Commercial Manager

1 week ago

Acton, Greater London, United Kingdom Sweet Projects Full time

People and Performance Manager at Sweet Projects

At Sweet Projects, we work with the data, defence and energy sectors. We are a comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, offering services spanning site acquisition, architecture, and refurbishment to client occupancy. In our world, there are no simple projects, only specialist needs and clever solutions.

We are a general contracting business, drawing on over forty years of specialised industry experience to provide excellent service, sustain long-term partnerships and achieve the highest quality outcome for key clients, whilst maintaining financial commitments.

BUILT AROUND PEOPLE

Built around you is Sweet Project's approach to business. It is our brand promise, not just to our clients, but to our people. From the inside out, built around you is in our DNA.

Our team is the cornerstone of our firm, and we take pride in nurturing their talents and fostering their professional growth.

We proudly invest in all the people our success rests on. Building our company around our people and their wellbeing, safety, and work/life balance – these vitally important values act as the standards against which we must judge ourselves. That's why we're constantly working to do things better tomorrow than we do today.

We look for a lot of elements when we're hiring at Sweet Projects – skills, character. But above all else, it is your behaviours that shine through. Regardless of how many years of experience, or who you have worked for previously, if you have the drive and the passion, there is nothing you can't achieve here.

Purpose

To ensure that all commercial aspects of projects are properly managed and controlled for the group, and a commercial strategy is developed and delivered in accordance with the requirements of the business.

The Commercial Manager is responsible for the commercial management and administration of a single high value project or series of projects, typically with a high value or complex contractual or commercial issues.

This requires development of and delivery of a commercial strategy and delivery of good commercial practice, working with operational leadership and directing a commercial team to optimise profitability and cash generation.

The Commercial Manager shall ensure that the projects and project teams under their responsibility always operate within the Company procedures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Delivery of commercial and administration best practice on all projects under their responsibility.
  • Ensuring compliance with Company Operating Procedures.
  • Working with operational and Company leadership to ensure all projects meet and exceed objectives set for turnover, cash and profitability, both on an interim and final basis.
  • Driving project teams to maintain robust financial management, reporting and forecasting.
  • Working with operational leadership to develop and deliver commercial strategies and lead project teams in the recovery of full financial entitlements on projects including the measurement of change and resolution of issues with an effect on profitability.
  • Implementing project procurement strategy and requirements and driving project teams in the correct procurement, administration, payment processes and management of subcontracts on all projects under their responsibility.
  • Identifying project risks and opportunities and implementing effective management strategies.
  • Provision of management, advice, guidance and leadership to protect the company or divisions financial and contractual interests on all projects under their responsibility.
  • Working with operational leadership to lead project teams in the management of project design to maximise return, quality, timing and safety.
  • Promotion of effective attitudes and behaviours consistent with the Companies Core Values.

Qualifications

  • HNC/HND/ Degree in Quantity Surveying desirable.
  • MCIOB &/or MRICS.
  • Working towards/achieved fellowship of relevant institution.

Experience required

  • Must have a working knowledge of ECC, JCT & NEC contracts.
  • Commercially oriented, qualified individual, with experience of managing commercial staff Experience of financial and management reporting.
  • Working understanding of procurement practices and forms of main and subcontract.
  • Good understanding of Cost / value process and reporting.
  • Management training and development will be provided in line with Sweet Projects personal development programme.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Management

Industries: Construction

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