Commercial Manager - Buildings

Location

South East England | United Kingdom

Job description

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isnt the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too.

Come and join our Regional Buildings team as a Commercial Manager and y ou can build something to be proud of.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds by embracing diversity and inclusion.

Where possible we can provide a range of flexible working options to help you, but you will be based predominantly in Berkshire.

Role Purpose:

• To ensure commercial & contractual control and co-ordination of the efforts of all parties involved in the execution of a range of specified projects;
• To manage a small team of quantity surveyors on a single large project or across a number of projects;
• To provide guidance to other members of the Commercial/quantity surveying team and Project Directors/Managers on all aspects relating to commercial activity on the specified projects.
• Lead a commercial team and work closely with operational team, managing both budget and programme.
• Experiencing of administering contracts and working on projects in excess of 50m in a collaborative and engaging environment is essential.
• Liaison with multiple stakeholders and good communication skills is a key aspect of this project, and you should be comfortable communicating at all levels within an organisation.
• You will be working across both the Pre-Construction and Construction phases of the project, and a strong background in 2-stage tendering would be advantageous.

What you'll be doing

As a Commercial Manager you will:

• Manage all aspects of the commercial performance of the contract across both the Pre-Construction and Construction stages of the scheme
• Play an active part in the commercial settlement and business governance process, working with other project disciplines such as design, programme, finance, operations etc.
• Lead the contract administration (upstream and downstream), as well sub-contract procurement with our procurement teams
• Lead a team to ensure that all contractual responsibilities have been discharged, including applications, cost value reconciliations, managing variations and entitlements to recovery
• Lead on risk management activities through the lifecycle of the project
• Provide regular updates both internally and externally on costs, liabilities, margin and risk
• Operate within the business delegated levels of authority and provide active commercial support to the Project Director and Senior Leadership Teams

Who we're looking for

We're looking for experienced professionals who want to come and work in an exciting and fast paced environment.

It is essential that you are comfortable in front of customers and project stakeholders and that you can communicate efficiently and effectively at all levels within a business.

You must be organised and work well in an environment that has tight deadlines and requires attention to detail. Analytical skills are a key requirement.

Knowledge of JCT and NEC forms of contract would be advantageous, as would Tier 1 contractor experience.

You must be able to work well as part of a wide team and be comfortable working in the commercial, industrial and infrastructure buildings sector.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

In addition to our salary and benefits package, we can offer you career development with an internationally recognised construction and engineering company and a clear career pathway to help you achieve your dreams.

We offer flexible working and a comfortable, caring and nurturing environment to progress, supported by likeminded individuals who enjoy being part of a team that delivers!

About us

In our UK Buildings business, our aim is to be the partner of choice; the go-to in our sector, trusted to deliver for our customers. We work across a huge and exciting range of sectors, including energy, transportation, health, defence, commercial and industrial.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to takingkey long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:

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