MEP Commercial Manager

We're looking for an MEP Commercial Manager to join our Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) team to lead a Major Project.

Location: London - Some travel to Basingstoke may be required.
Hours: Full-time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) is an internal MEP self-delivery design and build business within the Kier group, supporting regional businesses across the UK and Strategic Projects on complex, high-value schemes. We operate across custodial, defence, commercial, education health and science sectors, offering full design, construct and commissioning capability.

As Commercial Manager, you'll play a vital role in leading our commercial function, maximising planned gross margin through strategic placement and control of contracts and subcontracts. This role will lead a major project in the Life Science/Healthcare sector, where you will lead the commercial function working closely with our Construction colleagues.

What will you be responsible for?

As an MEP Commercial Manager, you'll be working within the KME team. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and managing the commercial team to maximise gross margin and financial performance across projects
• Developing and implementing commercial and procurement strategies aligned with business unit objectives
• Managing contract commercial activities, including risk management, forecasting and monthly reporting
• Overseeing procurement processes, subcontract administration and final account agreements
• Supporting tender submissions and work-winning activities, determining commercial strategies and risk mitigations

What are we looking for?

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

• You hold a degree or HND/HNC in Quantity Surveying.
• You're an experienced manager with a proven track record of delivering multiple medium schemes or large complex projects
• You have excellent understanding of main contract forms (JCT, NEC) and contractual administration
• You possess strong technical understanding of MEPH services and how packages interface
• You're a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

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 an Enhanced 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.

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