Senior Commercial Manager - Civil Works Programme (Nuclear)

Sizewell C Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% annual incentive

Pension up to 7.5% employee / 15%0rmer

Holiday: 28 days + bank holidays

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager for the Civil Works Programme to drive commercial governance across the Programme Alliance Agreement, and to support directions across design, cost, schedule and risk management.

You will act as SME on the PAA, identify gaps, deliver training, and promote efficient contract administration using the Unifier platform, while coordinating with legal, land, environment and safety teams.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in commercial or supply chain on major infrastructure or energy projects.
• Strong procurement and post-contract management experience.
• Good understanding of dispute avoidance and issue resolution.
• Knowledge of Alliance, NEC and/or FIDIC contracts.
• Experience with alliance or target cost contracts (advantageous).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to translate complex contracts into practical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME on the PAA and identify gaps.
• Provide practical commercial advice to contractor teams.
• Support contract administration and governance.
• Promote dispute avoidance through proactive issue resolution.
• Develop training materials and templates for PAA.
• Deliver training and coaching to commercial teams.
• Embed consistent contract management standards.
• Support Unifier platform development and process improvements.
• Drive supplier performance and commercial governance.
• Mitigate risks and resolve commercial issues.
• Provide strategic oversight across the portfolio.

Skills

Senior commercial experience

Supply chain experience

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Contract management

Dispute avoidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, civil engineering, law, construction or project management

MCIPS/MRICS/MCIArb/MAPM/MCIOB or equivalent

Tools

Unifier

Job description

Sizewell C is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager for the Civil Works Programme to drive commercial governance across the Programme Alliance Agreement, and to support directions across design, cost, schedule and risk management.

You will act as SME on the PAA, identify gaps, deliver training, and promote efficient contract administration using the Unifier platform, while coordinating with legal, land, environment and safety teams.