Commercial Manager

Role overview

About the employer

Key responsibilities

• Review bids, fee proposals, scopes, exclusions, and consultant appointments for robust risk allocations and deliverables.
• Advise on JCT and NEC contracts, novation, contractor-led procurement, liability positions, collateral warranties, and professional indemnity considerations.
• Recommend mitigations, revised terms, and additional fees on high-risk projects, escalating matters for leadership approval when appropriate.
• Identify commercial risks on live projects and support change control and additional fee recovery.
• Support dispute avoidance, claims management, and early resolution of commercial issues.
• Lead application of sub-consultancy arrangements and develop reporting for leadership and the Project Assurance Committee.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training while balancing commercial risk with design quality and technical assurance.

Requirements

• Substantial commercial management experience in construction, engineering consultancy, development, or contractor-side delivery.
• Strong knowledge of appointment documents, JCT and NEC contracts, novation, indemnities, liability caps, and professional indemnity insurance.
• Experience supporting complex multidisciplinary projects from inception through completion.
• Strong commercial judgement, negotiation, analytical, written communication, and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Experience with contract review, scope definition, fee proposals, change management, contractor-led procurement, and consultant appointments.
• Ability to present commercial data and trends clearly to project teams and senior leadership.
• Willingness and ability to travel across UK studios.

Compensation and hours

• Salary is £85,000 to £95,000 per annum based on 37.5 hours per week.
• The source states that the role may be full-time or part-time for three or four days per week.