Commercial Manager in Leeds

Let’s transform society together... We’re Sweco. We’re difference makers. We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering and environmental consultancy and we have an exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated Commercial Manager to join our Energy, Water and Environment Division.

At Sweco, we are committed to creating a sustainable future through our core behaviours, effective collaboration and innovative solutions. We have a wide range of in-house technical engineering and environmental designers who collaborate on a wide variety of projects and sectors. At Sweco, every team’s consultants are empowered to ensure their expertise makes a difference by understanding the client’s business and needs. We want to be our clients’ most trusted partner, and we aim to solve any challenge, no matter scale or location.

This role will be based at our Leeds office and can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office/on site and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

What does the role involve?

Sweco is currently engaged in a variety of commissions providing energy, water and environmental services to a wide array of clients via our multi-disciplinary teams. The value and risk profile of such operations require a dedicated Commercial Manager to oversee the contractual operations of our project managers, engineers and administrators to ensure we are providing optimal services to our clients (including design & build tier 1 contractors) whilst maximising the value of our professional services agreements. The Commercial Manager will report to the Division Manager and be expected to primarily support business winning and post contract commercial requirements of Sweco’s EWE Division (operational commercial management and contract governance).

Key Accountabilities

• Contract Administration: help ensure that Sweco employees are engaging with our clients and supply chain in accordance with contract terms and conditions.
• Contractor/Subcontract Governance: manage the supply chain and our clients with appropriate escalation routes to efficiently resolve issues and disputes. Ensure contractual compliance at all times in this regard.
• Business Winning: provide guidance on governance to the project teams and support contract negotiations.
• Auditing: conduct commercial audits and report findings to the Division Manager.
• Financial Control & Reporting: provide analysis and reporting on project cashflow, costs and profitability to Sweco senior management.
• Procurement: responding to procurement requests and letting contracts in-line with programme requirements.
• Bid Support Team: manage the bid support team who will be direct reports.

To Be Successful In This Role You’ll Possess

• A degree in commercial management, quantity surveying, business, supply chain management or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge and experience with forms of contracts within the engineering and/or construction sectors.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to adjust your style to suit your audience.
• Ability to do occasional travel away from home (1 to 2 nights every month) throughout the UK.
• Membership with a UK recognised appropriate professional body would be desirable but not mandatory i.e. RICS, CICES, CIPS etc.

What’s in it for you?

Working at Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients. If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you. Let’s work together to transform society.

About Us

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable. We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone. Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.