Commercial Manager (Transport experience)
Location: London Heathrow (Hybrid working: 3 days in office/2 days working from home)
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £80,000pa - £90,000pa
Car allowance: £8,000 per year
Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays
Pension: 5% Aviva pension contribution from employer
Health: Bupa Medical Cover
Reporting to: Commercial Group Leader
We are seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join a project execution team delivering complex, high-value automated material handling and engineering projects within dynamic and technically challenging airport and parcel environments, with a particular focus on Heathrow.
This role is suited to a strong commercial leader with high attention to detail, who is self-driven, organised and motivated, and who enjoys working in fast-paced, complex project environments through to successful completion.
Key Responsibilities:
As Commercial Manager, you will be accountable for the commercial success of complex engineering projects, including:
Ensuring projects are fully cost and change controlled, protecting the business from commercial risk through robust contract interpretation, management and administration, both upstream to customers and downstream to subcontractors
Full financial control of projects, including cost forecasting, cash flow management, payment applications and billing plans
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with customers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to support successful project delivery
Managing change control processes, including scope analysis, estimating and agreement of compensation events (time and cost)
Understanding and managing project programmes, including schedule and delay analysis
Leading supplier and subcontractor commercial management, both pre- and post-contract
Driving continuous improvement in commercial management practices and standards
Supporting the development, mentoring and upskilling of commercial team members to build a high-performing Commercial Management function
Working collaboratively with Project Directors, Steering Groups and Commercial Leads to implement commercial strategies and targets Essential experience and skills include:
You will be an experienced commercial professional with a proven track record in managing large, complex engineering or infrastructure projects.
Experience within airport projects
Strong working knowledge of industry-standard contracts such as NEC3, NEC4 and MF/1
Commercial management of complex engineering projects generating £10m+ annual revenue
Proven experience managing change, including scope definition, estimating and compensation events
Good understanding of project programmes and schedule delay analysis
Strong supplier and subcontractor management experience
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-moving environment
Strong negotiation, diplomacy and conflict resolution skills
Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams to meet programme and commercial objectives
Membership of a professional body such as RICS, CIOB or ACostE (preferred)