Commercial Manager

Responsibilities & Duties

• Lead programme and cost monitoring activities, identifying delays, assessing entitlement, and driving commercial recovery strategies
• Own and lead contract change control processes, ensuring timely and robust submission of notices, and negotiating agreement of variations with clients and subcontractors
• Lead subcontract procurement and management, ensuring robust commercial and contractual control, and driving value and performance in line with company procedures
• Develop and maintain strong, influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing commercial insight to support effective business decisions
• Lead the commercial interface with Project Managers, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently in line with contractual, financial, and quality objectives
• Ensure full alignment with the Commercial Strategy, taking accountability for achieving financial targets, compliance, and commercial performance
• Lead and contribute to key project meetings (handover, start-up, progress, and commercial reviews), providing commercial direction and challenge where required
• Provide commercial leadership and input into pre-construction activities, including supporting estimating, tender reviews, and risk assessments
• Oversee the commercial set-up of contracts and projects, ensuring governance, controls, and systems are correctly implemented
• Proactively identify and manage commercial risks and issues, escalating and resolving in a timely and effective manner
• Act as a key point of contact for commercial matters, ensuring clear, effective communication across all levels including senior management and clients
• Oversee subcontract administration, ensuring alignment with main contract obligations and commercial objectives
• Drive commercial performance across project teams, advising on risks, opportunities, and contract obligations, and contributing to project validation and lessons learned processes
• Lead the preparation and negotiation of interim applications for payment, managing cash flow, payment performance, and recovery of outstanding debts
• Ensure robust contract administration and record keeping, maintaining accurate and compliant commercial documentation
• Take full responsibility for financial control of projects, including monitoring income, expenditure, and agreement of final accounts
• Lead the production and review of monthly commercial reports, including CVR, cashflow, cost to complete, WIP, and risk & opportunity analysis
• Ensure compliance with contractual and corporate governance requirements, maintaining high commercial standards across all activities
• Mentor and support junior commercial staff, promoting development and best practice within the team
• Undertake additional duties commensurate with the seniority of the role