Senior Commercial Manager - Hinkley Point C

Are you an experienced Senior Commercial Manager with a strong background in commercial leadership across major, complex projects?

Do you have experience managing high-value packages, NEC contracts and commercial risk within a highly regulated environment?

Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your commercial expertise to one of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects?

Laing O'Rourke is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to join the team delivering a major project at Hinkley Point C.

This is a senior commercial role with responsibility for commercial performance, governance, risk and opportunity across a complex and highly regulated project environment.

You'll work closely with project leadership, operational teams, clients and key supply chain partners, while supporting the wider Commercial team.

What will the role look like?

• Work closely with BYLOR and the client organisation, providing commercial leadership and building effective working relationships.
• Lead the commercial delivery of significant and complex Tier 2 and supply chain packages, ensuring strong commercial governance and project performance.
• Manage NEC forms of contract, with responsibility for commercial performance, risk management and contractual compliance.
• Manage and oversee live subcontract packages, including procurement, commercial performance, change, valuations, payments and final accounts.
• Lead change control, variations, claims and commercial negotiations with clients and subcontractors.
• Provide cost reporting, forecasting and commercial insight to project leadership.
• Identify, manage and mitigate commercial risks while maximising opportunities.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to project and operational teams.
• Build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Support and develop the wider Commercial team, including Commercial Managers, Senior Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors.
• Promote commercial best practice, governance and continuous improvement across the project.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Proven senior commercial management experience within a major contractor or complex project environment.
• Strong experience commercially managing high-value packages on major projects.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge, including subcontract management, change, risk and commercial performance.
• Experience leading, supporting and developing Commercial teams and working with wider project stakeholders.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management; RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment, such as nuclear, defence, energy or major infrastructure.

About BYLOR:

BYLOR is a joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke, delivering the main civil engineering works for Hinkley Point C, one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects.

BYLOR is committed to innovative engineering, modern construction methods, and high-quality project delivery. This is an opportunity to contribute to a landmark project and work within a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

All positions with Bylor are employed directly with either Laing O'Rourke or Bouygues Travaux Public and include competitive salaries, private medical insurance, company pension schemes and annual holiday allowance. Some grades will also include a company car allowance.

Unless stated otherwise all positions are based at Hinkley Point C in Somerset.

Somerset boasts beautiful English countryside, an attractive coastline, interesting towns and villages along with easy access to the M5 and within proximity to the cities of Bristol and Exeter. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at BYLOR. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to interviewing any candidates who disclose having a disability and meet the minimum requirements details in the job advert. If invited to interview, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments you may need, in order to attend.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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