Commercial Manager, Water

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AECOM’s commercial function links the operational requirements of the business with the key corporate functions such as finance, legal and risk. The role is key to the sustainable, ambitious regional growth of the Water business, ensuring the contracts we enter into are aligned with corporate risk appetite and financial metrics and balance the commercial position of AECOM with client requirements and growth.

As Commercial Manager you will support the Commercial Director and other business leaders across our Water Business, providing advice and input into bidding decisions, ensuring our proposals and projects are commercially robust and delivered to achieve business plan performance metrics. You will lead the governance process for delivery under our key framework and drive commercial best practice.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Develop effective relationships across the Water business, including Commercial, Legal, Finance, Operations and delivery teams.
• Mentor and develop a Project Commercial Manager. Drive commercial project delivery improvements across the wider Project management community and support with the delivery of training, as necessary.
• Provide well considered solution-focussed risk and commercial advice to bids and projects across the project lifecycle to maximise performance of the Water business. Balancing risk vs. reward.
• Support the commercial and operations team’s business improvement initiatives.
• Develop and execute effective commercial strategies on bids, including key financial metrics, including reviewing AECOM bid models for compliance with commercial objectives.
• Enforce compliance with governance requirements, support project teams with submissions requiring further approvals and ensure close out of governance actions, escalating to the Commercial Director, as required.
• Co-ordinate with legal counsel on commercial matters (e.g. contracts, warranties, PCG’s etc). Provide point of reference for terms and conditions negotiations and support with these negotiations.
• Participate in project reviews, healthy starts, commercial discussions with clients and suppliers, and ensuring the execution of action items.
• Support the Water Commercial Director with commercial and contract queries.

Come & Grow with Us.

Become part of our dynamic growing commercial team within the Water Business. Our business fosters a culture of trust and collaboration, comprising 600 professionals across UK & Ireland including Engineers, and Project Managers. We deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. Here, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

There are multiple future career development opportunities, from Project Management through to Operations or Commercial functions, or taking commercial responsibility for a Practice or Business Unit.

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice…