Principal Commercial Manager

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Complex Facilities Business Unit working on Projects across England and Wales. This is a hybrid role that will require occasional travel.

Are you an experienced Principal Commercial Manager (QS trained) with experience in sub - £5m Construction Contracts?

Here at Amey, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Commercial Manager to support the Head of Commercial across England and Wales.

You will be responsible for the coaching, development and recruitment of a commercial team and a role model for Amey’s Inclusion and Diversity policy, encouraging an open and honest environment. 

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours based on Monday – Friday.

You will be responsible for:

• Maintaining commercial control to enable timely and accurate submissions of payment applications.
• Producing accurate commercial reports and cost data
• Monitoring and reviewing Supply Chain performance
• Pricing works and maximising revenue opportunities.
• Managing supplier payments in line with contractual and company policy
• Working closely with procurement to engage and appoint specialist supply chain partners    
• Attending meetings, provide reports and liaise with all stakeholders on commercial matters
• Assisting Commercial & Risk Manager in preparing dispute avoidance strategy and any dispute resolution
• Ensure Security and Fraud prevention systems and processes are adhered to at all time
• Ensure good general knowledge of contract processes and procedures are always adhered to, advising and supporting as required
• Identify business priorities and to effectively plan and implement.
• Maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Commercial QS experience in Facilities Management, construction, property maintenance or related field including:
• Developing cost models
• Risk Analysis & Management
• Preparation of work proposals/tenders
• Excellent working knowledge of commercial processes
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships and a collaborative working environment
• Experience of working on complex, multi- site operations
• Ability to analyse and report on key business data and metrics
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Membership of Professional Body
• Utility & Carbon Reduction Training would be desirable

What we can offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Car or car allowance

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.  
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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