Senior Commercial Manager - Skye OHL Reinforcement

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
A Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for the financial management of a major, complex project(s) or a number of projects from inception, tendering, negotiating and agreeing contracts and then commercially delivering Projects often worth many hundreds of millions of pounds.
They will have proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and team leadership.
Location: Isle of Skye- OHL Reinforcement

What you’ll be doing

• Be responsible for the financial management of multi-million projects – from inception, tendering and contract negotiation, through to delivery
• Be part of a massive organisation that’s in the unique position to offer ongoing opportunities to gain more exposure and experience throughout your career – across different sectors and landmark projects
• Build up our commercial teams so that they continue developing their skills too
• Be a high profile figure on projects, overseeing everything from risk management and financial reporting to the management of an extensive supply chain
• Support our focus on finding ever-more innovative digital solutions
• Continue building your professional networks inside and outside our organisation
• Collaborate with and support other experts throughout Balfour Beatty
• Nurture a warm culture that feels like family.
• Senior Commercial managers are very experienced individuals who have risen through the ranks of the industry and their role is broad and includes anything from risk management to procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.
• You will have proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and team leadership.
• You will also have an extensive understanding of the construction industry, flexibility and a talent for negotiation.

Typically you will have a track record of managing and developing a commercial team and be themselves a Chartered Member or Fellow of the RICS, ICES or CIOB, and a mentor/role model to other commercial staff on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.
Who we’re looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent
• Member or Fellow of RICS, ICES or CIOB

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Strategic change Management
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Business and Customer Awareness
• Promotes organisational aims & objectives
• Manages customer needs
• Manages opportunities & threats

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
About us
Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UKs most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

• Be responsible for the financial management of multi-million projects – from inception, tendering and contract negotiation, through to delivery
• Be part of a massive organisation that’s in the unique position to offer ongoing opportunities to gain more exposure and experience throughout your career – across different sectors and landmark projects
• Build up our commercial teams so that they continue developing their skills too
• Be a high profile figure on projects, overseeing everything from risk management and financial reporting to the management of an extensive supply chain
• Support our focus on finding ever-more innovative digital solutions
• Continue building your professional networks inside and outside our organisation
• Collaborate with and support other experts throughout Balfour Beatty
• Nurture a warm culture that feels like family.
• Senior Commercial managers are very experienced individuals who have risen through the ranks of the industry and their role is broad and includes anything from risk management to procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.
• You will have proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and team leadership.
• You will also have an extensive understanding of the construction industry, flexibility and a talent for negotiation