Commercial Manager
23 hours ago
Beaconsfield
About The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? M Group Highways At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. Youll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. We are seeking an exceptional Commercial Manager with a Quantity Surveying background and extensive experience within the National Highways environment to take a leading role in the procurement of the next generation of Maintenance and Response Contracts (M&R2). This is a pivotal strategic role, positioned at the forefront of one of the UKs most significant infrastructure procurement programmes. Want to come and be a part of it? What will you be doing? As Commercial Manager, you will be the commercial lead throughout the procurement stage, responsible for shaping commercial strategy, leading supply chain engagement, and managing all contractual and commercial elements of the bid and procurement process. You'll play a critical role in positioning the business for success within the evolving National Highways procurement model and ensuring commercial excellence from the earliest stages. You'll act as Commercial Lead for the procurement of National Highways Maintenance and Response Contracts. Leading the development of commercial and procurement strategies aligned to the new contract model. We'll require you to manage all commercial and contractual aspects of the procurement lifecycle. You'll lead supply chain procurement, engagement, negotiation, and partner selection, supporting and influencing bid strategy, pricing, and risk management. Working closely with senior operational, bid, and executive leadership teams. Offering support during thetransition from procurement into mobilisation and delivery phase. You'll manage contract reviews, risk allocation, and commercial structuring. Offering support tothe development of innovative commercial delivery models and solutions. Ensuring robust governance, compliance, and commercial best practice. What youll bring • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or equivalent, • Professional membership of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) desirable, • Extensive experience within highways maintenance, infrastructure, or civil engineering, • Experience in major framework procurements and bid leadership roles highly desirable, • Proven experience in a Commercial Manager or Senior Commercial role within National Highways maintenance, • Direct experience supporting or leading procurement and bid phases of major highways contracts, • Strong expertise in NEC contracts, particularly Term Service and performance-based models, • Deep understanding of National Highways commercial frameworks and procurement approaches, • Experience leading supply chain procurement and developing delivery partnerships, • Strong commercial judgement, risk management capability, and strategic thinking, • Matched or contributory pension scheme, • Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, • Employee assistance programme, • My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts, • Life assurance, • Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes, • Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave, • Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers;, • Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from, • My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme, • Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family, • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!, • Holiday purchase scheme, • Wereresponsibleand go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet, • Wereopenand seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations, • Weretogetherand as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts #MGroupH JTRA1_UKTJ