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Commercial Manager - Aviation

Mace
Sustainability/Environmental Consulting
Sustainability/Environmental Consulting
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Description

Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Company
At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, and construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative, and responsible, we have built a reputation and track record for delivering projects safer, faster, and greener. We transform industries, support communities, and leave lasting legacies.

About the Project
Mace Construct has worked at Heathrow for more than 25 years, delivering over 400 live frameworks and projects across a 1,227-hectare campus. This extensive experience has developed deep operational, technical, and stakeholder understanding, enabling delivery of change without interrupting airport systems. Our teams combine exceptional commitment to safety, smart construction methods, and a collaborative, client-focused approach to ensure project success and long-term partnerships.

About the Role
You will be responsible for the commercial management of work packages for the United Airlines Hangar Refurbishment and fit-out project. Reporting to the project commercial lead and collaborating with package managers, you will provide risk and opportunity reporting, mitigate risks, and protect work packages and project margins through robust cost control systems.

What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing subcontract packages commercially from procurement through to final account
- Procuring subcontract packages and materials, including collating tender documentation and administering tenders
- Being accountable for commercial package management and reporting to the commercial lead
- Establishing cost control systems and administering client and subcontract changes
- Implementing risk and opportunity reporting mechanisms
- Mitigating risks to protect package and project margins
- Reporting forecast to date and forecast to completion (defined cost if NEC, fixed price if JCT)
- Managing cost control, planning/scheduling, risk analysis, earned value management, forecasting, and change management
- Enhancing profit by identifying opportunities through change and cost reduction measures such as value engineering
- Operating collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Working towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and proactively managing associated carbon emissions and reductions during project delivery

Requirements

Experience
- Strong commercial management experience on major infrastructure projects
- Excellent knowledge of contract administration and cost management
- Experience in establishing cost control systems
- Leading value engineering and cost exercises
- Preparing monthly commercial reports

About You
- Ability to adapt and respond to change
- Collaborative team player committed to safety and sustainability

Qualifications
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent qualification
- CSCS card
- Nice to have: experience working on airport construction projects, NEC contract experience, professional membership (RICS / ICES / MCIOB) or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Ability to apply detailed technical expertise managing complex tasks

Expiry date: 25/11/2026
Commercial Manager - Aviation
Company:
Mace
Job Type:
Job
Location:
London