Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager – Aviation Projects – London Heathrow Airport

This leading Tier 1 main contractor has a great opportunity for a driven individual with wide ranging experience of managing all commercial aspects to assume the commercial lead on a significant project at Heathrow Airport which forms part of the £1.3billion investment to upgrade Terminal 4.

You'll have a proven background with a large UK Main Contractor, able to demonstrate leading and mentoring commercial teams on a range of projects, ideally in aviation but also across healthcare, life science and commercial sectors.

The Role:

• You will be responsible for a number of deliverables, supporting the project assigned to, the region and wider teams on the commercial aspects of a diverse range of mid to large new build and refurbishment projects for a broad customer base, typically across our principal sector of healthcare, but also education, Life Sciences and Commercial sectors.
• Anticipate and plan change in commercial resource within a project or projects to meet changing demands
• Support and react positively to organisational change.
• Tendering and Pre-contract activities, providing commercial support to the tendering & work winning process, and preparing commercial reports as necessary.
• Start-up of new Projects, actively participate in the implementation of project commercial start up procedures
• Procurement, ensuring that materials and off-site services are procured in an efficient manner with capable organisations in accordance with company procurement policy.
• Ensure the delivery of subcontract procurement in accordance with the procurement schedule timetable and the company procurement policy
• Carry out gap analysis between packages to ensure full and complete subcontract procurement takes place
• Ensure inclusive invitations to tender are prepared and full tender evaluations are completed then make recommendations to award in accordance with the procurement process.
• Work with supply chain to promote and measure continuous improvement in terms of cost, quality and learning of all parties.
• Applications for payment and invoicing, maximise cash flow through timely preparation of valuations, submission of invoices and receipt of payment.
• Manage prompt preparation and settlement of final accounts, including variations, claims and disputes.
• Cost Control, identify, manage, reduce and drive out unnecessary costs and inefficient activities, monitoring subcontract costs to ensure that the project meets and/or exceeds targets.
• Accounting and reporting, produce accurate and timely CVR reports and forecasts and contribute towards the setting of financial targets.
• Risk and Opportunity Management, identify early project risks and opportunities and ensure that they are managed.

As Commercial Manager you will have;

• Holds the relevant qualification (e.g., Degree in Quantity Surveying)
• You have demonstrable experience within a large UK Main Contractor on new build and refurbishment projects, managing all commercial aspects on mid to large construction projects turning over in excess of £10m per annum.
• Strong knowledge of NEC forms of contract

The company

Operating from our network of offices throughout England and Wales, this construction leader delivers new build, refurbishment and associated fitout works, with particular expertise in the education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors.

Focusing on technical excellence and experience to sustainably deliver best value for clients, whilst understand and respond to the challenges of the modern built environment. 

The goal is always to build strong partnerships with customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources. 

Sustainability is at the heart of their approach and committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that they do. Taking the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy. 

O’Neill and Brennan values diversity and promotes equality, All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation