Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor – Major Nuclear Infrastructure Project

Suffolk / London / Bristol / Manchester - Hybrid

Up to £80,000 plus company package

Permanent

Are you an experienced Commercial Manager or Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to play a key role on one of the UK's largest and most significant infrastructure projects?

We are looking for a commercially astute professional to support the delivery of a major nuclear infrastructure programme, working across Site Establishment and Off-Site Infrastructure activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to manage high-value, complex contracts while working closely with Project Managers, Finance, Project Controls and the wider Programme Delivery team.

The Role

As Commercial Manager, you will provide high-quality commercial management across a portfolio of complex contracts, supporting the successful delivery of major infrastructure works.

You will work with NEC and/or FIDIC contracts, managing commercial performance, change, risk, payments and claims throughout the contract lifecycle. Contract values can range up to £200m, making strong governance, change control and budget management essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management support across a portfolio of high-value infrastructure contracts.

• Manage and administer contracts during the post-award and execution phases.

• Support Project Managers and wider delivery teams with commercial decision-making and risk management.

• Manage commercial aspects of NEC and/or FIDIC contracts, including change management, payments and claims.

• Support the management of supply chain packages in excess of £10m.

• Oversee and manage the Early Warning process, ensuring contractual deadlines and governance

requirements are met.

• Support the resolution of contractual claims and disputes.

• Manage contract change and ensure accurate budget reporting and forecasting.

• Support the successful agreement and close-out of final accounts.

• Maintain strong commercial relationships with contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Ensure contracts are administered in line with governance procedures, delegated authorities and the Integrated Management System.

• Work closely with Finance, Project Controls, Supply Chain and Programme Delivery teams to ensure consistency and effective commercial reporting.

• Identify and capture commercial lessons learned throughout the contract lifecycle.

• Support the delivery of ESG

requirements across the programme.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager with a strong background in delivering major construction, civil engineering or infrastructure projects.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience in commercial management of major infrastructure or construction projects.

• Strong experience working with NEC contracts; FIDIC experience would also be advantageous.

• Experience managing high-value and complex supply chain contracts.

• Strong knowledge of change management, compensation events, payments, claims and final accounts.

• Experience managing multiple contracts and stakeholders simultaneously.

• Excellent commercial, contractual and financial management skills.

• The ability to work effectively within a complex, multi-disciplinary project environment.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience working within highly regulated or major programme environments would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a major, nationally significant infrastructure programme and play a key role in the commercial delivery of complex, high-value works.

You'll be joining a collaborative environment with the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals across commercial, project delivery, finance, project controls and supply chain.

Interested? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion