About The Role
Balfour Beatty is recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join the team.
Flexible on location, with travel required to the Highlands. The role can be based from our Maxim office.
This is a truly exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team with significant potential for growth and progression. We are seeking a Commercial Manager with NEC A & C experience, who demonstrates the right behaviours and competencies to manage activity across multiple sites.
Candidates do not need to come from a Power background—experience with Substations or Overhead Lines (OHL) is not essential. We welcome applicants from diverse sectors such as Utilities, Roads, and Housing, provided they bring strong, transferable skills.
What you'll be doing
- Manage commercial performance of a series of projects within the Delivery Unit.
- Ensure consistent application of the commercial process.
- Provide commercial support to the Director of Operations to manage project and commercial risk.
- Ensure financial performance meets or exceeds profitability targets.
- Responsible for margin confidence, commercial risk, and cashflow of projects valued between £10m and £100m.
- Direct reports proportionate to the number of projects and value of work under management.
- Support the Commercial Director in fulfilling obligations within the Delivery Unit.
- Provide commercial assurance of projects under management.
- Collaborate with procurement surveyors for timely and accurate subcontract placements.
- Ensure accurate forecasting and identification of commercial risks
- Manage commercial performance, cashflow, margin, and risk.
- Support contract management and create commercial value.
- Understand customer requirements in specific sectors and manage projects accordingly.
Who we're looking for
- Proven ability to lead, influence, and communicate effectively.
- Manage across multiple sites including base site Elgin or Inverness or Aberdeen
- Business acumen to develop commercial opportunities and exceed profitability targets.
- Experience managing project commercial performance.
- Commercial awareness to assess margin, risk, and cashflow.
- Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, or ICE is desirable.
Behavioural Competencies
- Results Driven: Tackles problems head-on and resolves them promptly.
- Focus on Excellence: Strives to exceed expectations and add value.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Shares ideas and expertise for mutual benefit.
- Customer Focus: Understands and meets customer expectations.
- Communication: Prioritises clear and effective communication.
- Operational Excellence: Plans and organizes work for maximum efficiency.
- Adaptability: Embraces change and learns quickly.
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.
- Competitive salary + car / car allowance
- 37.5-hour workweek (Monday to Friday)
- Pension scheme: Up to 5% employee & 7% employer contributions
- Family-friendly policies:
- 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave
- 4 weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Professional development: Access to a broad range of learning opportunities, including qualifications
- Employee Assistance Programme for support and well-being
- Volunteering opportunities: Up to 2 days per year
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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/
