Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager Duration: 3 years - Outside IR35 Location: Glasgow

Position Overview

This opportunity is for a Commercial Manager on a long‑term project based in Central Glasgow. The Commercial Manager will play a key role in supporting pre‑contract commercial activity across procurement, tendering and cost planning. This position offers the chance to contribute to a major project environment while working across bid, design and delivery teams. The Commercial Manager role is well suited to a technically strong commercial professional with major infrastructure experience and strong analytical capability.

Role Context

This Commercial Manager position is supporting a major infrastructure project in Glasgow, Scotland. The working environment includes a hybrid arrangement with office‑based collaboration alongside remote working. The role will involve engagement with stakeholders across bid, design and delivery functions during the pre‑contract and tendering phase.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies to support project and commercial objectives.
• Prepare contract management plans and support invitation to tender processes.
• Manage the tender process from preparation of documentation through to commercial evaluation of bids.
• Lead or support supplier negotiations to help achieve best value outcomes.
• Carry out cost planning, estimating and benchmarking activities.
• Identify and price commercial risks across project and tendering activities.
• Engage with stakeholders across bid, design and delivery teams to support commercial decision‑making.

Qualifications & Experience

• Essential: Experience in pre‑contract and tendering within major infrastructure projects.
• Essential: Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Essential: Demonstrated capability in procurement strategy, tender evaluation and commercial negotiation.
• Desirable: MRICS qualification.
• Desirable: MCIPS qualification.