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Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Commercial Manager – SC for Porton Down, Salisbury with 2–4 days onsite per week. The role requires handling NEC ECC/PSC contracts, defence and security public procurement, and strong supplier management to meet time, cost and quality goals.
Essential experience includes UK public sector projects, facilities management exposure, and the ability to communicate priorities to internal and external stakeholders while aligning with business planning.
Job Title: Commercial Manager – SC
Location: Porton Down, Salisbury (Officially 3 days per week onsite but happy with an average of 2 per week onsite. Must be flexible to business needs, peaks and troughs, some weeks could be 4 days, some 1 for example)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £526.76 (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC & Sole Uk
Sole UK
Experience with Public Contract Regulations, Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations.
Worked in a commercial environment involving infrastructure works and soft and hard facilities management.
Experience of NEC contracting, specifically Engineering Construction Contracts (ECC) and Professional Service Contracts (PSC), including an awareness of NEC 3 or 4 contracting. NEC 4 is .
Managing communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders will be required.
Ability to communicate priorities and business plans to internal and external stakeholders whilst ensuring that all programmes and projects deliver to time, cost and quality.
Public sector experience is
Background in one or more of the following:
Construction
Estates
Facilities
Defence experience
MCIPS or equivalent
Public sector procurement experience, PA2023, very useful
Security Clearance: SC
CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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