Veolia
Commercial Manager
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Ready to find the right role for you? Salary: £66,000 plus company car / car allowance, bonus and Veolia benefits Grade: 6.1 Location: Veolia, Dunfermline, Scotland
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What will you be doing?
- Commercially supporting the Veolia Energy and Water Northern Business Unit.
- Overall responsibility for the commercial control of a number of contracts, bids, letters and processes.
- Identifying risks, liabilities and commitments contained within contractual agreements.
- Supporting the wider operational teams to recognise, analyse and mitigate risks bringing real solutions to commercial challenges.
- Developing new, innovative solutions to commercial challenges.
- Experience of estimating and putting in place effective cost and value control measures.
- Working with procurement to ensure supply chain contracts across the business are structured to suitability.
- Recognising and developing new business opportunities.
- Demonstrating awareness of and assisting the site team to ensure that we comply with all HSEQ and statutory regulations.
- Provide timely quantitative and qualitative management reports to the Senior Commercial Manager and the Senior Leadership team when requested.
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What are we looking for?
- The ability to manage multiple customer & sub-contractors’ contracts.
- Negotiations and stakeholder management (internal and external)
- Experience with projects/operations and commercial aspects of contracts -preferably within the energy and water sectors but this is not essential.
- Experience working for a main contractor - preferably in the energy and water sectors.
- Good business acumen and Good knowledge of various forms of contract.
- Relevant Degree and/or suitable experience in commercial/contract management, quantity surveying or engineering.
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We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
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