Job Title: Commercial Manager – Hard FM (O&M)
Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)
Service Area: Commercial – Infrastructure
Hours of Work: 37 Per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £52,000 – £62,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager (Operations & Maintenance) to join the KBS Maritime Commercial team, supporting the delivery of critical Hard FM and infrastructure services across HM Naval Base Portsmouth.
This is a varied and influential role, working at the heart of a unique defence environment where no two days are quite the same. You’ll work alongside teams across Service Delivery, Technical Services, Engineering, Supply Chain and Finance, providing commercial expertise across a broad portfolio of maintenance and asset management activity.
You’ll work across a broad range of maintenance and asset management activities, managing commercial performance, contractual change and key subcontractor relationships. With plenty of variety and scope to make an impact, it’s an exciting opportunity within one of the UK’s most unique maritime and defence environments.
What you will be doing:
Thid is a broad commercial role where you’ll work alongside operational and technical team to help hape how maintenance services are delivered across HM Naval Base Portmsouth. You’ll have visibility across commercial performance, contract, costs and change, while buildi8ng strong relationships with both internal teams and external partners.
- Providing commercial advice and guidance to operational and technical teams, helping them make informed decisions throughout maintenance delivery.
- Overseeing maintenance contracts and subcontract performance, from procurement and tender activity through to deliver and contract close out
- Keeping a close eye on commercial and financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, expenditure and opportunities to improve efficiency and value.
- Taking ownership of commercial change, working through variations, additional works and compensation events while ensuring contractual entitlements are protected.
- Working directly with MoD stakeholders, contractors and supply chain partners to resolve commercial matters and support successful delivery.
- Managing commercial risk and maintaining strong governance, controls and audit trails across the O&M portfolio.
- Looking for opportunities to improve commercial processes, recover costs and ultimately get greater value from maintenance expenditure.
What you will bring:
We are looking for someone with a strong commercial background and experience working within Hard FM, infrastructure maintenance, asset management, engineering or a similar operational environment.
- Experience in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying, Contract Management or Supply Chain Management, ideally within a service or maintenance environment.
- A good understanding of contract administration, subcontractor management, cost control and commercial reporting.
- Experience managing contracts throughout their lifecycle, including contractual compliance, variations and change management.
- Exposure to planned are reactive maintenance, statutory compliance or asset replacement programmes would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of NEC contracts, MoD contracting arrangements or Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) frameworks would be beneficial.
- Familiarity with SFG20 maintenance standards or similar maintenance service delivery model would be advantageous.
- A relevant degree, professional qualifications or memberships with an organisation such as RICS, CICES, CIPS or World Commerce & Contracting would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.
About you:
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance cost, risk and operational priorities.
- Confident working with contracts, costs and commercial data.
- Able to build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
- A confident communicator who can influence and challenge constructively.
- Organised, adaptable and comfortable managing competing priorities.
- A proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Collaborative, positive and detail-focused.
You’ll get:
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme, following successful completion of probation period
- Early finish on a Friday
- Discretionary company bonus scheme
- Enhanced pension scheme – employee contribution 4% and company contribution 6%, or you can increase your contribution to 6% and company contribution will increase to 10%
- Life assurance x 4 (subject to scheme T&C’s)
- Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Group income protection
- Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
- Free parking onsite
- Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
- Continued professional career development
- Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
- Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
- Discount off entry into the Historic Dockyard
Background checks & security
Please note that due to the nature of the site we are based on and the work carried out, once offered we carry out a number of pre-employment checks which include UKSV clearance applications – you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. For more information, please speak with the Talent & Recruitment team.
About us:
At KBS Maritime, we’re not just another company – we’re an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.
With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy’s surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting-edge infrastructure that’s unlike any other.
By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK’s National Defence and Security. But it’s not just about the work – at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed.
KBS Maritime is committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of every social or cultural background, age, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and belief.
We will make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to accommodate any disability. In the first instance, if you require this job advert in an alternative format, or require any assistance, please contact recruitment@kbsmaritime.com
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