Commercial Manager

Billericay, England, United Kingdom

10/3/2024

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Ground Control is seeking a motivated Commercial Manager with 2-3 years of relevant experience, ideally suited for a professional looking to advance into commercial management. This role offers a valuable opportunity for individuals with a solid understanding of NEC contracts, forecasting, and financial management within the civils and highways sectors to take the next step in their career.

Role Overview:

As a Commercial Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial success and contractual compliance of our projects. This position is an excellent fit for those eager to apply their expertise in financial planning, budgeting, and project cost analysis at a management level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of NEC Contracts: Overseeing NEC contracts to ensure alignment with project objectives, mitigate risks, and maintain contract compliance.
• Financial Forecasting and Budget Oversight: Providing accurate cost forecasts and rigorous budget management to sustain project profitability and financial integrity.
• Project Financial Management: Monitoring job costs and evaluating project performance to inform financial decisions, with regular reporting to senior management.
• Collaborative Engagement: Engaging with cross-functional teams, including project managers and finance, to ensure cohesive project delivery and financial alignment.
  
  

This position is well-suited to individuals who are ready to transition into a management role and possess:

• 2-3 Years of Experience in commercial or financial management, ideally within civils and highways environments.
• Comprehensive Knowledge of NEC Contracts with the ability to manage and implement these effectively.
• Financial Proficiency: Strong skills in job costing, forecasting, and budgetary control.
• Collaborative Mindset: Effective communication skills and a team-oriented approach to working across departments
  
  

What we offer:

At Ground Control we believe in creating an inspirational environment , and rewarding our employees for their hard work. We offer a wide-ranging benefits program , supporting you to realise your full potential, and are proud to be recognised as a great place to work:

Awards, Accolades and Culture

• We have been awarded ‘world-class’ status for employee engagement in the 2023 best companies results, ranking at #16 in the ‘Top 100 Large Companies to Work For’ league table.
• Certified B-Corp Accredited, Ground Control has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to sustainable goals ahead of profit.
• We inclusively support ‘The Race at Work Charter’, ‘Ban the Box’, ‘The Armed Forces Covenant’ and are ‘Disability Confident'
• We invest 5% of our profits into the Evergreen Fund, an investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives.
• By 2025 we have committed to planting 1,000,000 trees, having a fully electric fleet, and working towards achieving carbon net zero after becoming carbon neutral in 2020.
• 2 personal choice volunteering days with your fundraising efforts matched up to £500!
  
  

Perks and Benefits

• Free gym access if you are Head Office based or subsidised national gym memberships if you are based elsewhere.
• Nursery Vouchers, Cycle to work scheme and Travel loans
• Medigold employee support, Free Flu Jabs, online private GP service and a premium subscription to Calm, the wellbeing app
• A supportive, entrepreneurial working environment that fosters collaboration.
• Training, development, coaching and mentoring plans including our GC Leadership Academy, job specific accreditations and higher education opportunities
• Hybrid working opportunities with time in the office including breakfast Mondays and dog friendly Fridays.
• Financial benefits include yearly bonus scheme, access to Wagestream and employee share options
  
  

How we work:

We put people at the centre of everything we do.

Everyone is welcome. We’re embracing a culture where difference is valued. Your uniqueness will be celebrated. We believe diversity grows innovation, and innovation creates initiative. Together we’ll succeed in caring for each other, caring for our communities and caring for our Environment. Together, we’re stronger.

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