Commercial Manager

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About the role

As a Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the timely delivery of commercial management to support the delivery of projects within Edinburgh Airport Limited. You will be responsible for the delivery of initial budgets, options stage budget cost plans to support business decision-making and detailed construction cost plans, which will include benchmarking and a detailed risk analysis (cost).

Throughout the Edinburgh Airport tollgate process, you will support the project delivery team providing estimates and advice at each stage to maximise value from the project. You will also be responsible for preparing and co-ordinating tenders for projects. This will involve the preparation of the tender documents such as the bills of quantities and the coordination of appropriate drawings and specifications for tender issue and the final tender appraisal (in conjunction with the Development Manager/Project Manager)

You can find out more about the team here

About the Recruitment Process

The recruitment process for this role will comprise of 2 stages. The first stage will be an interview with our Senior Commercial Manager and one of our Project Portfolio leads - this might be via Teams or in person. If successful, you will be invited to a second, in person interview which will involve our Senior Commercial manager and our Head of Projects - this interview will be competency based, to discuss your skills motivations for applying for the role.

You can find out more about our interview process and the questions we ask here .

What you'll be doing

• The delivery of timely commercial management to support project delivery

• Coordinate and provide supporting documentation to allow for business decision-making

• Development of budgets to support capital planning at each stage in the project lifecycle
  • Assessment of outline scope in order to develop initial budgets for capital planning, providing a clearly auditable list of qualifications/assumptions to support budgets

• Development and co-ordination of timely tender activities aligned with the needs of project schedules
  • Preparation of all tender documentation, including the co-ordination of appropriate supporting documentation to effectively manage a tender from start to end - including the preparation of a full tender evaluation
• Preparation and coordination of contract administration

• The timely execution of appropriate contract administration to support the successful delivery of projects

• Delivery of timely cost management throughout the duration of the project
  • Lead effective cost management by ensuring appropriate risk management, change control, application of appropriate project controls, preparation and coordination of final accounts etc.

• Provide leadership to support the wider Project Delivery Team on multiple projects as well as support those delivering more complex business critical projects
• Interface with external design consultants and 3rd parties to ensure the coordination of all project commercial activities
• Positively influence and constructively challenge the design team to ensure the best solutions are delivered aligned with the commercial objectives for the project.

What we're looking for

• This role requires the successful candidate to obtain a Counter Terrorist Check, so you must have been living in the UK for the last 3 consecutive years
• Post holders are required to hold, as a minimum, a BSc Quantity Surveying
• Member of Royal Institute Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
• Minimum 5 years' post MRICS experience within their discipline

If your experience looks slightly different to what we've listed here, we encourage you to still apply. You could add something we didn't know we needed.

What we'll offer you

• Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%
• 32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years' service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
• Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
• We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we'll support and encourage this every step of the way. As a business we're driven by our values - they're at the core of our culture and everything we do. We're looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.

Building a diverse workforce that is inclusive and accessible to all is a priority for our business. As part of this journey, we are proud to be the first UK airport to be endorsed by WORK180. They only recognise great employers for all women. Find out about our policies on our WORK180 employer page .

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication .