Senior Commercial Manager

Copello Global; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello Global partners with an established engineering business to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager who will own high-value, complex contractual activity across the full project lifecycle.

The role focuses on strong commercial governance, robust contract management, and clear insight for delivery teams and senior stakeholders, including negotiation strategies for sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in complex contract management within a project-based environment.
• Proven ability to manage commercial risk, change, and negotiation activity.
• Strong financial and contractual acumen.
• Experience with large-scale or highly regulated environments desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex contracts across the full lifecycle, including change control, claims, and negotiations
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks and contractual exposures
• Ensuring contractual, regulatory, and governance compliance across all activities
• Acting as a key interface for customers and senior stakeholders on commercial matters
• Supporting negotiation strategies to achieve balanced, sustainable commercial outcomes

Skills

Contract management

Commercial governance

Risk management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Copello have partnered with an established engineering business in the recruitment of a Senior Commercial Manager to take ownership of high-value, complex contractual activity across the full project lifecycle.

This role is responsible for ensuring strong commercial governance, robust contract management, and effective risk and opportunity control, while supporting delivery teams and senior stakeholders with clear, commercially sound insight.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing complex contracts across the full lifecycle, including change control, claims, and negotiations
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks and contractual exposures
• Ensuring contractual, regulatory, and governance compliance across all activities
• Acting as a key interface for customers and senior stakeholders on commercial matters
• Supporting negotiation strategies to achieve balanced, sustainable commercial outcomes

Requirements:

• Strong experience in complex contract management within a project-based environment
• Proven ability to manage commercial risk, change, and negotiation activity
• Strong financial and contractual acumen
• Experience with large-scale or highly regulated environments desirable

Please note, candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.