Amey
Senior Commercial Manager
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Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.
Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.
Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.
The Opportunity
We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Commercial Manager to join the Amey team. This role will sit within the growing Amey Advisory business, supporting opportunities and projects across the Central Government & Defence, Environment, Energy & Industry, and Transportation sectors, as well as international opportunities.
The team operates largely within established client frameworks and long-term relationships, providing strategic consultancy, engineering, programme management and advisory services to a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients.
Responsibilities include:
- Support and lead commercial activities associated with framework and call-off opportunities, ensuring robust contract review, risk identification, mitigation planning and commercial governance compliance.
- Review and challenge pricing strategies, fee proposals, assumptions and commercial submissions to ensure alignment with business objectives and acceptable risk profiles.
- Provide commercial leadership throughout bid development, working closely with delivery, bid and operational teams to expedite opportunities and maintain a high throughput of quality submissions.
- Support adherence to corporate governance requirements, including General Authorities Schedule approvals, delegated authorities and commercial assurance processes.
- Manage subcontractor and consultant engagements, ensuring effective procurement, administration, performance management and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Support the preparation, review and challenge of Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), forecasting and reporting activities to ensure robust financial control and informed decision-making.
- Provide commercial support during monthly financial reporting cycles and month-end activities, including review and challenge of project performance, revenue recognition, cost accruals and forecast assumptions.
- Work collaboratively with Project Managers, Framework Managers and Delivery Leads to identify improvement opportunities and drive commercial performance across a portfolio of projects and programmes.
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What you will bring to us:
- A Commercial related Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent) is desirable, or able to demonstrate a proven track record in quantity surveying / financial cost control in either a Contractor or PQS environment
- Suitable experience in a similar Senior Commercial Manager role
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution
- Have or be working towards a relevant professional qualification
- Strong commercial acumen with demonstrable experience of subcontractor, supplier and consultant management within a professional services or consultancy environment.
- Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams, with the ability to analyse and present commercial information effectively.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across delivery, operational, finance and bid teams.
- Ability to balance commercial governance requirements with the need to respond rapidly to business opportunities and client requirements.
- Experience supporting framework-based consultancy or professional services contracts, including call-off arrangements and public sector procurement routes.
- Experience of preparing, reviewing and negotiating professional services contracts and consultancy fee proposals.
- Experience operating within regulated procurement and governance environments, particularly across public sector, infrastructure or defence-related markets.
What we can offer you:
At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.
Career Development
Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.
Work-life Balance
Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.
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Wellbeing
Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers
EDI
At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.
Social Value
You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
Plus a range of other great perks and benefits including:
- Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
- Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
- Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
Your Career at Amey
At Amey, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.
You’ll be stretched but always supported. We’ll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.
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