Commercial Manager

We're looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Kier Places  business, playing a key leadership role in shaping and delivering our commercial strategy across the PFI region/workstream.

Location: Agile working considered where possible able to commute to London
Hours: 08:30 to 17:00 (flexible working available)

What will you be responsible for?

As Senior Commercial Manager, you'll act as the commercial lead for the FM Business, ensuring all commercial activities are effectively managed, controlled and aligned to Kier's governance, standards and strategic objectives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing high-performing commercial teams, providing guidance, support and clear direction
• Owning commercial strategy across projects to maximise margin, manage risk and improve performance
• Managing contract performance, valuations, cashflow, WIP, forecasts and change control processes
• Providing contractual and commercial advice across tenders, bids, mobilisation and delivery
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and supporting complex negotiations, claims and dispute resolution

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Commercial Manager is great for you if:

• You have proven experience leading and managing teams of Commercial Managers

• You have experience in FM sector (preferably PFI Contracts)

• You are degree qualified or equivalent, with strong contractual and financial reporting knowledge
• You have experience developing and implementing robust commercial procedures and controls
• You are confident managing a wide range of contract conditions and complex commercial risk
• You are a visible leader who builds trust, drives performance and supports team development

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier