Closing Date: 20th March 2026
This role can be based in either Manchester or London, following a hybrid working pattern of three days a week in the office and two days a week working from home.
Why this job matters
The Property PMO Commercial Manager is responsible for commercial governance, procurement strategy, and financial control across a large, multi project capital investment portfolio. The role provides commercial leadership from project inception through delivery and close out, ensuring robust cost control, effective supplier management, strong governance, and value for money while maintaining positive supply chain relationships.
Acting as a trusted commercial partner to senior stakeholders, the role balances strategic oversight with hands on delivery across budgeting, tendering, contract management, forecasting, and supplier performance.
What you’ll be doing
Commercial & Financial Management
* Lead end to end commercial management across a large portfolio of capital projects, covering budget setting, cost planning, forecasting, cashflow management, and final account close out.
* Own and maintain robust cost governance frameworks, ensuring financial control, auditability, and compliance with internal and external requirements.
* Produce clear, concise commercial and financial reporting (forecasts, RAG status, risks and opportunities) for senior stakeholders and director level sign off.
* Manage both client side and contractor side cashflow dynamics, prioritising timely payment to the supply chain while protecting business financial objectives.
Procurement & Tendering
* Lead procurement strategies aligned to project and programme objectives, selecting appropriate route to market and contract forms.
* Manage end to end tendering processes, including pre qualification, tender issue, evaluation, clarification, recommendation, and contract award.
* Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and governance requirements while maintaining pace and commercial pragmatism.
* Support contract formation, novation, and supplier onboarding, including managing changes arising from acquisitions or organisational restructuring.
Contract & Risk Management
* Provide commercial leadership under UK construction contracts including JCT (Minor Works, Intermediate, Design & Build).
* Actively manage contractual risk, change control, variations, and dispute avoidance strategies.
* Develop and maintain risk and opportunity registers, ensuring proactive mitigation and value optimisation throughout project delivery.
* Oversee performance bonds, warranties, and contractual security arrangements.
Supplier & Stakeholder Management
* Act as the primary commercial interface with key supply chain partners, maintaining strong, professional relationships while holding suppliers to account.
* Lead supplier performance reviews, KPI monitoring, and continuous improvement discussions.
* Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders across delivery, finance, legal, and leadership teams, providing clear commercial advice and challenge where required.
* Communicate confidently at all levels, from project teams to senior leadership.
Governance, Process & Continuous Improvement
* Design, implement, and refine commercial governance procedures, templates, and reporting cycles to improve consistency, transparency, and efficiency.
* Drive process improvements across procurement, cost control, and reporting, reducing friction while strengthening control.
* Support and mentor colleagues, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and commercial excellence.
You'll have the following skills and experience
* Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement within the UK construction and capital projects environment.
* Strong working knowledge of Contracts, with practical experience managing live projects.
* Proven ability to manage large, complex project portfolios with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
* Highly skilled in financial forecasting, cashflow management, and commercial reporting.
* Confident communicator with the ability to influence, challenge, and build trust at senior levels.
* Strong systems capability across Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook.
* Detail oriented, process driven, and improvement focused, with a pragmatic, delivery led mindset.
Benefits
* Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
* BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
* Life Assurance
* Direct share scheme
* Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
* 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
* My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
* Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
* Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
* Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
* 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
* Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
* Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’
About us
BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.
While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.
Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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