Pre Construction - Commercial Manager

Role Title

Pre ‑ Construction Commercial Manager

Asset Intelligence

Warrington Or London

The Pre ‑ Construction Commercial Manager plays a key role in supporting the commercial governance, contractual assurance, and risk management of pre ‑ construction activity across the Galliford Try portfolio. Working collaboratively with estimating, legal, operational, design, and delivery teams, the role ensures bids and early ‑ stage projects are commercially sound, compliant, and aligned with operational delivery. This role provides commercial leadership throughout the tender lifecycle, helping to identify, understand, and mitigate risk while supporting the preparation of competitive and high ‑ quality submissions.

The position offers flexibility, including remote working, with travel to regional offices and client meetings as required.

• Provide commercial input into bid and tender activity, supporting Bid / No ‑ Bid decisions in line with GT governance and risk appetite
• Review and assess contracts (including NEC, JCT, FIDIC, and bespoke forms) to identify commercial and delivery risk
• Work closely with Legal and internal stakeholders to agree and document mitigations, clarifications, and assumptions
• Support fee build ‑ ups, allowances, and risk provisions alongside the estimating team
• Ensure scope clarity, risk visibility, and commercial alignment prior to tender submission
• Support supply chain engagement at tender stage, including commercial compliance and contract alignment
• Provide early commercial insight to operational teams to support smooth project handover
• Promote collaboration, good governance, ethical procurement, and continuous improvement across pre ‑ construction activity

• Experience in pre ‑ construction commercial management within a Tier 1 contractor or major subcontractor environment
• Strong working knowledge of NEC, JCT, and bespoke contract forms
• Ability to assess and communicate commercial and contractual risk clearly
• Confident communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple disciplines
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a flexible or remote environment

• RICS or similar professional membership
• Experience supporting bids in complex or regulated sectors
• Familiarity with Galliford Try systems or similar governance frameworks

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with…