Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

London

£90k

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Manager / Commercial Lead to support the Commercial Director and wider Commercial & Legal team within a leading international engineering consultancy in London.

You will play a key role in ensuring projects are commercially sound, contractually compliant, and delivered efficiently across the UK and, depending on experience, the Middle East. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a client‑facing, commercially focused environment and enjoys working across complex, high‑profile engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Commercial Director with commercial planning, project execution, and financial oversight.

• Monitor commercial activities including project planning, risk identification, and financial impact analysis.

• Review project documentation such as change requests, payment applications, and deliverables to ensure contractual compliance.

• Assist Project Leaders with project close‑out, ensuring all contractual and legal requirements are met.

• Support negotiations of commercial and contractual terms with clients.

• Provide guidance to Project Leaders on project performance, risk mitigation, and claims avoidance.

• Attend key client meetings to support discussions on project progress, challenges, and solutions.

• Review project progress against scope, budget, and timelines, identifying variations where required.

• Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to commercial strategy, cost modelling, and work‑winning activities.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a commercial role within the UK, ideally with an international consultancy or main contractor.

• Professionally qualified in a construction‑related discipline (e.g., Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related legal qualification).

• Strong experience negotiating terms of business and supporting dispute resolution.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Extensive knowledge of UK public sector contracts, particularly NEC3/4.

• Experience developing claims and understanding contractual entitlements.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.

• Ability to draft clear contractual correspondence and support collaborative project solutions.

• Desirable: RICS / CICES accredited degree or full professional membership.

What’s on Offer:

• Hybrid working arrangements.

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (including private medical, life assurance, income protection, and car allowance).

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with flexible holiday options.

• Generous company pension scheme.

• Flexible benefits such as cycle scheme, dental, optical, travel insurance, and more.

• Enhanced parental leave policies.

• Early finish at 3pm on the last Friday of every month.

• Strong commitment to professional development, including funded memberships for two professional bodies.

• Supportive, inclusive culture with wellbeing initiatives and social activities.

• Opportunity to work on major UK and international engineering projects.

Ready to bring your commercial expertise to a global consultancy working on some of the industry’s most exciting projects? Apply now and let’s start the conversation.