Group Commercial Work Winning Lead

About

The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? As an organisation, there is little we dont do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom. Want to come and be a part of it? What will you be doing? You'll lead the commercial governance and assurance of strategic bids and tenders across M Group, helping to ensure opportunities are delivered in line with our business goals, risk appetite and profitability targets.

Working closely with divisional teams, you'll provide expert guidance on pricing, commercial strategy, risk management and tender governance, supporting high-value opportunities from initial identification through to contract award. You'll review commercial proposals, provide market and pricing insight, and help maximise value and margin across our work-winning activities. You'll also play a key role in developing best practice, delivering training, and embedding robust commercial controls across the Group.

Working collaboratively with legal, procurement, project and operational teams, you'll help secure favourable contract outcomes, manage commercial risk and identify opportunities for innovation and growth. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence major business decisions and drive commercial excellence across a diverse and growing organisation. What youll bring:

Education & Experience:

Experience of work winning tender and governance development processes and procedures across a Tier 1 UK Contractor

Experience of working with various contract types and contracting arrangements (i.e. term maintenance and renewal frameworks, enterprise arrangements, capital delivery projects, etc.) Bachelors degree in quantity surveying, commercial management, or a related discipline. (Desirable) Relevant professional certifications such as RICS or CICES (Desirable) 10 years of experience in commercial management within a relevant industry Skills & Competencies Excellent understanding of construction contracts, project delivery and commercial management systems and processes Proficiency in capturing and measuring core pricing metrics from tender through contract delivery to manage performance and provide feedback to tender and estimating teams Contract knowledge across various standard forms and bespoke construction contracts with knowledge and experience of dealing with identification and mitigation plans for onerous terms

Experience of commercial management across multiple contracting arrangements (capital delivery projects, alliancing, repair & maintenance frameworks) Strong negotiations, communication and relationship-building skills Proficiency in commercial management software, contract management tools, and financial systems Proficiency in identifying and mitigating risks / maximising opportunities associated with construction projects

Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers;
Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family) Discretionary bonus scheme 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend…