At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the commercial strategy for a major energy infrastructure project and drive financial performance.
- Company: Join BAM UK & Ireland, a leader in energy infrastructure and sustainability.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowances.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the UK's energy transition while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in relevant field and extensive senior commercial leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a highly accomplished Project Commercial Director to lead the commercial strategy and performance of a nationally significant high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project that will play a critical role in strengthening the UK's energy infrastructure and supporting the transition to a low‑carbon future. Reporting at a senior leadership level, you will be accountable for shaping and driving the project's commercial outcomes, providing expert oversight of contract management, risk allocation, financial performance, and stakeholder engagement across a complex, multidisciplinary delivery environment.
This role offers a rare opportunity to influence the successful delivery of a major energy infrastructure investment, ensuring commercial excellence, safeguarding business interests, and creating long‑term value for clients, partners, shareholders, and the communities we serve.
Your team
This role will be based out of our head offices either in Kilsyth or Inverness, with regular visits to site in Inverness‑shire as required.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic commercial leadership across a major energy infrastructure project, ensuring successful delivery of commercial objectives, financial performance, and business outcomes.
- Champion the highest standards of health, safety, sustainability, quality, wellbeing, diversity, inclusion, and social value across the project team and supply chain.
- Lead and develop a high‑performing commercial team, driving talent management, succession planning, recruitment, capability development, and employee engagement.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, joint venture partners, supply chain organisations, and key stakeholders to maximise project value and collaboration.
- Oversee all commercial reporting, forecasting, cost management, cash flow, and payment applications, ensuring accurate and timely information for senior leadership.
- Lead commercial risk, opportunity, change, and claims management activities, protecting project interests and maximising commercial performance.
- Direct procurement and supply chain commercial activities, including contract strategy, contract review, negotiation, and governance.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, commercial processes, audit requirements, record management standards, and company governance procedures.
- Support business improvement initiatives, project assurance reviews, and the implementation of best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, or a related discipline.
- Chartered status (MRICS, FCICES, MCInstCES or equivalent professional accreditation) desirable.
- Extensive senior commercial leadership experience within major infrastructure, energy, utilities, transportation, or complex construction projects.
- Demonstrable experience leading the commercial delivery of large‑scale projects or programmes with values exceeding £500m.
- Strong knowledge of NEC contracts, with experience operating within complex contracting environments including Joint Ventures, Alliances, and collaborative delivery models.
- Proven track record of managing commercial risk, change control, claims, dispute avoidance, and contract administration on major projects.
- Experience leading and developing high‑performing commercial teams across multidisciplinary project environments.
- Understanding of construction law, dispute resolution and contractual terms in all standard contract forms.
- Proven ability to establish, maintain and enhance client and supply chain relationships.
Desirable qualifications
- Experience of supporting bid, pre‑construction, and project mobilisation activities.
- Knowledge of HVDC transmission, power infrastructure, or major energy projects.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family‑friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
Project Commercial Director in London employer: Koninklijke BAM Groep
BAM UK & Ireland is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and sustainability are at the forefront of our mission to enhance the UK's energy infrastructure. With a strong commitment to employee development, we provide extensive opportunities for professional growth, alongside competitive benefits such as a generous pension scheme, private healthcare, and a focus on wellbeing. Our inclusive culture fosters collaboration and excellence, making it an ideal place for talented individuals to thrive while contributing to meaningful projects that support a low-carbon future.
