About the role
Commercial Analyst - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid working available)
Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
We’re looking for a proactive and analytical Commercial Analyst to join the Central Commercial Team.
You’ll play a key role in supporting commercial performance across the business—enhancing processes, managing systems, and providing insight that drives decision-making.
What you'll be doing
What you’ll be doing:
Commercial Delivery & Systems
- Support implementation of commercial processes and systems
- Deliver training and ongoing support for adoption
- Monitor performance and identify improvements
- Administer key systems (FastDraft, DocuSign, Payment App)
- Produce reports, turning data into clear insights
Commercial Assurance & Analysis
- Identify and manage risks within commercial processes
- Maintain commercial templates and reporting tools
- Support contract management and tracking activities
- Ensure compliance with commercial frameworks and best practice
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Build strong relationships across the Alliance
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels
- Translate complex data into concise, actionable insights
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Drive efficiencies in systems and processes
- Challenge existing ways of working
- Support innovative approaches to improve performance
People & Culture
- Support training and knowledge sharing
- Provide guidance on commercial processes
- Promote a collaborative and inclusive environment
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Champion a strong safety culture
- Ensure compliance with H&S policies and procedures
Who we're looking for
What we’re looking for
Qualifications & Experience
- Educated to higher level in a relevant discipline
- Experience in an analytical or commercial role
- Knowledge of NEC contracts
- Experience working within a commercial framework
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence decisions
- Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to simplify complex data
Apply now and become part of a collaborative alliance delivering major infrastructure, with the opportunity to develop your commercial expertise and influence performance on large-scale projects.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK19849
