Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working
This is a key leadership opportunity within the highly successful Water Division of M Group. The role is responsible for a significant portfolio of Capital Works Frameworks spanning Wales, London, and the South Coast, with the portfolio expected to grow from approximately £175m to £250m over the coming years. We are looking for someone who has already run this level of a business unit / Company and can assist the Divisional Commercial Director in their duties in running the Division with potential opportunities in Water and indeed the wider group as we strengthen the depth of the commercial team in Group to be prepared for the future growth. The role has significant growth opportunities for the successful candidate.
Working closely with divisional leaders and delivery teams, you'll influence key commercial decisions from bid stage through to project completion, while developing high-performing teams and strengthening commercial capability across the business.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the commercial input into major bids and tenders, ensuring risks, opportunities and commercial arrangements are properly considered
- Develop commercial strategies alongside operational and delivery teams
- Support contract mobilisation, commercial governance and supplier engagement
- Oversee valuations, payment applications and change management processes
- Manage early warnings, compensation events and contractual entitlement
- Review interim and final accounts and support effective subcontract administration
- Provide oversight of forecasting, cashflow, risk and opportunity management
- Lead weekly and monthly CVR processes and drive commercial performance improvements
- Build strong relationships with clients, supply chain partners and internal stakeholders
- Coach, mentor and develop commercial teams, creating a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
What we're looking for
Essential
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
- Significant senior commercial leadership experience within infrastructure, utilities or construction
- Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts
- Proven experience leading commercial teams and managing complex portfolios
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Excellent commercial, financial and analytical capability
- Advanced IT skills, including Excel
- Strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills
Desirable
- Chartered status with RICS or CICES (or working towards)
- Experience of FIDIC, JCT or bespoke contract forms
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s 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
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
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
- Health Care Cash Plan, giving you and your family the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
- Private Healthcare - Family cover
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus scheme
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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