Pre-Construction Commercial Manager

BAM Infrastructure are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Commercial Manager to work in our Pre-Construction team. Being part of the team, you will play a key part in the work winning and preconstruction phases of large of large civil engineering projects which will provide critical infrastructure to enable future, renewable developments across Scotland. You will be required to work out of our Kilsyth or Inverness area offices getting involved in projects all over Scotland.

• A living away allowance will be provided for working away from home, along with other package benefits

• BAM operates a flexible working policy 

• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics

As Pre-Construction Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Maintain effective communications with Business Unit managers, Regional Commercial Managers, project management and other associated disciplines and enhance the profile of commercial services within Pre-Construction

• Be responsible for staff matters which may include: staff succession awareness, recruitment, development, attitude and behavioural issues, competency and retainment issues, staff allocation

• Principally working with the Regional Bid Manager and be an integral member of the bid team and develop a commercial plan for each bid.  Responsible for ensuring that mandatory bid requirements are completed, liaising with legal, risk, finance and procurement to ensure commercial requirements are considered

• Participate in legal discussions with the client for conditions of contract and working with legal to ensure BAM baseline is maintained

• Review of the procurement strategy, ensuring key supply chain have appropriate conditions and vetting quotations. Liaising with finance to ensure BAM baseline is maintained.  Maintain contact with supply chain partners through contract vetting and input to contract documentation

• Where required, reviewing JV partners agreements with legal to ensure BAM baseline is maintained.  Ensuring commercial clarity with any divisions of responsibilities

• Verify each bid with benchmarking, collate necessary information form projects

• Be responsible for all commercial aspects of staff performance and development reviews

• Attend and provide input to HSQE meetings, weekly tender review meetings, area management team briefings and senior commercial forums

• Provide roll-out and support

• Provide commercial advice to the team in connection with all pre-construction issues and provide input to area commercial discussions / reviews

• Provide input to the OP business plan, and area quarterly and annual results

The following are mandatory requirements:

• 10+ years' experience in Pre-Construction and/or Project Delivery with a tier 1 Contractor

• Familiar with working with own initiative in a problem-solving environment with a can do approach and be a team player

• Awareness of bench marking and using historic information to vet budgets

• Have good communication skills with various internal and external stakeholders including client, legal, risk, procurement & finance

• Ability to work to deadlines

The following are desirable requirements:

• Member status (or working towards) CICES

• Competitive salary

• A wide range of family-friendly policies

• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance

• 8 % matched pension contributions

• Private healthcare

• Life assurance

• 26 days holiday

• 2 wellbeing days

• 1 volunteering day

• Personal and professional development

BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

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For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Kirstin Alexander, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, Email:

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.