Description

**Opportunity:**

The client is currently one of the fastest-growing multi-utility connection providers in the UK. As part of their continued growth strategy, they are looking to further strengthen their market share in the North West, North East, Yorkshire, and Midlands.

The successful candidate will be based in Burntwood (Midlands) or Head Office (Westhoughton, Greater Manchester) and required to work closely across various departments including commercial, operations, and finance. Whilst the candidate will be given the flexibility to develop in their new role, they will be working directly under the guidance of the commercial manager.

Commercially, the candidate will play a critical role within the business, effectively managing all commercial aspects of their region and maintaining strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will take ownership of reporting on financial performance and assisting the management team to ensure commercial awareness is administered during project delivery. The candidate, therefore, would be expected to possess sound commercial skills, be customer-focused, and have a willingness to gain a good knowledge of the utility industry.

**What you will be doing:**

- Production of weekly and monthly cost/value reconciliations

- Play a key role in bridging the gap between operations and clients to agree client variations and changes to scope. Providing variation justifications and agreeing these with clients in a timely manner.

- Liaising with various departments including design and operations to report and manage commercial performance of schemes in your region

- Attend monthly operational meetings to discuss regional performance of schemes, taking accountability for performance to interrogate performance and ensure appropriate actions in place to resolve any underperformance

- Preparing client valuations and having the ability to manage client relationships/disputes

- Management of client debt, whilst establishing strong relationships with clients

- Preparing final accounts for both clients and sub-contractors.

**What we ask from you:**

- Experience working in the Utility sector commercial or civils 

- Management and production of cost value reconciliation

- Experience working directly with clients

- Building internal and external relationships

- Proficient in use of Excel spreadsheets and document management packages

- Excellent communication skills

- Familiar with commercial contract terms

- Previous experience dealing with client variations/changes of scope and getting these agreed with clients

Next Steps

Apply for this position by contacting us on the details provided or by uploading your CV here