Commercial Manager - Colchester

Are you an experienced Commercial Manager looking for your next challenge? Do you have experience working on major power or infrastructure projects? Are you ready to drive commercial performance across complex, high-value projects? Then Laing O'Rourke is the company for you! Join us in delivering critical power infrastructure that will help shape the UK's energy future. The Opportunity Laing O'Rourke are currently recruiting a Commercial Manager to join the team in Colchester. We have been appointed as construction partner for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, which forms part of a supply chain framework that will also support infrastructure projects beyond 2030. What will the Commercial Manager role look like?

• Lead the commercial management of allocated project areas, ensuring cost, cash, margin and commercial targets are achieved.
• Manage live subcontract packages, including commercial performance, valuations, payments, change and contractual obligations.
• Draft, manage, negotiate and close out subcontracts, claims and commercial agreements.
• Identify, price and manage change, ensuring an effective change control process is maintained.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to project teams, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and manage monthly cost reports, forecasts, contract reviews and BPR information.
• Support the establishment and ongoing management of project budgets from contract award.
• Negotiate with clients, subcontractors and consultants to achieve successful commercial outcomes.
• Proactively identify and communicate commercial risks, issues and opportunities to senior management.
• Lead, mentor and support the wider Commercial team, including Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors. What skills & experience are we looking for?
• Experience managing live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying; RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working on power, energy or infrastructure projects, with long linear infrastructure and/or high-voltage (HV) experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage commercial risk while driving project performance. About Us We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients. We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com