Role Purpose
To lead and manage the commercial performance of projects, ensuring robust cost control, accurate reporting, effective cash management and strong contractual compliance. The role actively identifies and realises commercial opportunities while protecting the business from commercial risk and supporting continuous improvement in commercial practices.
Key Accountabilities
Commercial Management & Governance
Provide accurate and timely cost and value reporting at the project and business unit level
Ensure compliance with internal commercial processes and reporting timeframes
Actively seek opportunities to improve commercial procedures and controls
Support group and business unit reporting requirements
Financial Performance
Deliver accurate cash flow reporting and cash management
Manage cost control and project forecasting
Draft and update monthly CVRs, cost plans and commercial plans
Compile upstream applications for payment
Ensure expenditure and cash recovery align with business unit expectations
Focus on driving value through subcontract procurement
Contract & Risk Management
Manage main contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms
Ensure contracts align with corporate governance requirements, identifying and managing risks and opportunities
Lead subcontract procurement, negotiation and post‑contract management
Manage applications for payment through to final account settlement
Protect the business from commercial and contractual risk
Leadership & Capability
Share best practices and proactively advise site teams on cost management and efficiencies
Support and guide junior commercial staff
Demonstrate strong problem‑solving and decision‑making capability
Actively develop professional competence and commercial expertise
Stakeholder Management
Liaise with clients, client representatives and third parties on commercial matters
Build and maintain strong supply chain relationships
Work closely with the wider project team to manage commercial performance
Act as a trusted commercial advisor to operational teamsSuccess Measures (KPIs)
Project margin and cash performance versus forecast
Accuracy and quality of CVRs and commercial reporting
Effective management of subcontract procurement and accounts
Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
Control and mitigation of commercial and contractual risk
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business
Salary description
£400.00 - £550.00 per day