project strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership across the project and support strategic decisions.
• Manage project commercial risk and opportunities.
• Lead commercial relationships with client, supply-chain partners and stakeholders.
• Support procurement strategy, subcontractor appointments and supply-chain management.
• Lead contract administration and protect contractual/financial position.
• Collaborate with design, construction, planning and procurement teams on buildability and value engineering.
• Manage cost forecasting, reporting and commercial performance.
• Prepare and review monthly CVRs and related reports.
• Manage target costs and address programme-related commercial issues.
• Lead, support and develop the wider commercial team.

Skills

Major construction projects

Healthcare/education projects

Main-contractor background

Procurement & contract management

Cost control & forecasting

Commercial risk management

Leading commercial teams

Client & stakeholder management

Strategic commercial thinking

Education

BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying

RICS/CIOB/ICES membership or progression

CSCS card

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Commercial Manager

Location: Scotland Wide with Regular Travel to Fortwilliam

Company: Balfour Beatty

Project: Healthcare Construction

Build more than a project. Help deliver a new hospital for the Highlands.

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to take a leading commercial role on the New Lochaber Hospital in Fort William.

This is an opportunity to join a major healthcare project that will make a lasting difference to communities across Lochaber and the wider Highlands.

We are particularly keen to hear from commercially strong construction professionals who have delivered major building projects within healthcare, education or similarly complex environments and want to play a key role in taking a significant project through its next stages and into construction.

The role is based around Fort William, although we are open to applications from candidates based anywhere in Scotland, provided you are comfortable with regular travel to Fort William, particularly as the project moves into the construction phase, currently planned to commence in January 2028.

What you'll be doing

As Commercial Manager, you'll be an integral member of the project leadership team, responsible for driving the commercial and financial success of the project.

You’ll have broad responsibility across risk, procurement, contract management, financial reporting and supply-chain management, while leading and developing the commercial team supporting the project. This reflects the Balfour Beatty Commercial Manager role profile, where the position owns project commercial performance and manages all costs and income within its area of responsibility.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing commercial leadership across the project and supporting key strategic decisions.
• Managing the project's commercial risk and opportunity.
• Leading commercial relationships with the client, supply-chain partners and key stakeholders.
• Supporting procurement strategy, subcontractor appointments and supply-chain management.
• Leading contract administration and protecting Balfour Beatty's contractual and financial position.
• Working closely with design, construction, planning and procurement teams on buildability and value engineering.
• Managing project cost forecasting, reporting and commercial performance.
• Leading the preparation and review of monthly CVRs and associated commercial reports.
• Managing target costs and ensuring programme-related commercial issues are identified and addressed.
• Leading, supporting and developing the wider commercial team.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for an established Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Commercial professional ready to take commercial ownership of a significant project.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Strong experience delivering major construction projects.
• Experience within healthcare, education or other large, technically complex building projects.
• A strong main-contractor background and understanding of the full project lifecycle.
• Excellent knowledge of procurement, contract management, cost control, forecasting and commercial reporting.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk and opportunity management.
• Experience managing and developing Quantity Surveyors and wider commercial teams.
• The confidence to work closely with clients, consultants, designers, supply-chain partners and senior project leadership.
• The ability to look beyond the numbers and contribute commercially to the overall project strategy.
• A BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is expected, alongside membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB, or progress towards professional membership. CSCS card is also essential.

Why this role?

This isn't simply another Commercial Manager vacancy.

You’ll have the opportunity to become part of a project with a genuine long-term social legacy, helping deliver important new healthcare infrastructure for Fort William and the surrounding communities.

You’ll join the project ahead of the main construction phase, giving you the opportunity to influence the commercial strategy, procurement, risk, supply chain and delivery approach before construction begins.

And while the project is in Fort William, you don't necessarily need to relocate. We are keen to speak with talented commercial professionals from across Scotland who can commit to regular travel to the project, with the site presence increasing as construction progresses from January 2028.

Interested?

If you've delivered major projects within healthcare, education or complex construction and are looking for an opportunity where you can have a genuine influence from pre-construction through to delivery, we'd like to hear from you.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Scotland, please visit the Balfour Beatty careers website.

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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

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

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]