Senior Subcontract Commercial Manager

SRT Marine Systems plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Manager to oversee subcontract packages across infrastructure and civils projects. You will manage procurement, contract award, and final accounts, delivering accurate cost reporting and strategic commercial direction on a large-scale program.

You will lead negotiations, monitor spend, and advise senior management on forecast positions while ensuring best value and risk allocation across multiple packages. Overseas travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Significant commercial management experience on infrastructure, civil engineering or major construction projects.
• Proven experience managing multiple subcontractors and work packages simultaneously.
• Strong experience in subcontract procurement, commercial negotiation, contract administration and managing subcontractor applications, payments, variations, claims and final accounts.
• Appreciation of cultural differences in overseas territories.

Responsibilities

• Take overall commercial and performance responsibility for multiple subcontract packages across infrastructure and civils projects, from procurement and contract award through to final account
• Maintain accurate cost reports and provide consolidated commercial reporting for the project
• Establish commercial strategies for subcontract packages aligned with project budgets and delivery strategies
• Identify commercial gaps, risks and emerging cost pressures, and implement mitigation measures
• Monitor subcontractor spend against approved work package budgets and report exceptions
• Provide senior management with current and forecast commercial positions
• Lead and support subcontract negotiations to achieve best value and appropriate risk allocation
• Define scopes, programmes, deliverables, payment mechanisms and commercial assumptions before contract award
• Review and commercially evaluate subcontractor tenders and quotations
• Manage variations, compensation events, claims and additional works, including entitlement, valuation, evidence and settlement
• Maintain audit trails and recover additional costs from clients where appropriate
• Administer subcontract agreements and monitor contractual notices, payment provisions, programme requirements and change mechanisms
• Manage subcontractor non-performance, delays, defects, disruption and other commercial issues
• Monitor subcontractor performance and conduct regular commercial reviews
• Develop recovery and mitigation strategies for underperforming subcontract packages
• Lead preparation, negotiation and settlement of subcontractor final accounts
• Reconcile final accounts against the project cost plan and approved changes

Skills

Commercial Management

Subcontract Procurement

Contract Administration

Negotiation Skills

Final Account Settlement

Cost Reporting

Risk Management

Valuation

Change Management

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Civil Engineering

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional Qualification in Commercial Management

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Manager to oversee subcontract packages across infrastructure and civils projects. You will manage procurement, contract award, and final accounts, delivering accurate cost reporting and strategic commercial direction on a large-scale program.

You will lead negotiations, monitor spend, and advise senior management on forecast positions while ensuring best value and risk allocation across multiple packages. Overseas travel may be required.