Senior Business Manager

Assystem GmbH; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem GmbH in Glasgow seeks an experienced Senior Business Manager to lead a high-performing engineering consultancy portfolio. You will own a project-based P&L and drive profitability, governance and disciplined performance across multiple delivery streams.

In partnership with the Programme Manager, you will ensure budgets, forecasts and KPIs are tight, and you will manage client relationships and proposals to secure long-term framework work and repeat business.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of project-based P&L with accountability for revenue, margin and cash.
• Experience integrating delivery across engineering, programme management and commercial teams.
• Strong governance mindset with ability to manage portfolio-level KPIs and risks.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver against a project-based P&L, achieving revenue, margin and cash targets.
• Integrate performance across Programme Management, Engineering, Commercial and Sales.
• Lead monthly forecasting, reporting and financial reviews with accurate, decision-ready outputs.
• Oversee NEC4 contract administration, change, risk and commercial positions.
• Build client relationships and develop pipeline with Account Managers.
• Drive operational excellence, data-led decision making and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership across the business and develop capability across disciplines.

Skills

P&L leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Manager to lead a high-performing engineering consultancy portfolio delivering work packages and project-based Engineering outcomes. This role is accountable for a project-driven P&L, where success is built on the consistent delivery of high-quality engineering outputs, strong commercial control, and disciplined performance management across multiple delivery streams. Working in close partnership with the Programme Manager (who leads day-to-day project governance and delivery execution), this role ensures that all elements of the business are aligned to deliver sustainable, high-quality, and profitable outcomes.

Your Key Responsibilities

P&L Leadership & Integration

• Own and deliver against a project-based P&L, ensuring revenue, margin, and cash targets are achieved
• Integrate performance across key pillars (Programme Management, Engineering, Commercial, and Sales) to ensure joined-up execution of the business plan
• Ensure that healthy project performance translates into sustained P&L success
• Prepare and manage budgets, resource plans, and business forecasts to support the achievement of business objectives
• Ensure proposed opportunities and commitments are rigorously assessed against business capability, resource availability, delivery capacity, and commercial objectives before acceptance

Delivery Assurance & Performance Oversight

• Work in close partnership with the Programme Manager to ensure effective governance, controls, and delivery standards are embedded across all work packages
• Maintain senior-level oversight of project performance, ensuring delivery against quality, schedule, and budget expectations
• Define and oversee portfolio-level KPIs and performance metrics, ensuring clear visibility of trends and risks
• Ensure early escalation and intervention where projects show signs of distress
• Note: The Programme Manager leads day-to-day delivery governance; this role ensures the system is working effectively and delivering outcomes.

Forecasting, Reporting & Financial Control

• Lead monthly forecasting, reporting, and financial reviews, ensuring outputs are accurate, insightful, and decision-ready
• Maintain a strong grip on cost, margin, revenue, and cash performance across the portfolio
• Ensure all reporting is high quality and suitable for senior stakeholder engagement
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support informed business decision-making and continuous improvement

Contract & Commercial Governance (NEC)

• Ensure appropriate oversight and assurance of NEC4 contract administration across the portfolio
• Work with Commercial and Programme teams to ensure robust management of change, risk, and commercial positions
• Support commercial teams in the negotiation and management of contract amendments, compensation events, variations, and associated commercial positions
• Maintain a balanced approach that protects the business while supporting collaborative and strategic client relationships

Client Engagement & Pipeline Development

• Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders at programme and commercial levels
• Support the development of a pipeline of work packages and framework opportunities in collaboration with Account Managers
• Support the development, review, and approval of proposals and quotations, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, delivery capability, and commercial objectives
• Support the establishment and growth of long-term framework agreements and strategic customer relationships
• Ensure that strong delivery performance leads to repeat business and long-term client partnerships

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure that effective processes, tools, and ways of working are in place across the business
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery performance, efficiency, and consistency
• Promote a culture of data-led decision-making and performance transparency
• Identify and champion improvements in engineering methods, systems, digital tools, procedures, and ways of working that enhance quality, efficiency, and delivery performance

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide leadership across the business, working through direct teams and key functional leads
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence, tutoring Project Managers on the demands of the business and the wider context of their work
• Support the development of capability across project, engineering, and commercial disciplines
• Assess organisational capability and workforce requirements, supporting the development of skills, succession planning, and future resource capacity needs
• Ensure teams are appropriately structured, resourced, and developed to meet current and future business demands

Compliance, Quality & Safety

• Ensure alignment with HSEQ, regulatory, and security requirements
• Work closely with the HSEQ function to ensure customer quality requirements fully understood and appropriately implemented
• Provide assurance that quality standards consistently achieved across all work packages
• Support audit readiness and implementation of corrective actions where required
• Ensure all security requirements and obligations maintained across the portfolio