Join a leading engineering organisation where your commercial expertise will drive strategic decision-making across high-profile projects in the energy sector.
Group Commercial Manager
Status: Permanent
Location: Aberdeen, AB10
Rate: To be discussed
Providing commercial leadership across a portfolio of engineering and project delivery activities, this role combines responsibility for commercial performance, governance, risk management and financial oversight from tender development through to project close-out. You'll work closely with operational, technical and finance teams to support commercial decision-making, cost control and performance improvement across multiple projects and contracts. This is a permanent position based in Aberdeen city centre, with travel to group sites across the UK as required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the commercial aspects of tendering activities, including pricing strategies, commercial reviews, risk assessments and proposal development
- Support negotiations with clients, subcontractors and suppliers to secure commercially and contractually robust outcomes
- Ensure effective handover of commercial and contractual obligations from tender award through to project execution
- Oversee contract performance, variations, claims and commercial risk throughout the project lifecycle
- Lead change management activities, ensuring variations are identified, priced, negotiated and approved
- Maintain oversight of forecasting, budgeting, revenue, margin, cash flow and cost control across a portfolio of projects
- Review and challenge commercial assumptions, forecasts, cost reports and margin projections, ensuring commercial positions remain robust and auditable
- Ensure contractual obligations, KPIs, amendments and claims are managed in accordance with contract requirements, governance frameworks and delegated authorities
- Provide leadership, coaching and support to commercial, cost and tendering teams, promoting consistency and best practice
- Act as an escalation point for significant commercial risks, opportunities, claims, disputes and contractual matters
- Review commercial reporting, performance analysis and trends, providing insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Work closely with operational, technical, finance and business development teams to support successful project delivery and continuous improvement
About You:
- Significant experience in commercial or contract management within a project-based environment
- Experience supporting operational delivery within engineering, technical or energy-sector organisations
- Proven ability to oversee commercial performance across multiple projects or contracts
- Strong commercial, contractual and financial acumen
- Experience working with contract forms such as LOGIC, NEC, IChemE and FIDIC
- Leadership experience, with the ability to coach, influence and support multidisciplinary teams
- Strong analytical and decision-making capability
- Degree qualified in Finance, Quantity Surveying, Law, Business or a related discipline
- A professional qualification such as RICS, ACCA or CIMA would be advantageous
TMM Recruitment
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Work Location: In person
