Commercial Manager
7 Days Old
1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.
Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
- This role has a closing date of Sunday 29th June at midnight*
The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.
Overview Of The Role
Holding a position on the Divisional Senior Leadership Team, this senior level role is responsible for the commercial management of the newly created Defence Division of circa 230 people in multiple locations within the Buildings Business Unit, and will work under the direction of the Divisional General Manager, to lead and direct the commercial performance of the Division. Defence is a growth market for Mott MacDonald both in the UK, and more widely in Australia and North America. In the UK buildings market, working as the lead designer for D&B contractors is a focus area for the business that will deliver significant growth over the next 5 years. This role is pivotal to the success of the Defence Division and requires the successful candidate to have tangible experience of working in this environment.
Key Responsibilities And Duties Include
- Ensure compliance with Mott MacDonald commercial systems and procedures
- Govern and manage liability risks and special commitments
- Advise on commercial strategies and approvals, especially in the Defence market
- Support commercial strategies for key projects and project risks
- Improve Capital Employed
- Embed code of ethics, values, and ethical behaviour throughout the Division and support the Group Ethics Manager in embedding the code of business ethics and act as a role model
- Train, develop, track, and review commercial capability and support
- Develop risk management strategies for specific areas of risk in target markets/key prospects
- Be accountable for overall commercial performance and capital employed in the Division
Candidate specification
Essential
- Proven experience in delivering commercial success in the buildings or defence sector with strong emphasis on Design & Build (D&B)
- Knowledge and experience in the use of typical contract terms including NEC suite of contracts
- Ability to define and drive commercial strategy
- Appreciation of commercial risks and mitigations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and strong business ethics
- Knowledge and experience of effective commercial and project controls and commercial management best practice
- Knowledge and understanding of liability and governance risks and controls
- Contract negotiation and claims
- Knowledge and experience of commercial risks and opportunities specific to buildings, defence and D&B
- Good interpersonal skills, team oriented with the ability to work closely with peers, ability to delegate, motivate and empower individuals and teams
- Registered or accredited professional and membership of a relevant professional institution
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Location(s):
London, GB Glasgow, GB Altrincham, GB Leeds, GB Cardiff, GB Bristol, GB Cambridge, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Buildings
Discipline: Project programme and commercial management
Job Ref: 9116
Recruiter Contact: Christopher Raybould
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Sales and Business DevelopmentIndustries
Civil Engineering
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Mott MacDonald by 2x
Sign in to set job alerts for “Commercial Manager” roles.
London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago
Greater London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago
London, England, United Kingdom 15 hours ago
Surrey, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Greater London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Business Development Manager – Food & Drink Industry
London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Commercial Managers -Defence- All Levels
London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Greater London, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago
Senior Commercial Manager : Office Leasing
Hackney, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr- Location:
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £100,000 - £125,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Management & Operations
We found some similar jobs based on your search
-
New Today
Commercial Services Manager - London
-
London, England, United Kingdom
-
£100,000 - £125,000
- Management & Operations, Sales
This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. About the role Commercial Services Manager - Energy Security & Transition Projects Location: Canary Wharf, London Balfour Beatty Major Projects is see...
More Details -
-
New Today
Commercial Manager
-
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
-
£60,000 - £80,000
- Management & Operations
Commercial Manager – Salary: National – circa £50,000 / London – circa £60,000 Location: Bristol / Norwich / York / London Are you a dynamic and strategic thinker with a passion for driving commercial success? Aviva is seeking a talented Commercial...
More Details -
-
New Today
Senior Commercial Manager
-
London, England, United Kingdom
-
£125,000 - £150,000
- Management & Operations
This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Company Description Job Description This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. You'll join your colleagues in our Covent Garden...
More Details -
-
New Today
Techno Commercial Manager
-
Hoo Green, England, United Kingdom
-
£60,000 - £80,000
- Management & Operations
Job Description Stopford has an exciting opportunity for a Techno Commercial Manager to join the team. You will be based at our office in Knutsford with the opportunity for hybrid working. There may be some travel to clients sites. This is a full-...
More Details -
-
New Today
Commercial Manager
-
Bedford, England, United Kingdom
-
£60,000 - £80,000
- Management & Operations
This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Job Description About the job. We are expanding our commercial management team to support National Highways' annual £1bn investment programme to maintai...
More Details -
-
New Today
Commercial Manager - Water
-
West Midlands Combined Authority, England, United Kingdom
-
£60,000 - £80,000
- Management & Operations
Your new company Our client, an established and high-profile organisation operating in the water industry, is seeking a Commercial Manager to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position (37 hours per week, Monday - Friday), with hybrid a...
More Details -