£75 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
Surrey
Summary: The PMC Commercial Manager role is a 12-month contract position based in Surrey, responsible for overseeing all pre and post-contract commercial activities as the client representative. The role involves leading commercial strategies, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with governance and reporting protocols. The position requires strong stakeholder engagement and support for bid management and post-contract delivery. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with three days in the office and two days remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all pre and post contract commercial activities as the client representative.
- Support the client in developing commercial strategies, bid reviews, tender analysis, and contract negotiations.
- Evaluate and challenge cost and revenue inputs, assumptions, and risk allowances.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate commercial and delivery risks prior to contract commitment.
- Attend tender interviews, client meetings, and negotiation sessions as the commercial lead.
- Work cross functionally to validate bid submissions and support in presenting commercial recommendations.
- Provide commercial and risk input into the preparation of approval papers for senior leadership.
- Support post-contract delivery teams with concise contract handovers and project set-up support.
Key Skills:
- Experience in commercial management within a PMC context.
- Strong understanding of contract and risk management.
- Ability to evaluate and challenge bids and commercial strategies.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Experience in governance and compliance processes.
- Ability to manage multiple bids and commercial aspects effectively.
Salary (Rate): £75.00 per hour
City: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
PMC COMMERCIAL MANAGER - CONTRACT – SURREY
Your Client is seeking a PMC Commercial Manager for an initial 12 month contract role that has a start asap.
Woodland Consultancy Services welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates and assesses applicants based on skills, experience and suitability for the role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Commercial Manager is responsible for leading all pre and post contract commercial activities. Under the PMC scope, this role will act as the client representative, ensuring that the FEED and EPC contractor deliver on time and within budget.
Commercial Leadership
- Support the client in developing commercial strategies, bid reviews, tender analysis and contract negotiations
- Evaluate and challenge cost and revenue inputs, assumptions, and risk allowances to ensure bids are both competitive and deliverable
- Perform detailed commercial reviews of tender documents, employer requirements, contract amendments, and scope clarifications
Contract & Risk Management
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate commercial and delivery risks prior to contract commitment
- Ensure proposed terms align with internal governance, commercial policies, and risk appetite
- Lead contractual qualifications and clarification processes
Bid & Tender Management
- Attend tender interviews, client meetings, and negotiation sessions as the commercial lead
- Managing all commercial aspects of new bids including contract analysis, deviations, contracting quilts, risks and opportunities and payment terms
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work cross functionally to validate bid submissions
- Support in the presentation of commercial recommendations to senior leadership and the client
Governance & Reporting
- Provide commercial and risk input into the preparation of approval papers to senior leadership teams
- Ensure compliance with all commercial processes, audit requirements, and risk management protocols
Post-Contract
- Support post-contract delivery teams with concise contract handovers and project set-up support
- Other post-contract duties as required
DURATION: 12 months initially
LOCATION: The role will be based on 3 days a week in our Client’s Offices in Surrey with two days remote.
RATE: £70.00 – 75.00 per hour Ltd co rate
If the role is Likely to be outside of IR35 the final decision will only be made after a QDOS assessment.
BENEFITS Limited Company contract Outside IR35.
We are instructed to only submit to our Client candidates whose qualifications and experience match client’s specifications and can work in the UK.
For more information please contact Sandra Tye.