Commercial Manager

Circa £70k, salary dependent on skills & experience

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent

Location: Hybrid - Peterborough & Work from Home

Benefits: 26 days annual leave, car allowance, double match pension (up to 6%), annual bonus, private healthcare

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base location will be in our Thorpe Wood House office in Peterborough.

Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!

Delivering safe and effective maintenance and engineering services across Anglian Water, we are Maintenance and Engineering Services the newly formed team with the clear objective to provide a professional, collaborative and cost-effective service to our colleagues across the business and supporting them in delivery of our business plan objectives.

Our services include: electrical statutory compliance providing a planned electrical maintenance and advice service, statutory compliance services for areas such as lifting equipment and pressure vessels, estate management such as legionella, grounds maintenance and air conditioning, providing project engineering delivery and having an in house engineering workshop service means we not only deliver fabrication, repair and service exchange service we also support and encourage the continuing professional development of in house learning of key engineering skills.

We are currently looking for a Maintenance & Engineering Services (MES) Commercial Manager to join the team on a permanent basis.

What will you be doing?

Commercial Process Management:

• Oversee daily commercial processes and procedures, providing direction and instruction where necessary.

• Ensure efficient management of all commercial activities, aligning them with company objectives and industry best practices.

Financial Clarity and Contract Management:

• Ensure all parties clearly understand the financial aspects and impacts of contracts.

• Conduct final account reviews and audits, aiming to achieve the best possible financial outcomes for MES.

Cost Management and Value Maximisation:

• Maximize value and minimize costs by implementing and maintaining appropriate controls to monitor and manage the operating cost base.

Performance Management and Continuous Improvement:

• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement, and the use of best practices across commercial services.

Strategic Negotiation and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Negotiate with key strategic supply chain partners to secure favourable terms and ensure alignment with MES objectives.

Contract Assurance and Compliance:

• Ensure contracts within delivery teams comply with all legal obligations and delivery strategies within commercial services.

Risk Management and Mitigation:

• Develop and manage the risk register, facilitating regular reviews and the development of risk mitigation measures in coordination with stakeholders.

Efficiency and Cost Savings Reporting:

• Manage and report on MES efficiency and cost-saving initiatives, ensuring alignment with targets set by the MES Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Personal private health care

• Car allowance

• Annual bonus scheme

• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

Skills and experience required:

• Educated to degree level in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent

• MRICS qualified highly desirable

• Preferably a chartered or working towards chartered status.

• Experience in NEC Forms of Contract

• Significant customer facing experience.

• An experienced manager of people and teams, developing others, and managing staff welfare.

• Experience, or a strong understanding of construction, procurement, and commissioning.

Closing date: 15th September

Interview dates: Week Commencing 23rd September

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