Commercial Manager

Join to apply for the Commercial Manager role at Balfour Beatty plc About The Role We’re looking for a Commercial Manager to take ownership of the commercial management of multiple projects across the North West. Based in Warrington, you’ll work closely with the Head of Commercial, Senior Commercial Manager, and project teams to ensure commercial governance, maximise value, and lead a talented team. What you'll be doing Manage the financial performance of multi‑million‑pound projects from tender to delivery. Lead and develop commercial teams, supporting their growth and skills development. Oversee risk management, financial reporting, and subcontractor management. Identify opportunities for cost reduction, value recovery, and margin improvement. Provide commercial leadership, ensuring accurate forecasting and early identification of risks. Support contract management, including warranties and compliance with governance processes. Collaborate across teams and projects to share best practices and drive innovation. Attend project and commercial meetings, audits, and reviews as required. Ensure projects meet customer requirements and comply with Balfour Beatty’s standards, values, and safety policies. Who we're looking for Proven experience managing the commercial aspects of large‑scale infrastructure or civil engineering projects. Strong leadership skills with experience managing commercial teams. Excellent financial management, forecasting, and risk assessment skills. Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders. Commitment to safety, quality, and sustainability. Why work for us If you’re inspired by the chance to grow like never before through meaningful work, join us as a Commercial Manager. Benefits include a share plan, pension, recognition scheme, employee assistance programme, generous annual and volunteering leave, and a culture where you’re safe, seen, heard and respected throughout your career. About Us With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales. 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. For more information, visit https://www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. 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. If you meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will offer you an interview. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/. Employment Details Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Sales and Business Development Industries: Construction To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. We are also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr