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)
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