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Job Title: Commercial Manager
Contract Dates:(ASAP) - 30/08/2026
Location: Birmingham
IR35 Determination: Outside
Our Rail client is recruiting for a Commercial Manager based in the Rail Infrastructure business.
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you will provide our client with pre/post contract commercial support for designated projects, including subcontract, materials, and direct labour. You will ensure projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints and act as a primary interface to work with Project Managers, Work Package Managers, Key Stakeholders and Suppliers.
Responsibilities:
* Being responsible for project work package change control, cost/budget management, forecasting and mitigating risks
* Being the key commercial interface for responsible work package manager and providing contractual and commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering
* Providing input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy
* Ensuring processes and document control align with the appropriate company standards
* Maintaining auditable records in accordance with contractual requirements
* Working and collaborating with key partners in finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers, and clients
Previous Experience :
* Having previous (Senior) Quantity Surveyor experience working within a contractor side project environment ideally within a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, construction
* Being degree qualified and/or hold or working towards professional qualification (i.e., RICS, ICES)
* Handling both direct labour and subcontract costs; estimating change / variations; forecasting cost and measuring cost of work complete
* Being commercially savvy with good negotiation skills and ability to manage commercial strategies
* Working with limited supervision and under own initiative under cost or time critical conditions; managing expectations
* Being confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels
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