Senior Commercial Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the water sector is seeking a Head of Commercial to drive the success of their projects. This role involves leading a dynamic team, managing commercial functions, and ensuring the delivery of high-value projects. As part of a collaborative framework, you will influence strategic objectives and foster a culture of excellence within the organization. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving sector. If you're ready to take on a leadership role and drive commercial success, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings Hub

Kids Pass

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial role.
• Proven commercial acumen and leadership in the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all aspects of the business unit commercial function.
• Develop and execute commercial strategic plans to drive outperformance.

Skills

Commercial Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation Skills

Risk Management

Change Management

Communication Skills

Motivational Skills

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Position: Head of Commercial

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available

Salary: £105k-125k (DOE), car/allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role: Our client is looking to strengthen their Commercial team with a Head of Commercial for their @one Alliance framework. The framework is a collaborative organisation of consultants and contractors working together to deliver more than half of Anglian Waters capital investment programme. You'll direct, lead, manage and develop the Commercial function including estimating and programme management within the framework and ensure outperformance against the commercial expectations of all principal stakeholders. You'll be at the heart of driving the commercial success of a designated Business Unit looking after a portfolio of projects of between £600m - £750m over a five year period.

Responsibilities: You will report directly to the Delivery/Commercial Director of the framework and the responsibilities will include:

1. As the Head of Commercial, you will be jointly responsible for developing and executing commercial strategic plans to drive outperformance for the Business Unit.
2. Lead and manage all aspects of the business unit commercial function, ensuring the team is capable of successfully delivering the Alliance and Business Unit strategic objective.
3. Support the Procurement Team to establish, sustain, and maintain leading edge procurement and commercial models that drive the right behaviours and deliver successful outcomes for the Business Unit.
4. Support the Estimating Team to establish, sustain, and maintain leading edge project and programme estimating models to facilitate the project lifecycle. Ensuring timely and accurate cost capture upon project closure.
5. Be responsible for cost and performance indicator assurance across the Business Unit, including the Profit/Loss of the Business Unit against its budget.
6. Be accountable for the commercial performance for the Business Unit. Build strong business unit relationships to drive collaboration and integration. Utilise these to achieve better value for the Business Unit.
7. Support the development of the right culture, behaviours and organisation, employees, and supply chain. Building a commercially aware culture within the Business Unit.

Experience:

1. Significant experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial role
2. Experience in leading teams
3. A track record of delivering multiple and high value programme of projects (£(Apply online only)m) in the Construction or Utilities industry
4. Educated to degree level
5. Experience in change management
6. Management experience in commercial contracting
7. Proven ability in delivering business objectives at a strategic level
8. Proven experience at delivering best practise
9. Proven commercial acumen and leadership
10. Strong capability in risk and issue management
11. Proficient communication and negotiation skills
12. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
13. Outstanding communicator at all levels
14. Can clearly communicate the strategy and provide direction
15. Strong motivational skills
16. Proven history of successful self and team development
17. Ability to deliver quality outputs within tight deadlines
18. Takes personal responsibility for continually improving own knowledge, skills and networks

Packages includes: A competitive salary, Hybrid Working (job needs dependent), Car/car allowance, Bonus, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy), Contribution Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Health Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, and many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc.

Key Words:

1. Commercial Manager
2. Commercial Management
3. Head of Commercial
4. Commercial Director
5. Quantity Surveyor
6. Quantity Surveying
7. Project Delivery
8. Construction
9. Water Industry
10. Water Sector
11. Water Treatment
12. Clean Water
13. Wastewater
14. Waste Water
15. Sewage
16. Utilities
17. Framework Delivery
18. JV
19. Contracts
20. Contractual
21. Conditions of Contract
22. NEC3
23. NEC4
24. Power Generation
25. Power Sector
26. Power Industry
27. Energy Industry
28. Renewables
29. Energy from Waste
30. Nuclear
31. Infrastructure