Senior Commercial Manager

CompanyNational Highways

LocationNorwich, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/3/2026

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Occupation Type

Marketing and commercial managers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£50,100 (£25.69 per hour)

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Description

Senior Commercial Manager

Contract: 6 Months (Possible Extension)

Day Rate: £760pd (Inside IR35)

Job Purpose

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for multiple Senior Commercial Managers to join our Commercial Delivery team in Major Projects. As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will deliver a consistent and high-quality commercial service within a project portfolio in support of the Major Projects Directorate, the service to cover; investment decisions, budget management, commercial management, contract administration, commercial dispute management and commercial performance management.

Key Accountabilities

Lead on the commercial and contract management of schemes/contracts and ensure that all works/services are managed in line with the contracts. Ensure all contractual matters are responded within the contractual timescales.
Line management responsibility for one or more commercial teams within a region and oversee the work of the teams, supervising staff, providing mentoring and training and ensuring they meet their targets.

Provide commercial support across a range of activities, aiding decision making on commercial efficiencies, acting as a source of authoritative advice on contract administration, cost capture, analysis, performance, related intelligence and opportunities for performance improvement.

Provide expertise and support through the forecasting/ budget management process as part of an integrated team with Operations. Attend monthly Ops Finance meetings as the commercial representative for the region.

Drive any new procurements supported by Procurement and undertake contract document review and tender assessments.

Continuous analysis and review of contract performance and cost performance to identify and implement improvements.

In conjunction with the Head of Commercial Delivery, operate as an Integrated member of the regional lead teams, attending regional lead team meetings/ regional business review/ regional boards as the commercial representative.

Deputise for the Head of Commercial Delivery, as and when required

Advocate the Highways England Wellbeing, Health and Safety Strategy and continually improve wellbeing, health and safety performance ensuring effective practice is applied by staff and partners.

Promote Highways England's reputation through building visible and effective partnerships with the supply chain.

People management responsibilities

Direct: 5 - 10

Key contacts/relationships/stakeholders managed

Regional Operations Directors
Regional Operations Heads of Service
Project Managers
Procurement Team
Suppliers/Contractors at senior level

Functional / Technical Skills

Experience of leading and managing commercial teams including matrix management.
Proven ability to contribute to and communicate programme and organisational aims to align efforts and deliver outcomes.
Capacity to absorb complex and diverse information and use strong practical influencing skills, both internally and externally to optimise Highways England’s commercial interests.
Demonstrable experience of optimising value for money outcomes when using public money.
Significant knowledge of NEC forms of contract. Experience of procurement and commercial management using NEC forms of contract.

Professional qualified, RICS, ICE or equivalent

Person Specification

Business Knowledge and Experience

Delivering at Pace - Manage teams to being high performing while working safely and effectively aligned around common goals.
Collaborating & Partnering – Engage proactively with and influence Operations and Supply Chain colleagues including at senior level.
Making Effective Decisions - Articulate options around large-scale reputational impacts and threats, efficiency opportunities, including economic, environmental, political and social, and recommend commercial actions to manage, realise and mitigate.
Achieving Commercial Outcomes - Manage the integrity of commercial relationships and delivery arrangements in the use of public money.
Leading & Communicating – inspire people to be the best they can be. Engage people in enabling Highways England to be a demanding intelligent asset owning customer.

Values and Behaviours

Embrace the organisation’s values and model associated behaviours:

Safety: Keep ourselves and others safe, above all else
Passion: Deliver with energy and pace, care about what we do, continuously improve and innovate, provide great service in everything we do
Integrity: Open, honest and professional, respect and value the contribution others make, do what we say, always do the right thing
Teamwork: Work together effectively to achieve our goals, work efficiently and flexibly, listen to others and communicate clearly
Ownership: Take accountability, learn from failure and celebrate success, agree stretching goals and delivering them, maintain focus on our imperatives