Senior Cost and Commercial Manager

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Are you excited by the opportunity to help deliver diverse, high-impact projects that shape Greater Manchester\’s transport future? Do you bring experience in commercial management and a collaborative mindset to help drive value, continuous improvement, and positive outcomes for our communities?

We\’re looking for a Senior Cost & Commercial Manager to join our team, someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys working with others, and is passionate about making a difference!

Your Role

Reporting to the Commercial Lead, you\’ll work in a matrix organisation alongside programme and project managers. You\’ll develop and manage cost plans and contract administration, primarily related to NEC contracts, while contributing to multi-modal projects across TfGM.

You\’ll also lead a team of Cost Managers and Commercial Assistants, supporting their development and working collaboratively with colleagues across Finance, Legal, Procurement and wider TfGM to deliver coordinated and effective commercial outcomes.

Please read the role profile below for more information!

Who are we?

Our Commercial Function sits at the heart of TfGM\’s major project delivery. We provide expert commercial, cost and contract management support across programmes that improve how people travel, connect, and access opportunities across Greater Manchester.

We work closely with teams across the organisation and our supply chain partners to ensure value for money, robust commercial decision-making, and strong governance throughout the project lifecycle. Our work directly contributes to safer, greener, and more reliable transport for the communities we serve.

Joining the Commercial Team means joining a supportive, collaborative team where you\’ll have the chance to shape high-profile projects, develop your professional skills, and play a key role in delivering Greater Manchester\’s long-term transport vision!

What you\’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

As a Senior Cost & Commercial Manager, you\’ll bring:

• Experience in commercial and contract management across the lifecycle of infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and industry standards
• A track record of delivering cost-effective outcomes from inception to completion
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Experience building and maintaining supply chain relationships
• Experience leading and developing teams
• Experience working across departments under time pressure to achieve coordinated commercial outcomes
• A degree in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience

Please detail, using examples of your own experience, how you meet the above criteria within your Cover Letter upon application!

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £57,770 – £65,024

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What\’s next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we\’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within your Cover Letter

Priority Recruitment Scheme for \’At Risk\’ NHS GM Colleagues
If you are currently employed by a Greater Manchester NHS organisation and have been formally identified as \’at risk\’, please indicate this within your application for the role. If you select \’Yes\’ and provide evidence that your experience meets the essential criteria described in the job advert and role profile, you will be guaranteed progression to the next assessment stage. Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet these essential requirements, as the guarantee only applies to candidates who meet them.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK – if in doubt please visit the following link Employers\’ right to work checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

NOTE TO AGENCIES – we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.