Commercial Lead

Are you ready to take full commercial ownership of a high-impact, live project—where your input into change management, forecasting, and cost control directly drives strategic decisions? Do you have hands-on experience with NEC3/4 contracts and want to work with a company that doesn’t just follow process—but trusts its commercial team to challenge, report, and innovate? Could your skills in cost control, forecasting, and risk reduction help optimise commercial performance on a major multi-discipline engineering project—while also supporting a culture of improvement and transparency? If so, this could be the opportunity for you to progress to the next stage in your career!

Your duties and responsibilities will be:

• To provide Commercial administration (Quantity Surveying) for the Nutritional Products project based in Dalry.
• Cash Management (AFP’s): The Timely submission of AFP’s. The Sufficiency of AFP shall be assessed by comparing the Company theoretically modelled AFP with the actual submitted AFP. The comparison will invariably produce a variance between the two. An exception report shall be produced to explain any variance. The exception report shall be analysed to identify themes for improvement and minimise the variance.
• Contract Governance and Discipline: Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. Reconcile changes to ensure that data is accurate. Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact. Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. Assessment of change Work Orders and variations in line with the Contract of Agreement. Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking log.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively. Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place. Monitoring weekly progress. Evaluations of planned cost in comparison to original approved contract scope of work and identify difference in scope of works and submit to Client and get approval through Client’s site-specific software. Evaluation of progress and generating reports to Company’s main system for progress measurement and accounting. Review and assessment of complex and high-risk scope of works for possible value engineering. Monitoring the weekly man-hours spent against the budget man hours. Monitoring projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts, time over-runs to ensure timely execution of projects.
• KPI performance monitoring: KPI Scorecard production covering KPI’s under the following headings: SHE, Operational Performance, Innovation & Improvement. Weekly / Monthly / Annual governance reports: Ensure Risk Reduction/Change meetings (Internal/External) are held and attend, as necessary. Profit and Loss Monthly Reporting – Month End and WIP. Prepare and submit monthly financial reports to meet Company timetable. Having prepared the report, an exception report shall also be produced to highlight changes from the previous months position. The changes shall be subsequently analysed to determine any themes which could be considered further, and improvements introduced.
• Monthly Financial Reporting and Forecasting: Prepare and submit monthly financial reports to meet Company timetable. The report shall typically consider Forecasts and Contract review slide pack. Having prepared the report, an exception report shall also be produced to highlight changes from the previous months position. The changes shall be subsequently analysed to determine any themes which could be considered further, and improvements be introduced.

You will have the following qualifications and experience:

• 5+ years in similar role in a contracting organisation.
• Experience of managing the NEC Suite of Contracts, particularly NEC3/4 (essential).
• Either engineering or commercial qualification.
• It's great if you also have the following: Degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying, IT, or similar), Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar), Strong background in dealing with commercial issues, Experience of contracting in Pharma/Biopharma sector, Experience of Project Controls software or similar tools, Evidence of dispute resolution, SAP experience.

Get in touch now! If you’re seeking a new opportunity with a leading engineering and maintenance provider and think you have the relevant skills and experience our client is seeking then apply now or contact Emma Chambers via LinkedIn.

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK. Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.