Hybrid Contract Commercial Manager

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About the role

  • Contract Commercial Manager overseeing commercial management of Proteus Contract with Transport for London. Responsible for ensuring compliance, governance, and delivering value throughout the contract lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Overall commercial and contractual management of the Proteus Contract on behalf of the Contractor.
  • Acting as the formally appointed Contractor Contract Manager (CCM) with authority to issue confirmations, instructions, elections and decisions binding the Contractor.
  • Leading commercial governance activities, including participation in Contract Management Meetings and Commercial Review Meetings with TfL.
  • Providing commercial leadership during Entry and Service Transition, ensuring contractual readiness, milestone compliance and assurance support.
  • Owning and overseeing the Variation process, including Contractor Proposals, Pricing, cost recovery and profit management and Demonstration of Value for Money to TfL
  • Managing and overseeing commercial support resources, including Variation and commercial support roles.
  • Ensuring compliant commercial management of Sub‑contracts
  • Maintenance of the Contract Register
  • Ensuring all subcontracting activities fully comply with TfL contractual requirements, policies, and governance obligations.
  • Commercial risk control and escalation
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with subcontractors and the wider supply chain to support effective delivery and collaboration.
  • Leading commercial negotiations with subcontractors and supply chain partners, including supporting and leading tendering and bid processes for subcontracted services.
  • Working closely with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Risk and Programme teams to ensure integrated commercial decision making.
  • Working closely with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Risk and Programme teams to ensure integrated commercial decision‑making.
  • Managing commercial risk exposure and supporting the Contract Risk Management framework.
  • Supporting dispute avoidance and resolution through early commercial engagement and sound contractual interpretation.
  • Providing commercial input to performance management, assurance activities and audits as required by TfL.
  • Supporting Exit and hand back activities to ensure all commercial obligations are discharged in accordance with the Contract.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in **senior contract and commercial management** within complex, long‑term service or infrastructure contracts.
  • Strong understanding of **UK public‑sector contracting**, ideally within transport, infrastructure or regulated environments.
  • Proven experience managing contract variations, pricing models, cost control and commercial governance.
  • Experience working with complex supply chains and multi‑disciplinary delivery organisations.
  • Strong stakeholder‑management and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior client representatives.
  • Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual frameworks with sound commercial judgement.
  • **Skills Requirement**
  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Engineering, Information Management, or a related discipline.
  • Excellent communication and commercial negotiation skills.
  • Strong analytical capability and confident decision‑making under pressure.
  • High levels of professionalism, integrity and accountability.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining contractual compliance.
  • Proactive, pragmatic and solutions‑focused approach to commercial challenges.

Benefits

  • Holidays: 25 days per annum + 8 days bank holidays (options to buy/sell days)
  • Pension – 4% employee and 4% employer
  • Private medical insurance (including dental & optical)
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Flexible/remote working options
  • Charitable initiatives
  • Social events (formal & informal)
  • Learning and development programs
  • Innovative & collaborative work environment

Job title

Contract Commercial Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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