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Commercial Manager
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About The Role
We're recruiting on behalf of a privately owned civil engineering and construction company with over 170 years of history, delivering design and build projects across port and harbour developments, river and coastal engineering, road and rail infrastructure, bridges, restoration, and energy and renewables. The business has built a strong reputation for safe, innovative and sustainable marine, coastal and transport infrastructure, with a particular strength in ports and harbours around Scotland.
As a Commercial Manager - Civils, you'll take the lead on all commercial aspects of high value projects, from budgets and procurement through to final account, providing the commercial insight that helps the wider team make the right calls. Based out of Bellshill, you'll be working on projects that leave a lasting mark on Scotland's coastline and infrastructure.
This is a forward-thinking, values-led business with an established presence across the UK and Ireland, offering genuine career progression, a collaborative culture, and the chance to work on varied, high-profile projects alongside a supportive team.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead all commercial aspects of the project, providing commercial support and advice to aid decision making
- Maintain commercial information and ensure compliance with contractual requirements, including evaluating potential implications for dispute resolution
- Prepare, negotiate and analyse costs for budgets, and manage the procurement of sub-contractors, including pre-qualification and order documentation
- Assess and certify sub-contractor interim payments, ensuring Payment and Pay-less notices are issued correctly
- Prepare interim valuations and final accounts, and manage valuations throughout the project
- Prepare Extension of Time and Loss & Expense submissions, and advise on legal and contractual issues and commercial risk
- Produce and present monthly Cost Value Reconciliation reports, and plan and evaluate the work of your team
What You’ll Bring
- A relevant degree qualification
- Sound commercial awareness and a good knowledge of construction contracts, particularly JCT and NEC forms
- Excellent communication, negotiation and numerical skills, with strong IT and problem-solving ability
- High levels of organisation, and the ability to work to deadlines on your own initiative with minimal supervision
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The Details
- Location: Bellshill, Glasgow
- Contract: Permanent, full-time
- Salary: £70,000 - £85,000, plus benefits
- Working Pattern: Flexible and hybrid working options available
How To Apply
If you're a commercially astute civils professional looking to take the next step with a well-established, values-led business working on some of Scotland's most significant marine and infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV.
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We act as an employment agency for permanent work and as an employment business for temporary work.
For roles in the UK, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.
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