Senior Commercial Manager

Skanska England Posted This week

Contract
Onsite
Senior

Job description

General information

City/town: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Job field: Construction External closing date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5809

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. 

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Building team in Cambridgeshire. The successful candidate will lead the Commercial Management of a major (£25 million - £300 million) defence project during the Tender, Design and Construction Process. This will include managing the commercial function, project finances, and contractual obligations internally and externally.

What you'll do:

  • Act as Commercial Lead in Skanska’s tendering process, by providing a comprehensive service to address contractual and commercial issues of the projects.
  • Ensure the commercial strategy for the contracted works is developed and effectively managed.
  • Lead pricing, procurement, tender events, contract administration, and negotiations to protect Skanska’s contractual position and deliver value.
  • Manage budgets, cashflows, liabilities, profit plans, and forecasts while ensuring scope, terms, and project conditions are implemented effectively.
  • Oversee the delivery of contracts to meet programme and margin targets, leading monthly evaluations and payments for supply chain works (including change), ensuring accurate administration, notices, and compliance with all agreements.
  • Manage upstream and downstream change control, procurement, subcontract negotiations, and critical path packages, while monitoring risk, opportunity, cost, and aligning design changes with programme requirements.
  • Produce and present financial forecasts, conduct quarterly reviews, manage claims, insurance, and final accounts, and maintain comprehensive project records and archives.
  • Line management of the team including PDRs, team leadership and general performance management.
  • What you'll bring to the role:

  • Demonstrable experience as the Commercial Lead in delivering DIO/MOD projects working through PCSA stages, successfully converting and delivering on time and to budget 
  • Demonstrable experience of managing projects from inception through to completion with a value of between £25million and £300million
  • Evidence of building effective relationships with clients and key stakeholders 
  • Experience in recruiting, developing, supporting, leading and retaining highly successful large project teams 
  • Experience of varied forms of contract including NEC
  • Detailed working knowledge of contract/commercial law.
  • Experience of large and complex claims
  • MRICS qualified highly desirable/degree educated in a relevant subject.
  • Knowledge and experience of using CEMAR would be advantageous
  • SC security clearance would be advantageous
  • Knowledge and experience of working within secure UK environments would be advantageous 
  • Security Clearance 
    This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and may also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. You should be aware that certain levels of clearance or specific projects and/or sites have UK residency requirements; and any dual or multiple nationalities must be declared. Any persons who do not fulfil these residency requirements may be unable to obtain the required level of clearance and would not be eligible to undertake this role.

    Equal opportunities

    We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

    Flexible working 

    We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role. 

    Reasonable adjustments  

    More information about the role 

    Closing date 

    The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business. 


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