Senior Commercial Manager

LGBT Jobs; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking multiple Senior Commercial Managers to join the Commercial Delivery team within Major Projects. You will deliver high-quality commercial services across a portfolio of schemes, with travel to regional and project site offices in the UK.

You will lead commercial teams, manage NEC contract frameworks, and drive value-for-money outcomes while supporting investment decisions and budget management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing commercial teams within major projects.
• Strong influencing skills to optimise commercial interests internally and externally.
• Proven ability to optimise value for money using public funds.
• Significant knowledge of NEC forms of contract and procurement management.

Responsibilities

• Lead on commercial and contract management of schemes to ensure timely responses within contractual timescales.
• Provide commercial support across decision making, cost capture, analysis and performance improvement.
• Drive procurements and assess tender documents in collaboration with Procurement.
• Continuously analyse contract/cost performance to identify improvements.
• Represent the commercial function in portfolio/project meetings and governance.
• Build strong partnerships with the supply chain to uphold National Highways’ reputation.

Skills

Team leadership

Influencing skills

Value for money

NEC contracts

Matrix management

Education

RICS/ICE qualification

Job description

Senior Commercial Manager role in Commercial Delivery team

Responsibilities include contract management, commercial dispute management, and performance optimisation

Positions can be based in any UK office with travel to regional and project site offices required

Requires experience in managing commercial teams and knowledge of NEC forms of contract

Professional qualification such as RICS, ICE or equivalent is necessary

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for multiple Senior Commercial Managers to join our Commercial Delivery team within Major Projects. As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will deliver a consistent and high-quality commercial service within a project portfolio in support of the Major Projects Directorate, the service to cover; investment decisions, budget management, commercial management, contract administration, commercial dispute management and commercial performance management.

Please note these positions can be based from any of our UK offices however travel to regional offices and project site offices to attend team meetings will be required.

• Lead on the commercial and contract management of schemes/contracts and ensure that all works/services are managed in line with the contracts. Ensure all contractual matters are responded within the contractual timescales, managing the services provided by contracted third parties to deliver assurance of the schemes.
• Provide commercial support across a range of activities, aiding decision making on commercial efficiencies, acting as a source of authoritative advice on contract administration, cost capture, analysis, performance, related intelligence and opportunities for performance improvement.
• Drive any new procurements supported by Procurement and undertake contract document review and tender assessments.
• Continuous analysis and review of contract performance and cost performance to identify and implement improvements.
• In conjunction with the Head of Commercial Delivery, operate as an integrated member of the project portfolio teams, attending portfolio / project team meetings / business reviews / project boards as the commercial representative.
• Promote National Highways' reputation through building visible and effective partnerships with the supply chain.

About you.

• Experience of leading and managing commercial teams including matrix management.
• Excellent capacity to absorb complex and diverse information and use strong practical influencing skills, both internally and externally to optimise commercial interests.
• Demonstrable experience of optimising value for money outcomes when using public money.
• Significant knowledge of NEC forms of contract. Experience of procurement and commercial management using NEC forms of contract.
• Professional qualified, RICS, ICE or equivalent.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to thefuture.Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.