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Department: Regulated Power
Location: Greenwich
Description
Location: Greenwich
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Office Based
Pay / Benefits:
Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major electrical infrastructure, substation, and grid connection projects that are helping to support the UK's evolving energy network. As a Commercial Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in driving commercial performance across a portfolio of projects delivered through long-term framework agreements.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of commercial strategy from tender stage through to final account, working closely with operational teams, clients, and supply chain partners. If you enjoy influencing business performance, managing complex NEC contracts, and helping deliver critical infrastructure projects, this role offers both challenge and long-term career development.
What You'll Do
- Lead commercial strategy and cost management across a portfolio of infrastructure and power projects.
- Manage NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, ensuring contractual obligations are effectively administered and protected.
- Drive cost forecasting, budgeting, and reporting to support strong commercial performance.
- Oversee the management of Early Warning Notices, Compensation Events, and contractual change processes.
- Manage subcontract procurement, negotiation, performance, and final account settlement.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, project teams, and key stakeholders.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities, implementing strategies to protect and enhance project outcomes.
- Support, mentor, and develop members of the commercial team to drive performance and capability.
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Essential
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience managing NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, particularly Option C arrangements.
- Strong commercial experience within utilities, power, infrastructure, construction, or civil engineering environments.
- Excellent understanding of contract management, cost control, and financial reporting.
- Experience managing commercial risk and driving project profitability.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across operational, commercial, and client-facing teams.
Desirable
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
- Bonus if you hold professional membership or accreditation with RICS, CICES, or a similar professional body.
- It would be great if you have experience working on electrical infrastructure, substation, or energy projects.
- It would be great if you've managed commercial teams within a framework or regulated environment.
- Knowledge of target cost contracts and alliance-style delivery models would be advantageous.
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What We Offer
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden at jonathan.bryden@ocugroup.com.
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process, by emailing recruitment@ocugroup.com.
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