Management Unit Commercial Manager
Sub Division: Facilities Management
Location: Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday
Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…
Purpose of Role
We are recruiting a highly capable Commercial Manager to take the lead on a major long term contract with the Welsh Government valued at approximately £15 million per year. The contract involves the management of a diverse corporate land and property portfolio, covering a wide range of sites across Wales.
The portfolio includes assets requiring different levels of service — from full maintenance packages to routine inspections. The operational delivery includes planned maintenance, reactive/call out works, and small minor works and project works (typically up to a few hundred thousand pounds in value).
Job Description
The Commercial Manager will be responsible for all commercial, financial, and contractual aspects of the contract, ensuring robust oversight of client relationships, subcontractor performance, supply chain management, and monthly reporting.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Commercial & Financial Management
- Lead the commercial function for the Welsh Government property portfolio contract.
- Manage all contractual matters with the client, supply chain, and subcontractors.
- Ensure effective financial governance, including cost control, forecasting, and contract compliance.
- Oversee valuations, applications for payment, change management, and compensation events.
- Prepare and present accurate month end financial reports and commercial data using the company’s SAP based system.
- Ensure robust commercial risk management across the contract.
Reporting & Data Management
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful commercial reports to the senior leadership team.
- Maintain high quality records, forecasts, cashflow reports, and variations logs.
- Use advanced Excel skills to support analysis, reporting, and financial modelling.
Stakeholder & Supply Chain Engagement
- Act as the primary commercial point of contact for the Welsh Government and internal stakeholders.
- Support effective supply chain management, including procurement, performance reviews, and contract negotiations.
- Ensure strong collaboration with operational teams to support project delivery and contract performance.
Team Leadership & Professional Development
- Provide commercial leadership within the project team or sector.
- Support and mentor junior commercial staff to aid their development.
- Pursue continuous professional development to maintain and enhance commercial expertise.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience in a Commercial Manager, Senior QS, or similar commercial leadership role.
- Experience within maintenance, FM, property management, or small works contracts preferred.
- Strong contractual knowledge and experience managing public sector or framework contracts.
- Highly proficient in Excel, with the ability to manage detailed reporting and analysis.
- Knowledge of SAP or other enterprise finance systems (advantageous).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Essential Qualifications/Skills
Experience in working as a Commercial Manager/Quantity Surveyor within Facilities Management contracts with large Planned and Reactive Maintenance elements
Experience with NEC contracts
Experience procuring suppliers and subcontractors
Very good understanding of Microsoft Excel
Desired experience using SAP based system
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
Work Location: In person
