Commercial Manager Thames Water

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Title - Commercial Manager

Location - London - with travel to Oxfordshire area

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to take full responsibility for all commercial aspects of the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. This is a strategic leadership role ensuring compliance governance and commercial excellence across a major water infrastructure programme.

What you will be doing:

• Provide commercial leadership and strategic direction across the AMP8 Framework.
• Ensure compliance with Galliford Try and Thames Water commercial processes and governance.
• Drive accurate reporting risk management and continuous improvement in commercial performance.
• Act as the key link between senior leadership and delivery teams promoting collaboration and clear communication.
• Oversee cash flow WIP debt management and ensure timely accurate client and subcontractor applications.
• Lead contract negotiation and administration ensuring risk is minimised and agreements comply with company policies.
• Maintain strong client and supply chain relationships to protect reputation and secure future opportunities.
• Support and develop the commercial team through coaching mentoring and targeted training.

About You:

• Proven experience in senior commercial management within large frameworks or infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent knowledge of commercial processes contract law and risk management.
• Ability to deliver strategic objectives while maintaining operational excellence.
• NEC Contract knowledge

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over 4.1 billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy were poised for further growth and success so if youre committed talented and enthusiastic Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when where and how you work. Where appropriate site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices offering different amounts of structure regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with years of service plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UKs leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated progressive business driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve peoples lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need providing opportunities for our people to learn grow and progress working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values delivering excellence for our clients and the community being passionate about our role in providing vital services putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing and collaborating with our clients supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Galliford Trys Asset Intelligence business works predominantly within the UKs Critical National Infrastructure market focussing on Defence Water Energy Transport and Telecommunications sectors. We deliver multi-site security programs and our expertise in the planning design and delivery processes together with our CNI Security knowledge and experience enables us to efficiently deliver fully integrated physical and electronic security programmes and portfolios of work on critical operational assets

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contactSkyemarie Bree

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Dont meet every requirement of the role Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement of the role we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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