Senior Commercial Manager

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Commercial Manager for our Lower Thames Crossing project.

The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects. LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK - creating six times more green space than road. The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time.

We have a diverse programme team on LTC that reflects the communities we work in and fosters an inclusive culture by actively supporting the programme's Purpose, Principles and Cultural Pillars and growing employee networks.

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you will report to and deputise for the Project Commercial Director on the Lower Thames Crossing Roads North, valued at over £1.2Bn. You will be Responsible for the financial management of this major, complex project through the development phase and through construction.

What you'll be doing

• An ability to see bigger picture and prioritise business opportunities.


• Willing to take initiative to respond to market/customer requirements.


• Understands how economic factors that affects the construction industry.


• Manages the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating.


• The ability to review tenders & cost data.


• To manage the preparation of Target Cost for a Project Planning


• Formulation of management plans for resource procurement.


• Application of legislation and ability to liaise with legal experts


• Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity


• Management of disallowed cost

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent


• Member or Fellow of RICS, ICES or CIOB

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication


• Teamwork


• Leadership


• Strategic change Management


• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)


• Business and Customer Awareness


• Promotes organisational aims & objectives


• Manages customer needs


• Manages opportunities & threats

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

• An attractive salary


• Pension savings schemes


• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)


• Refer a friend bonus scheme


• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

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. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a 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. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com