Senior Commercial Manager - Transport & Infrastructure - Manchester

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cost and project management consultancy in the Manchester area seeks a Senior Commercial Manager to oversee cost and contract management for major transport and infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have relevant degree qualifications, experience with complex projects, and knowledge of the procurement process. This role offers a hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits, fostering professional development and career advancement.

Benefits

Private pension

Private healthcare

Training and development

Personal performance-based bonus

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Ideally have NEC & NR forms of contract experience.
• Experience working on complex, high profile projects required.
• Understanding of project and change management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost and contracts management across transport and infrastructure projects.
• Operate within delivery teams for optimal commercial outputs.
• Conduct cost management activities including reporting and cash flow control.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Procurement process knowledge

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent

Studying towards a professional qualification

Job description

Overview

Commercial & Assistant Commercial Managers - Transport & Infrastructure

CPC Project Services Ltd - Manchester Area - Hybrid Working

CPC is an independent cost and project management consultancy, providing the best technical expertise in delivering transportation, infrastructure, property and transformational change projects.

Our people are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs, unified by a core set of values and behaviours that bring the right knowledge, experience and approach to unlocking every project’s full potential.

Senior Commercial Manager – Transport & Infrastructure

This is a great opportunity to join CPC’s Commercial Services Division within the Transport and Infrastructure Business Unit as a Senior Commercial/Cost manager, driving cost and contracts management across all areas of major transport and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Driving cost and contracts management across all areas of major transport and infrastructure projects.
• Operate effectively within embedded delivery teams to drive the optimum commercial outputs in fast paced project delivery environments.
• Experience of carrying out cost management activities including monthly reporting, cash flow control as well as forecasting of supported projects.
• Knowledge of tendering and the procurement process, and/or procurement experience.
• Experience of implementing and maintaining effective contract administration processes and reporting systems aligned to project requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Collaborative approach to work and contract administration; able to work on your own initiative and be a strong team player.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will also have NEC & NR forms of contract experience.
• Experience working on complex, high profile projects.
• Understanding of project and change management methodologies.
• Degree qualification (or equivalent).
• Hold or studying towards a professional qualification.
• Knowledge of working with or for publicly funded bodies.

How we will support you

• Support and training towards gaining MRICS or equivalent qualifications, with a range of experts across the team and organisation to mentor you through your journey.
• Regular 1-2-1s with your line manager and structured development objectives.
• Buddy system to help integrate into the organisation.
• Hybrid working available (2/3 days per week between CPC offices and client site, and the remainder home working).
• Provide a supporting environment and positive culture to enable opportunities to progress within the Commercial Services division and build and develop your career.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, CPC Project Services Ltd provides comprehensive benefits, including private pension, private healthcare, holidays, assistance with private professional membership subscriptions, training and development, personal performance-based bonus and annual salary review.

2023 Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over). Building Awards, 2023.

Notes

We recognise and value the of our people and are committed to developing working practices which will allow every person to contribute to our business and achieve their career aspirations.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match for this position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organisation.

Polite notice to recruitment agencies. We are not requiring any assistance at the moment. Please note, we do not accept speculative CVs and they will not be counted as a valid introduction.