Commercial Manager Duration: 3 years - Outside IR35 Location: Glasgow
Position Overview
This opportunity is for a Commercial Manager on a long‑term project based in Central Glasgow. The Commercial Manager will play a key role in supporting pre‑contract commercial activity across procurement, tendering and cost planning. This position offers the chance to contribute to a major project environment while working across bid, design and delivery teams. The Commercial Manager role is well suited to a technically strong commercial professional with major infrastructure experience and strong analytical capability.
Role Context
This Commercial Manager position is supporting a major infrastructure project in Glasgow, Scotland. The working environment includes a hybrid arrangement with office‑based collaboration alongside remote working. The role will involve engagement with stakeholders across bid, design and delivery functions during the pre‑contract and tendering phase.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop procurement strategies to support project and commercial objectives.
- Prepare contract management plans and support invitation to tender processes.
- Manage the tender process from preparation of documentation through to commercial evaluation of bids.
- Lead or support supplier negotiations to help achieve best value outcomes.
- Carry out cost planning, estimating and benchmarking activities.
- Identify and price commercial risks across project and tendering activities.
- Engage with stakeholders across bid, design and delivery teams to support commercial decision‑making.
Qualifications & Experience
- Essential: Experience in pre‑contract and tendering within major infrastructure projects.
- Essential: Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
- Essential: Demonstrated capability in procurement strategy, tender evaluation and commercial negotiation.
- Desirable: MRICS qualification.
- Desirable: MCIPS qualification.
Commercial Manager employer: Airswift
Join a forward-thinking company in the oil and gas sector, where as a Principal Structural Engineer in Aberdeen, you will thrive in a supportive work culture that values innovation and collaboration. Enjoy competitive benefits, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work on impactful projects that shape the industry. With a focus on safety and ethics, this role offers a meaningful career path in a vibrant location known for its engineering excellence.
