What you'll be doing

Commercial Management:

• Strategic Oversight: Take a strategic view of business opportunities, using your deep understanding of economic factors to identify key growth areas and risks.


• Tendering & Contracts: Lead the preparation of tender submissions, ensuring they are accurate, competitive, and align with client specifications.


• Dispute Resolution & Legislation: You will be an expert in resolving commercial disputes, leveraging your knowledge of legislation, contractual frameworks, and industry standards.


• Risk Management: Proactively identify and manage project risks and opportunities. Work with the project leadership team to ensure that all risks are mitigated, and opportunities are maximised.


• Cost Management: Oversee the financial management of each project, including the tracking of costs, income, and margin. Ensure that financial objectives are met and that commercial risks are managed effectively.


• Client & Stakeholder Relations: Represent the company’s financial and contractual interests with clients, stakeholders, and external parties.

Commercial Admin:

• Value Engineering & Buildability: Lead commercial input in value engineering and buildability reviews, ensuring that projects are cost-effective without compromising quality.


• Cost Control & Reporting: Oversee the preparation of monthly CVRs (Cost/Value Reconciliation) and provide detailed commercial reports.


• Commercial Data Feedback: Work closely with the Planning, Estimating, Marketing, and Sales teams to provide insights and feedback on project performance.


• Target Cost Preparation: Manage the preparation of target costs for major projects, ensuring alignment with financial goals.

Procurement & Supply Chain Management:

• Procurement Strategy: Develop procurement strategies based on client needs and project requirements. Advise on the most appropriate procurement routes and ensure they align with objectives.


• Supplier & Subcontractor Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and subcontractors.


• Supply Chain Coordination: Coordinate with the supply chain to ensure smooth operations, meeting deadlines and budget requirements.

People Leadership

• Staff Recruitment & Retention: Lead recruitment efforts for the commercial team, ensuring the right talent is hired to deliver successful projects.


• Mentoring & Development: Act as a mentor to junior commercial staff, helping them develop professionally.

Who we're looking for

Essentials:

• Degree qualified.


• Experience in leading and mentoring a team of commercial staff.


• Significant experience in commercial management within the construction industry with a proven track record of successfully delivering major, complex projects.


• Excellent negotiation skills, with a strong ability to manage contracts, resolve disputes, and liaise with legal experts when necessary.


• Financial and commercial acumen, with expertise in managing risk, cost forecasting, procurement, and supply chain management.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and work effectively with internal and external teams.


• Must live within a commutable distance to the NZT site.

Desirable:

• Chartered status (MRICS or similar) or actively working towards.


• Proficient in using commercial management software tools and digital technologies.


• Experience with LEAN principles with a focus on process improvement.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com