Reporting & Change Manager

Sir Robert Mcalpine; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sir Robert McAlpine seeks a Commercial Manager for Change Management to join our project delivery team. The role focuses on profit cash awareness, NEC-based commercial practices, procurement, tendering, contract administration, and managing subcontract packages through to final account.

The successful candidate will have strong client-facing skills, a deep understanding of contract law and procurement, and a strategic capability to analyse financial data to drive commercial insights across major

Qualifications

• Proven track record in commercial management for major construction projects.
• Strong client-facing experience with outstanding negotiation and communication skills.
• Expert understanding of contract law, procurement and financial management.
• Strategic thinker able to analyse complex financial data and provide commercial insights.
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related field.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and CM/PM roles in construction.

Responsibilities

• Be recognised CM with strong commercial awareness with focus on profit and cash.
• Experience managing procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations and subcontract works through to final account.
• Negotiate and agree compensation events with clients while maintaining relationships.
• Resolve issues regarding payment and disallowed costs.
• Deputise for the Project Commercial Director as required.
• Minimise risk and cost; perform cost checking and analysis of labour, plant and materials.
• Bring broad construction industry experience across sectors in commercial roles.

Skills

Commercial management

Negotiation

Client-facing

Contract law

Procurement

Financial management

NEC contracts

Project management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

The Commercial Manager role - Change Management

Ideally you'll;

• be a recognised CM with strong commercial awareness with a focus on profit and cash
• have prior experience with CM or PM projects with NEC experience.
• have experience managing a range of commercial aspects including procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations and management of subcontract works packages through to final account.
• Negotiation and agreement of compensation events with the client, whilst retaining relationships is essential.
• Resolve issues in respect of payment and disallowed costs.
• Deputise for the Project Commercial Director as and when required.
• be keen to minimise risk, cost and maximise value by cost checking and analysis of labour, plant and materials.
• Broad construction industry experiences covering many and various sectors and markets in commercial positions with industry main contracting organisations

Your profile

• Proven track record in commercial management for major construction projects.
• Strong client-facing experience, with outstanding negotiation and communication skills.
• Expert understanding of contract law, procurement, and financial management.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to analyse complex financial data and provide commercial insights.
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related field.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and prior experience in CM or PM roles within the construction industry.

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction.

Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society.

As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.