Senior Commercial Manager

Location: Locations across the UK - Manchester, Glasgow, London, Birmingham (flexible base location with travel to offices and project sites as required)

Employment Type: Permanent, Staff Role

Package: Competitive salary + car allowance + annual bonus + benefits

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to lead the commercial function across major EPC infrastructure projects within the power transmission and substation sector. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving commercial performance, protecting project margins, managing contractual risk, and leading all aspects of change, claims, and contract administration across the full project lifecycle from tendering through to final account close out. You will work closely with project delivery, engineering, procurement, and senior leadership teams, providing strategic commercial direction on high-value, complex infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial strategy across multiple EPC projects
• Manage contract administration, negotiation, and compliance (NEC / FIDIC / EPC contracts)
• Oversee variations, claims, extensions of time, and dispute resolution
• Drive project profitability, cost control, forecasting, and cash management
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks
• Support procurement strategy and subcontract negotiations
• Provide commercial input into bids and major tenders
• Lead and develop commercial teams and support senior stakeholders

About You

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Law, Engineering or similar
• 10+ years’ commercial experience in EPC, infrastructure, utilities or energy sectors
• Previous substation or high-voltage infrastructure experience is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of NEC / FIDIC / EPC contract forms
• Proven experience managing major projects (£50m–£500m+)
• Strong background in claims, variations, and dispute avoidance
• Ideally professionally qualified (MRICS / MCICES / MCIArb or equivalent)
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Car allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements (role dependent)
• 25+ days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Ongoing training, development, and professional membership support
• Opportunity to work on major UK and international energy infrastructure projects

Interested?

If you’re looking for a senior commercial leadership role within complex EPC infrastructure projects, we’d be keen to hear from you.

Apply directly or reach out for a confidential discussion.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Senior Commercial Manager looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.