Commercial Project Manager
Location: London one day per week
Type: Full‑time
Step into a high‑impact role where commercial insight meets project excellence. We’re looking for a dynamic Commercial Project Manager to drive financial performance, strengthen project delivery, and influence strategic decision‑making across a diverse UK project portfolio. If you thrive in fast‑moving, project‑based environments and love being the commercial heartbeat of major programmes, this one’s built for you.
⭐ What You’ll Own
- Full commercial and financial oversight of live projects from kick‑off to completion.
- Leading project forecasting, budgeting and EAC processes to ensure accurate, realistic financial outlooks.
- Monitoring revenue, costs, margins, cash flow and working capital—spotting trends, variances and opportunities early.
- Acting as a trusted partner to Project Managers and Directors, providing challenge, insight and commercially‑driven recommendations.
- Assessing the financial impact of variations, claims, change orders and evolving project scope.
- Supporting risk and opportunity management, including margin protection, cost pressures and commercial exposure.
- Contributing to project reviews, recovery plans and key commercial decisions.
- Ensuring billing, cash conversion and financial governance are tight, timely and compliant.
- Delivering clear, accurate project performance reporting for senior stakeholders.
- Driving continuous improvement in commercial management, forecasting and reporting processes.
📊 Key Success Measures
- Strong project revenue and margin performance
- Accurate forecasting and EAC management
- Improved project cash‑flow
- Effective risk and opportunity management
- High‑quality commercial reporting
- Positive stakeholder engagement and business partnering
- Contribution to overall project profitability
🎓 What You Bring
Essential:
- Part‑qualified accountant or equivalent experience in project finance, commercial finance or project controls.
- Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis capability.
- ERP experience (SAP preferred).
- Excellent Excel skills and analytical strength.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project financial performance.
- Confident communicator with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
- Experience in engineering, automation, construction, manufacturing, logistics or similar project‑based sectors.
- Exposure to complex or high‑value projects.
- Experience with contracts, variations, claims and change control.
- Understanding of project accounting and revenue recognition.
- ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent qualification or study.
💡 Core Competencies
- Commercial judgement
- Financial & analytical capability
- Business partnering
- Forecasting & planning
- Influencing & challenge
- Risk & opportunity management
- Stakeholder management
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Ownership & accountability
🎯 Ideal Background
Degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, Project Management or similar. Relevant project‑based experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
