Project Commercial Manager - @One Alliance

JN Bentley; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Project Commercial Manager to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance. You will oversee commercial and cost management from inception to close, reporting to an Integrated Projects Leader and ensuring governance compliance across the programme.

The role requires degree-level education with RICS/CIOB/CICES certification, plus proven experience in multi-million pound projects, NEC contracts, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Degree level required; professional certification preferred (RICS/CIOB/CICES).
• Experience managing complex projects up to multi-million pounds.
• Experience with NEC contracts and cost estimation.
• Strong stakeholder management and commercial focus.
• Ability to lead and develop a small team.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust estimates aligned to project scope.
• Develop and govern commercial/procurement strategies with senior buyers.
• Ensure subcontracts reflect scope and are contractually managed.
• Provide accurate live forecasting aligned to the project programme.
• Monitor actual costs vs. baseline; challenge variances.
• Report cost variances and resolutions to IPL.
• Administer the Alliance contract.
• Issue early warnings and advise on compliance.
• Maintain records for audits and cost assurance.
• Prepare timely final accounts and mitigation plans.
• Identify and realise commercial efficiencies.
• Monitor progress of efficiencies and report variances.
• Report withheld/disputed costs to IPL.
• Lead and mentor a small team.
• Develop team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Commercial management

Change management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

RICS/CIOB/CICES certification

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Project Commercial Manager to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance.

As part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are on a mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for water. With an ambitious £2.3 billion capital investment in AMP8, we are revolutionising infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation to protect the environment and support growing communities.

What will you be doing as our new Project Commercial Manager?

You will be accountable for the commercial and cost management of a project or programme of projects from inception to close out reporting directly to an Integrated Projects Leader (IPL) ensuring that maximum efficiencies are obtained and full compliance with all Alliance and Anglian Water governance procedures is achieved. Providing a commercial challenge to the IPL and team on all project matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope.
• Managing and supporting the commercial and procurement strategies with the Senior Buyers to ensure the tender processes are followed correctly.
• Ensuring subcontracts are properly prepared and reflect the agreed scope and are properly managed in accordance with contract.
• Providing accurate live forecasting taking into account the project programme and reporting in accordance with the respective WBS/CBS.
• Ensuring actual costs are properly monitored and assessed against the baseline estimate and challenge any variance to the plans.
• Providing reports on actual costs versus estimate and identifying underlying reasons for any variance and resolution.
• Ensuring the Alliance contract is properly administered.
• Overseeing the timely issue of early warnings and advising the IPL on all matters related to compliance.
• Ensuring that proper records are kept so that all financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.
• Ensuring final accounts are prepared timely and accurately.
• Ensuring that mitigation plans are in place and implemented.
• Proactive management of opportunities including identifying and implementing plans to realise.
• Ensuring that all identified efficiencies are monitored as to progress and report to the IPL any variances to the plan.
• Report any withheld, disputed or disallowed costs to the IPL.
• Leading and managing a small team.
• Mentoring and developing the team individuals.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…

• You will ideally be educated to degree level and hold either RICS/CIOB/CICES certification.
• You will have demonstrable experience in managing complex projects ranging in size up to multi-million pounds projects.
• You will be able to manage change, and feel comfortable challenging decisions.
• Previous experience in working with NEC suite of contracts, coupled with negotiating and estimating and outstanding stakeholder management skills.
• You will champion collaboration and open communication and take ownership, leading with strong commercial focus.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills to build strong personal working relationships.

At @one Alliance, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of the UK’s water infrastructure. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will drive meaningful change.

JN Bentley Benefits to be found on the booklet attached.