Commercial Manager - Hull

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark; they are an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Power Commercial team as a Commercial Manager and you will deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the industry. We encourage both full-time and part-time applications. We know that the right person for the role may not always be able to commit to full-time hours.

Purpose of the role:

• Responsible for the financial management of a major, complex project(s) or a number of projects from inception, tendering, negotiating and agreeing contracts and then commercially delivering projects often worth many tens of millions of pounds.
• Integral part of the project senior leadership team where they hold key responsibilities associated with the commercial and financial success of each project.
• Experienced individuals who have risen through the ranks of the industry and their role is broad and includes anything from risk management to procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.
• Proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and team leadership.
• Extensive understanding of the construction industry, flexibility and a talent for negotiation.
• Track record of managing and developing a commercial team and be themselves a Chartered Member or Fellow of the RICS, ICES or CIOB, and a mentor/role model to other commercial staff on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

What you will be doing:

• Provides commercial input to Value Engineering reviews for different forms of construction.
• Support the review of tenders, including estimates, cost data and contract reviews.
• Manage the preparation of Target Cost for a Project, including the associated risks.
• Manage the preparation of the monthly CVR and associated commercial reports.
• Report and explain the commercial progress to senior divisional staff.
• Establish client supply chain requirements & advise on alternative forms of contract & procurement arrangements.
• Application of legislation and ability to liaise with legal experts.
• Preparation of Estimates & Tender submissions including the interpretation of specifications & preambles.
• Co-ordination of buying, accounts, production control/planning, supply chain management & procurement techniques, estimating & surveying functions.
• Management of disallowed cost.
• Give advice on training & development including professional involvement with Schools & Universities to promote BB as a potential employer and to support sponsored students.

Who we are looking for:

• Leading on collating costs and maximising value on a large project or portfolio of projects.
• Leading on and embedding a mindset within the team of financial and commercial control within a project(s).
• Demonstration of Strategic Change Management.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of procuring and managing supply chain.
• Maintain a Personal Development Plan to ensure continuous personal and professional development.
• Proactively develop, mentor and coach immediate and wider team members to ensure development of talent and succession within the team.
• Demonstration of working to deadlines including effective delegation, working efficiently and to a high standard.
• Excellent communication skills with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Keen interest and experience in infrastructure projects.
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed (achievement focus).
• Proactively manage opportunities, risks and threats.
• MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent level of education or experience.

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.
• As a business Balfour Beatty are committed to supporting our staff in attaining and maintaining their chosen professional accreditation, along with reimbursing annual Professional membership fees.
• Competitive Salary. This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis, 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.
• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs.
• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year.

About us:

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects. Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and ongoing maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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.

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 taking key 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.