Senior Commercial Manager - Military Veterans

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.

Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will be Supply Chain team responsible for supporting a Design, Manufacturing and Installation contract for the HPC Turbine. You will interface on a daily basis with the Turbine Programme Delivery, Finance and Legal teams in addition to supporting the management of the relationship with the supplier. To ensure the performance of the contract is optimised from a cost, delivery and quality perspective strong relationship management with both the supplier and internal HPC stakeholders will be key. You will be integral to maintaining strict commercial governance whilst the project moves from the design and manufacturing stage to the installation phase, addressing key challenges which occur daily on a project with many complex interfaces.

The role reports to Commercial Lead - Turbine within the Supply Chain directorate of the HPC project with the key responsibilities and accountabilities listed below. If you are a Commercial professional with experience in procurement and commercial/contract management across Aerospace, Power Generation, Engineering , Manufacturing or Large infrastructure projects looking to develop your career further, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead assigned elements of the commercial and contract management of the Turbine Programme (mainly Logistics/Care & Maintenance Turbine Contract).
• Lead contract management processes, including drafting and negotiation of contract variations, assessment and negotiation of claims.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with interfacing HPC projects to ensure that programme needs are met and/or impacts of other programme demands are known and mitigated.
• Administer contracts through their lifecycle, utilising the CEMAR contract management tool.
• Ensure adherence to HPC's governance, processes, and procedures.
• Foster high-performing supplier relationship management with a collaborative culture.
• Transfer key operational expertise from Hinkley Point C to SZC.
• Line management and development of Commercial Manager

• Proven track record in successful contract administration of a large infrastructure project or similar
• Excellent leadership and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and communication skills.
• Experience in a regulated environment and procurement processes.
• Experience with FIDIC, professional chartership (RICS, MCIPS).
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.