Rail Commercial Manager (12-Month Secondment)

Mott MacDonald; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Employee ownership

Bonus schemes

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a proactive Commercial Manager on a 12-month secondment to support commercial excellence across the Rail Division in the UK. You will provide governance, risk management and commercial guidance across bids and projects, working with cross-functional teams and clients to maximise profitability and value.

The role offers exposure to a diverse rail project portfolio, with a focus on governance, contract administration and strategic commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or contract management role within a project-based, infrastructure, engineering or professional services environment.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience supporting project performance, profitability, risk management and governance activities.
• Understanding of common forms of contract, including NEC and other collaborative contracting models, with experience of contract administration and commercial management processes.
• Experience bidding activities, particularly contract reviews and the proposal lifecycle.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work with project teams, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
• Ability to identify commercial risks and opportunities and provide practical advice throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrates high standards of integrity, professionalism and ethical business conduct.
• Experience using financial and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of commercial excellence across the Rail Division, providing guidance and challenge to project teams throughout the project lifecycle from pre-contracts through to delivery.
• Undertake commercial reviews and assurance activities to promote effective governance, compliance, risk management and informed decision-making across bids and projects.
• Build strong working relationships with project teams, clients, partners and supply chain organisations to support successful project outcomes and sustainable business growth.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, supporting teams to improve project performance, profitability and value realisation.
• Promote the consistent application of commercial best practice, sharing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement across the division.

Skills

Commercial management

Contract management

Rail industry knowledge

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Governance

Risk management

Bids & proposals

Stakeholder management

Integrity

Tools

NEC contracts

ERP systems

Financial software

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a proactive Commercial Manager on a 12-month secondment to support commercial excellence across the Rail Division in the UK. You will provide governance, risk management and commercial guidance across bids and projects, working with cross-functional teams and clients to maximise profitability and value.

The role offers exposure to a diverse rail project portfolio, with a focus on governance, contract administration and strategic commercial decisions.