Senior Customer Commercial Manager – Contracts & Growth

Rolls-Royce SMR; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus – performance related up to 12.5

Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee

Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays)

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay

£250 one off payment for new starters

Benefits Allowance – £2,200

Job summary

Rolls Royce SMR is seeking a Commercial Manager – Customer to lead drafting, negotiation and management of major customer agreements. You will support strategic programmes, shape commercial strategy, and build a scalable function within a fast-growing organisation.

The role requires collaborative mindset, strong judgement, and experience in regulated environments. Hybrid working across UK offices is expected, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts in engineering, infrastructure, energy or similar sectors.
• Ability to work with KPIs, target cost models, pain/gain, variations and milestone payments.
• Experience in highly regulated environments or similarly complex industries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to advise stakeholders in ambiguous or fast paced settings.
• Experience supporting governance or capability development within a Commercial function.
• Familiarity with NEC, FIDIC, JCT contract forms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and manage a wide range of customer facing commercial contracts, ensuring clarity, compliance and effective risk management.
• Support commercial strategy development, risk allocation, contract structures and in contract management.
• Lead and contribute to the development and maturity of the commercial function, including governance, processes, templates and training.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels, providing insight, guidance and foresight on commercial matters.
• Translate complex commercial and technical information into compelling, clear formats for senior stakeholders.

Skills

KPI frameworks

Target cost models

Variations management

Stakeholder influencing

Commercial governance

Clear communication

Education

Commercial/Business/Law/Finance degree

Tools

NEC contracts

FIDIC contracts

JCT contracts

Job description

Rolls Royce SMR is seeking a Commercial Manager – Customer to lead drafting, negotiation and management of major customer agreements. You will support strategic programmes, shape commercial strategy, and build a scalable function within a fast-growing organisation.

The role requires collaborative mindset, strong judgement, and experience in regulated environments. Hybrid working across UK offices is expected, with travel as needed.