Oxford, London | Permanent | Full-Time | Office based
Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Commercial Manager to drive commercial performance across a portfolio of civil engineering and utilities projects, ensuring strong cost control, accurate forecasting, and effective NEC contract management within a fast-paced infrastructure environment.
- Lead commercial management across multiple live civil engineering and utilities projects
- Administer NEC contracts (A/B/C), including management of Compensation Events and change control
- Produce CVRs, cost reports, and end-to-end financial forecasting across project portfolios
- Oversee budgets ranging from £400k to £9m, ensuring strong cost control and value recovery
- Manage procurement activity including subcontractor negotiation, supplier selection, and contract administration
- Monitor WIP, cash flow, debt, and financial performance to ensure accurate forecasting and recovery
- Develop and implement commercial processes including value recognition and WBS structures
- Collaborate with project managers and engineers to identify and mitigate commercial risks
Essential
- Proven experience in commercial management within civil engineering, utilities, or infrastructure sectors
- Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts and Compensation Event processes
- Experience producing CVRs, cost forecasting, and financial performance reporting
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret and manage large financial datasets
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial/project reporting tools
- Experience managing subcontractors, procurement, and contract administration
- Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple live projects
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
This role will require regular travel between Swindon, Ruislip and Oxford to support project and operational requirements across the region.
Desirable
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related discipline
- Professional membership (MRICS, CICES or equivalent)
- Experience in infrastructure delivery (utilities, energy, civils rather than new build housing/commercial)
- Experience improving commercial processes, reporting structures, or forecasting systems
- Exposure to value engineering or cost optimisation initiatives
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
To apply, please submit your CV by 15/6/2026
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Nicola Brooke
at
[email protected]
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
[email protected].
