Buro Happold
Commercial Executive
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Commercial Executive Opportunity, Supporting the Commercial Success of Global Engineering Projects
This person can be based in our Bath on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, we are a global practice of engineers, designers, consultants and advisors working together to deliver transformative projects that create a positive impact on communities, people and the planet.
About The Role
We are looking for a Commercial Executive to join our Commercial & Legal Team in Bath. This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and commercially minded professional to support a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple sectors and jurisdictions, helping project teams navigate contractual and commercial matters throughout the project lifecycle.
Working closely with the Commercial Manager and Global Director of Commercial, Legal and Digital Risks, you will play an important role in safeguarding commercial performance, supporting contractual compliance, and contributing to the successful delivery of complex projects around the world.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Commercial Executive, you'll provide day-to-day commercial and contractual support across a wide range of projects. Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the administration and management of client contracts and appointments, ensuring documentation is accurately maintained and tracked.
- Assisting with the review of key project deliverables, payment applications, change requests and contractual correspondence.
- Supporting the management of subconsultant appointments, from contract setup through to project completion.
- Maintaining commercial trackers, monitoring contract status, project budgets, fee expenditure, scope changes and milestone billing.
- Assisting in the preparation of contractual notices, correspondence and change order documentation.
- Helping project teams understand contractual obligations, entitlements and commercial risks.
- Supporting the review and validation of payment applications and related contractual documentation.
- Assisting with project close-out activities and ensuring compliance with contractual and legal requirements.
- Attending project meetings and providing commercial support to project leaders and client-facing teams.
- Building positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, clients and subconsultants.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of commercial processes, templates and best practices.
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What We Are Looking For:
We're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Experience in a commercial, legal, contract administration or paralegal role within engineering, construction, consultancy or professional services.
- An understanding of consultancy appointments and standard forms of contract such as ACE, NEC, or bespoke client agreements.
- Knowledge of commercial principles including payment mechanisms, scope management and change control.
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience drafting professional correspondence and contractual documentation.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
- A collaborative and proactive approach to stakeholder management and relationship building.
- Analytical capability and confidence reviewing contractual documents and identifying potential risks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Experience of public sector frameworks, professional indemnity insurance requirements or building regulations compliance would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
- Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Attractive salary
- Discretionary bonus
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
- Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies
- A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
- An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
- A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional.
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A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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