Balfour Beatty plc
Senior Commercial Manager
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Senior Commercial Manager
Senior Commercial Manager – Lower Thames Crossing Project
About The Role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Commercial Manager to play a key role on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.
The Project
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a £1.2B+ groundbreaking road tunnel beneath the River Thames connecting Kent and Essex. It will become the greenest road in the UK, generating six times more green space than road area, while enhancing transport capacity to reduce congestion and improve mobility for millions.
The Lower Thames Crossing Roads (North) portion is valued at over £1.2Bn, spanning from development to construction. The Senior Commercial Manager will report to and deputise for the Project Commercial Director, ensuring financial management across this major, complex initiative.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic commercial leadership: Make commercial decisions, prioritise opportunities, and adapt to market and customer needs
- Economic analysis: Understand construction industry trends, economic factors, and their impact
- Data & tender management: Review tenders, cost data, and commercial analysis for planning and estimating
- Target cost & procurement planning: Lead preparation of Target Cost for Project Planning and procurement resource management
- Legal compliance: Liaise with legal teams, apply construction regulations, and manage disallowed costs
- Risk & opportunity management: Identify, report, and mitigate commercial risks & opportunities while ensuring alignment with project objectives
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Requirements
Essential
✅ BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent professional experience) ✅ Member/Fellow of RICS, ICES, or CIOB
Desirable
- Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
- Strategic change management experience
- Customer & business awareness with a focus on results
- Ability to promote organisational goals and adapt to threats/opportunities
Why Join Us?
You’ll Contribute to:
- One of the most impactful infrastructure projects in the UK
- A leading blue-chip business delivering a mission-critical national asset
- A culture that champions diversity, innovation, and sustainability
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Key Benefits Include:
- £ Attractive salary
- Pension savings & share incentive schemes
- Improved work-life balance (25 days’ paid leave, inclusive parental leave policies)
- Volunteering leave, discounts & employee benefits through our refer-a-friend scheme
Who We Are
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers unprecedented infrastructure schemes—upgrading motorways, managing major national projects, and driving operational efficiency under National Highways. Our focus: road users, safety, sustainability, and community value.
Committed to Diversity & Inclusion
We pledge to: 🔹 Unlock potential for all employees by fostering an inclusive culture 🔹 Support armed forces personnel, veterans, and disability+ candidates 🔹 Stay transparent, offering interviews if you meet the criteria
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