Senior Commercial Manager

Balfour Beatty; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager for the Lower Thames Crossing project, a significant infrastructure initiative valued at over £1.2Bn. The role involves overseeing financial management and strategic planning, ensuring high-quality project delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying and membership with recognized professional bodies like RICS. Enjoy flexible working options and an attractive benefits package in a dynamic team focused on major highway projects.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Pension savings schemes

Employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers)

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Flexible working options with up to 40% remote working

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.
• Member or Fellow of RICS, ICES or CIOB.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial management of a complex project valued at over £1.2Bn.
• Manage the preparation of Target Cost for project planning.
• Liaise with legal experts regarding applications of legislation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Strategic change Management

Business and Customer Awareness

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Member or Fellow of RICS, ICES or CIOB

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Commercial Manager for our Lower Thames Crossing project.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will report to and deputise for the Project Commercial Director on the Lower Thames Crossing Roads North, valued at over £1.2Bn. You will be Responsible for the financial management of this major, complex project through the development phase and through construction.

• An ability to see bigger picture and prioritise business opportunities.
• Willing to take initiative to respond to market/customer requirements.
• Understands how economic factors that affects the construction industry.
• Manages the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating.
• The ability to review tenders & cost data.
• To manage the preparation of Target Cost for a Project Planning
• Formulation of management plans for resource procurement.
• Application of legislation and ability to liaise with legal experts
• Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity
• Management of disallowed cost

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent
• Member or Fellow of RICS, ICES or CIOB

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Strategic change Management
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Business and Customer Awareness
• Promotes organisational aims & objectives
• Manages customer needs
• Manages opportunities & threats

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

• An attractive salary
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]