Commercial Manager/Senior Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager/Senior Commercial Manager

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Commercial Manager or Senior Commercial Manager to join our strategic projects team involved in delivering the nation's flagship and critical infrastructure projects, working closely and supporting our Commercial Director to deliver commercial performance on complex high value projects across the UK.

This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey, and can be based from any of our UK office locations, however there will be travel required to our project sites.

Responsibilities

Key deliverables in this role are:

• Ensure that our safety first and foremost message is visible and alive through all activities.
• Provide leadership to the commercial team, maximising potential of both the teams and the individuals within them.
• Monitor and manage the commercial performance of the project and project commercial staff, ensuring they achieve objectives.
• Build and maintain high level mutually beneficial customer, key supplier and vendor relationships. Promote the business and seek out new opportunities
• Provide prompt communication and carry out negotiations as required to improve our commercial and financial position.
• Attend and chair contract reviews, being responsible for accuracy and integrity of costs and values forecasting. 
• Carry out negotiations with customers on contract terms, valuation of works, and final account settlement.  Manage the ongoing commercial aspects of subcontracts, including terms and conditions.
• Assist the Commercial Director with preparation and updating of business plans and local management accounts.
• Manage the commercial aspects of all business development and focus win activities, evaluating risks and opportunities during the work wining process.
• Take responsibility for accuracy and rationality of all project risks and opportunities, identifying mitigation and enhancement, and reporting back to the business.
• Be responsible for the submission of applications for payment, reporting to the finance function on when and how much is to be received. Ensure payment is received in line with the contract.
• Ensure all records are generated and maintained, using where required to avoid or manage disputes.
• Work with project commercial teams to prepare the commercial plan, ensuring all identified contract obligations, conditions precedent and risks are communicated and understood by the project team.
• Direct and advise on all matters of dispute resolution.
• Identify measures to protect the company and improve contract profitability

Requirements

Significant experience of responsibility for the commercial performance of construction projects

Experience of managing a team

Experience of working in a nuclear environment, or highly regulated industry

MEP experience is preferred but not essential

BSC/Degree/equivalent (desirable)

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Car/Car Allowance

If this is of interest, please apply with an up to date CV, detailing your salary/package expectations.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.