Commercial Project Change Manager

You will lead the financial and commercial management of projects from inception, tendering to delivery, ensuring their success by overseeing risk management, procurement, contract administration, financial reporting, and supply chain management.

With expertise in civil engineering contracts, you will assess requirements, identify changes, and evaluate their impact. Collaborating with the estimating and commercial team, you’ll quantify costs and provide persuasive recommendations.

As a leader and mentor, you’ll guide a multi-disciplinary team to achieve project goals within time, cost, and quality constraints. Ideally, you are a Chartered Member of RICS, ICES, or CIOB, with a strong track record of developing teams and supporting professional development while maintaining your own CPD.

 

Financial:  Responsible for: securing multi-million pound funding for; defending costs against the contract; preparing and interpreting complex technical reports and arguments; interpreting technical data.

Organisational:  Direct reports could include; Commercial Managers, Project/ Asset Managers, Estimators & Quantity Surveyors

 

Accountabilities:

 

Commercial Administration

• Provide commercial input to Buildability and Value Engineering reviews.
• Manage the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating.
• Maximise digital opportunities.
• Support the review of tenders and cost data.
• Manage the preparation of the Target Cost for a project.
• Coordinate the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and addressed.
• Oversee the preparation and review of Earned Value Management.
• Manage the preparation of the monthly Cost and Value Reconciliation (CVR) and associated commercial reports.
• Report and explain the commercial aspects of a project.
• Ensure the feedback of commercial data to Planning, Estimating, Marketing, and Sales.

Procurement

• Establish client supply chain requirements and advise on alternative forms of contract and procurement arrangements.
• Formulate and manage plans for resource procurement.

Development, Recruitment, and Retention

• Oversee recruitment, management, development, and retention of staff.

 

Personal Qualities & Experience Required:

 

• Proven track record of delivering projects successfully, with excellent understanding of standard contract forms.
• Skilled in commercial/project management communications and factual report writing.
• Strong experience in implementing safe systems of work and operating effectively under high-pressure situations.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage all levels of the organisation.
• Effective team leader with a talent for mentoring, inspiring, and empowering teams to achieve shared goals.
• Commercially astute with strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics.
• Qualified with a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, Management, or Construction (or equivalent) and membership of a professional body (e.g., ICE, RICS, ICES, APM) or working towards it.
• Holds CSCS (Professional Qualified Person), SMSTS or equivalent, and a valid UK driving licence.

 

Behaviours:

 

Talk Positively:  You are passionate about what you do, talk with pride and enthusiasm about the Balfour Beatty business, our colleagues, our industry, and our future

Collaborate Relentlessly: You share ideas and expertise, build connections and work with your team to drive performance and strengthen relationships

Encourage Constantly: You nurture a supportive environment, empowering, motivating and inspiring colleagues with regular and powerful feedback

Make a Difference:  You challenge yourself to always have a positive impact, find solutions and stand up and be counted when it matters

Value Everyone:  You are inclusive, celebrate difference and respect everyone for who they are and the perspectives they bring to the table

 

About Us:

 

CPS represents an exciting collaboration between industry giants Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis! Together, we spearhead the operation and maintenance of none other than the M25—the bustling heartbeat of European motorways. Imagine the thrill of orchestrating over £100 million of annual investment into this vital highway infrastructure, meticulously planning and executing projects amidst the constant flow of traffic. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of Highways or eager to embark on this exhilarating journey, the M25 promises an unparalleled experience, brimming with challenges and opportunities that simply cannot be matched elsewhere!

We foster diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, actively welcoming applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, all are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a supportive and respectful environment where every employee can excel. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us.

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we therefore expect a minimum of 60% of your time to be spent at a CPS offices.

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk

 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.