Commercial Manager

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.

Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Commercial Manager

Full-Time

The Commercial Manager will provide commercial leadership, governance and assurance within a highly regulated environment.

Working closely with senior leadership, Project Managers, Finance, Procurement, Project Controls and delivery teams, the role will ensure strong commercial performance, contract management and financial governance.

A key focus will be supporting projects throughout the commercial lifecycle, particularly project performance, contract close-out, transition activities and ensuring projects finish strong.

• Provide commercial leadership, advice and assurance to project and business leadership teams.
• Support informed commercial and contractual decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with contracts, delegated authorities, company policies and governance requirements.
• Maintain effective commercial processes, controls, reporting and governance.
• Identify and manage commercial risks, opportunities and contractual obligations.
• Promote consistent commercial best practice across projects and business areas.

• Lead monthly project reviews and provide clear insight into project performance.
• Review and challenge costs, forecasts, EAC/FTC, budgets, purchase orders, milestones, risks, opportunities and change.
• Track actions arising from project reviews and elevate significant issues to senior leadership.
• Develop concise commercial dashboards and management information to support decision-making.

• Lead the commercial close-out of projects and contracts.
• Manage outstanding contractual actions, final accounts, changes, purchase orders, accruals, claims, disputes, subcontractor close-out and financial reconciliation.
• Establish a consistent contract close-out process and ensure lessons learned are captured.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure contracts are formally and effectively closed.

• Develop a practical and repeatable commercial approach for projects approaching completion.
• Support project teams with commercial close-out, change management, final forecasting, risk, supply-chain close-out, deliverables, lessons learned and audit requirements.
• Monitor implementation and report progress and emerging issues to leadership.

• Provide commercial support, challenge and assurance across projects and business areas.
• Support reporting, forecasting, governance and commercial decision-making.
• Promote consistent commercial management processes across the organisation.

• Manage contracts throughout the lifecycle, from pre-award through delivery to final close-out.
• Administer NEC and, where applicable, FIDIC contracts.
• Manage variations, compensation events, claims, change and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure changes are identified, notified, assessed and reflected in forecasts and reporting.
• Maintain robust contractual records and support dispute resolution where required.

• Support procurement strategy, ITTs, tender evaluations, negotiations and contract awards.
• Review and approve commercial documentation within delegated authority.
• Manage key supplier and subcontractor relationships and monitor commercial performance.
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