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Commercial Manager
Sizewell C

What’s in It for You

Salary: £64,000-£66,866 (depending on experience)
Bonus: 5% annual target
Holiday: 28 days + bank holidays
Pension: Market-leading (up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer)
Benefits: Health cover, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts & more
Office Location: London, Bristol, Ipswich & Manchester
Hybrid working & ongoing professional development.

We’re looking for a seasoned commercial professional with experience delivering major programmes, ideally within large-scale engineering and infrastructure projects valued between £10m and £100m+. Experience in regulated industries such as Energy (Nuclear/ EPR, Wind, Solar, Oil and Gas), Datacentres and the like will be highly regarded. You’ll bring an understanding of construction technology, cost drivers, and supply chain management, combined with a strong working knowledge of FIDIC (highly desirable) and/or NEC3/NEC4 contracts; particularly in contract management and administration. Your ability to draft position papers, evaluate variations, evaluate complex quotations, manage risk and produce clear commercial reports will set you apart.

What You’ll Do

Provide commercial management on either full equipment, installation and commissioning major contracts or equipment only packages within large scale engineering and infrastructure projects.
Provide commercial management on major large-scale engineering and infrastructure contracts within the nuclear island.
Administer FIDIC Contracts, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and effective delivery.
Prepare and maintain key contract documentation, including early warning notices, variations and claim responses.
Prepare and maintain contract commercial reporting.
Understand and administer price fluctuation clauses.
Draft position papers, prepare commercial reports and author change events to support project decisions.
Apply your understanding of construction technology, cost drivers and supply chain management to optimise outcomes.
Support direct reports and early-career team members, to build capability across the commercial function.
Engage confidently with stakeholders, providing clear advice and updates.
Engage with team members and contractors in a confident, professional, and collaborative manner, fostering constructive relationships while assertively ensuring that the client’s contractual rights and obligations are always protected.
Take ownership of challenges and deliver solutions from start to finish with limited need for direction.
Contribute to strategic commercial planning and decision-making to support project success.
Support and contribute to ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Bring

Proven experience in major projects and ideally FIDIC or NEC3/4 contracts
Strong commercial, negotiation, influencing, communication and stakeholder management skills
A mindset for team-working, innovation and collaboration
Experience of EPR Contract Management desired but not essential
Use of CEMAR platform desired but not essential
Knowledge of UK contract law and procurement best practices
Degree or equivalent experience desirable
Professional membership (RICS, CICES, IOB, CIPS) desirable

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For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.