Senior Commercial Manager

England, United Kingdom

Senior Commercial Manager

Location: Nationwide, UK

Linxon is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to provide commercial leadership across our UK portfolio of high-voltage substation and infrastructure projects. This is a strategic role responsible for safeguarding Linxon's commercial interests, driving best practice in contract and claim management, and supporting project teams through all phases of project delivery.

Role Overview

As the Senior Commercial Manager, you will oversee the commercial governance of multiple projects, ensuring robust contract administration, effective risk management, and commercial excellence across project execution. Working closely with project, procurement, legal, and senior leadership teams, you will play a critical role in maximizing opportunities, mitigating risks, and delivering successful project outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide commercial governance and oversight across multiple projects, ensuring compliance with contract management best practices and company procedures.

• Support project teams in developing procurement strategies, evaluating bids, and negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors.

• Ensure head contract obligations, liabilities, and commercial risks are identified and appropriately managed throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead contract administration activities, including management of payments, claims, variations, warranties, guarantees, and contractual correspondence.

• Provide oversight of subcontract and supply agreement administration to ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled and scope is delivered effectively.

• Monitor and support valuation, certification, and payment processes to maintain strong commercial controls across projects.

• Prepare and contribute to project reporting, including schedule performance, procurement status, cash flow, cost/value reconciliation, and risk and opportunity management.

• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, develop mitigation strategies, and collaborate with Legal and Project Management teams to negotiate and finalize agreements

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related discipline.

• Proven background in construction and HV electrical substation projects.

• Experience as a Commercial Manager managing various forms of National Grid contracts.

• Experience working within major infrastructure, EPC, energy, or construction environments.

• Experience working with Tier 1 Contractors is preferred.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge and AtkinsRéalis's project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a growing business and help shape its future. If you enjoy new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with motivated professionals who are experts in the Substations EPC business, then this is the opportunity for you.

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