Commercial Manager

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a specialist engineering company with a strong reputation for delivering complex mechanical and electrical engineering projects, to recruit a Commercial Manager in Barnsley.

The Commercial Manager role comes with a salary up to 70,000, annual pay reviews, and a great benefits package.

If you're a Commercial Manager or Senior Quantity Surveyor and are looking to work for an organisation that offers long-term career development and the opportunity to lead commercial delivery across diverse engineering projects, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Commercial Manager role

Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team / Director you will:

• Take full commercial responsibility for engineering projects from tender through to completion

• Ensure the successful commercial management of all projects

• Manage, lead and develop a small commercial team

• Liaise with and influence customers and subcontractors

• Work closely with internal departments to ensure successful and profitable outcomes

• Maintain strong financial control of projects from award through to completion

• Prepare and submit contract applications and variations throughout the contract lifecycle

• Assess and advise on contract terms and conditions for UK and international contracts

• Review and amend contractual terms for mechanical and electrical installation projects

• Ensure financial and contractual information is provided in a timely manner to support company accounts and cashflow forecasting

• Support the development and training of commercial staff

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Significant experience in commercial management

• Proven experience working within a project-led engineering environment

• Strong knowledge of contract management and commercial delivery across engineering projects

• Experience managing and developing commercial teams

• Extensive experience using NEC 3/4 contracts (Options A, C & E)

Personal skills

The Commercial Manager role would suit someone who is:

• A strong leader with excellent people management skills

• A confident communicator who can influence internal and external stakeholders

• Highly organised with strong financial and commercial awareness

• Comfortable working across multiple engineering projects and departments

• Proactive and capable of managing complex contractual matters

Salary and benefits of the Commercial Manager role

• Salary up to 70,000

• Pension scheme

• Flexible working arrangements

• Opportunity to lead commercially on high-value engineering projects

• Long-term career development within a growing engineering organisation

INDNUC

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