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About the role
Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Peterhead / Aberdeen (You can be based from site or our head office in Maxim Park Eurocentral near Glasgow with travel to Peterhead when needed)
Project Type: Energy / Netherton Substation Build - Major Projects
Company: Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited (UK).
About Us:
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international infrastructure group with a healthy pipeline of work, we're growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Commercial Manager to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale Energy Projects in Scotland, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.
What you'll be doing
As a Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the financial management of projects from inception and tendering to negotiating and agreeing contracts. You will also be responsible for delivering the commercial projects.
As an integral part of the project delivery team, you will hold key responsibilities associated with leading the commercial and financial success of the project.
Typically, you will have a track record of managing and developing a commercial team and be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB whilst being a mentor /role model to other commercial staff on their journey to becoming professionally qualified. You also will maintain your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the commercial and financial delivery of projects.
* Oversee tender submissions, contract negotiation, and financial reporting.
* Manage commercial risk and opportunities.
* Ensure effective procurement and supply chain management.
* Mentor and develop junior commercial staff.
To be successful in this role you will have previous experience in Major Structures Building and / or NEC
Who we're looking for
* A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
* Membership of RICS, ICES, or CIOB (or working towards).
* Strong experience in commercial and contract management.
* A proven track record in managing commercial teams and delivering projects.
The following qualifications are essential:
* CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person)
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
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.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...
About us
From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.
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.
We are 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.
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