Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Chorley - Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract or Permanent
Security Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for or willing to undergo SC clearance
About the Role:
We’re supporting our client – a leading engineering and project delivery business within the UK nuclear sector – in recruiting for a Commercial Manager to lead commercial and contractual activities across high-profile project portfolios.
This is a key leadership role for a proactive and commercially astute professional with a strong track record of delivering results in regulated industries such as Nuclear, Defence, or Infrastructure.
You’ll work closely with Project Delivery, Supply Chain, and Project Controls teams to ensure robust governance, contractual compliance, and commercial excellence. This role also offers the opportunity to mentor and guide a capable commercial team, shaping overall performance and driving best practice.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage the commercial team (staff and contractors) across project portfolios
Provide upstream and downstream commercial support across NEC and other contract forms
Review and manage CE/PICD quotations, ensuring scope clarity and contractual entitlement
Guide pre- and post-contract risk, opportunity, and assumption management
Ensure compliance with internal Delegation of Authority (DoA) and corporate governance
Negotiate, draft, and manage contracts with clients an...