Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our developer services team. Our developer services team connects water and wastewater services, installs lateral drains, and enables new developments access to vital water and wastewater services.
What will you be doing?
As our new Commercial Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our contract delivery strategy. Your role is essential in ensuring that our commercial practices not only meet contractual obligations but also drive internal performance.
You’ll begin by working closely with the operational team to embed robust processes that align with the Commercial Director’s vision. A key part of your success will be building strong, transparent relationships with our clients, ensuring that commercial decisions are made collaboratively and with integrity.
You’ll guide the team on cost and value reporting, help manage WIP effectively, and ensure our forecasts are accurate and actionable. Your reports will inform strategic decisions, so clarity and insight are key.
You’ll also play a vital role in procurement, governance, and risk management, ensuring that every commercial decision supports our long-term goals. Whether it’s resolving disputes, supporting bids, or managing contract changes, your expertise will be crucial.
What you’ll bring
You'll Lead, support and encourage the commercial staff with their duties (training, mentoring and appraisal)
You'll Develop an environment where Commercial and Project Management staffshare ideas and best practice
Monitor and support commercial staff through agreeing and regularly reviewing personal objectives
You'll Facilitate coaching/training to develop staff and ensure that Roles and Responsibilities for their commercial team members are understood and met.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Commercial Management
Lead commercial delivery across projects, ensuring profitability, compliance, and risk management.
Manage cash flow, valuations, final accounts, and recovery of outstanding monies.
Allocate and oversee commercial resources, ensuring accurate reporting and adherence to contractual procedures.
Internal Reporting
Prepare monthly cost/value reports, margin analysis, and accurate forecasts.
Maintain change control, reserves, and disallowed cost registers at project level.
Client Requirements
Ensure timely submissions of forecasts, EES data, and final accounts.
Align forecasting with project reports and programmes.
Subcontract Management
Manage procurement strategy and subcontractor performance reviews.
Ensure compliance with governance, templates, and delegated authorities.
Oversee subcontractor approvals, orders, and payments.
Client Relations
Build and maintain strong relationships with the client and internal teams.
Drive customer satisfaction and enhance client perception.
Quality
Implement and comply with quality, safety, and environmental policies.
Ensure adherence to company processes and standards.
What We’re Looking For
Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and utilities sector service delivery.
Ability to plan ahead, influence change, and identify improvement opportunities.
Client-focused approach with experience building senior-level relationships.
Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Private health care for you and your family
Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
Discretionary bonus scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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Personal Accident Cover
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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