Commercial Manager - Grays

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About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join our team on the Lower Thames Crossing Project.

As a Commercial Manager, you will be an integral part of the project management team, responsible for the financial management of a major, complex project from inception, tendering, negotiating, and agreeing contracts and commercially delivering Projects. This role is broad and includes risk management, procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What you'll be doing

In this role you will:

1. Apply relevant legislation and collaborate with legal experts.
2. Prepare estimates and tender submissions, interpreting specifications and preambles.
3. Represent financial and contractual interests during progress meetings.
4. Coordinate buying, accounts, production planning, and procurement.
5. Monitor project plans to ensure alignment with goals.
6. Manage and report on commercial risks, opportunities, and disallowed costs.
7. Provide input for buildability and value engineering reviews.
8. Oversee tender reviews, cost data analysis, and target cost preparations.
9. Lead the commercial team in addressing programme issues.
10. Report commercial aspects to senior divisional staff.
11. Prepare and present monthly CVRs and associated reports.
12. Provide feedback on commercial data to support planning, estimating, and marketing.
13. Engage with clients and stakeholders on commercial matters.
14. Advise on alternative contracts and procurement arrangements.
15. Formulate and manage resource procurement plans.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

1. A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
2. Membership or fellowship of RICS, ICES, or CIOB (or working towards).
3. A strong understanding of governance requirements and LEAN/digital opportunities.
4. The ability to see the broader business landscape and prioritize opportunities.
5. Knowledge of economic factors affecting the construction industry.
6. Experience with dispute resolution methods and techniques.
7. Excellent time management skills and the ability to work in multidisciplinary environments.
8. High ethical standards and integrity.

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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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