Location
London (Hybrid working model)

Hours
Full Time

About the Role
Join AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, and become part of a global team delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact worldwide. As a Commercial Manager within our Environment Business Unit, you will provide leadership and expertise to ensure bid submissions and projects are commercially robust and aligned with business plan performance metrics. Reporting to the Assistant Commercial Director, Environment, you will focus on contract and commercial matters critical to business success, building strong client and supplier relationships and enhancing AECOM’s reputation.

Your responsibilities will include providing commercial leadership across the project lifecycle, offering governance and strategic advice to bid teams, and supporting legal functions. You will mentor junior colleagues, lead contractual negotiations, support business improvement initiatives, and ensure compliance with Delegations of Authority. Additionally, you will deliver commercial training and take an active leadership role in Safety, Quality, and Ethics.

At AECOM, you will benefit from career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days, all designed to support your growth and well-being.

Experience
- Suitable post-qualification experience in delivery, legal, commercial, or finance roles within the Built Environment or Construction industry.
- Detailed knowledge of construction industry contract suites including JCT, Government Frameworks, FIDIC, NEC PSC/ECC.
- Experience drafting and negotiating bespoke project-specific agreements.
- Pre-contract procurement and commercial management experience.
- Strong understanding of risk mitigation procedures and solution-focused approach.
- Commercial acumen with strong business analysis skills and ability to interpret financial and commercial data.
- Familiarity with pricing strategies, cross-border risks, and mitigations.
- Experience in both non-contentious drafting/negotiation and dispute avoidance/resolution.

About you
- Effective leader and communicator with the ability to positively influence stakeholders.
- Superior interpersonal skills with a collaborative working style.
- Ability to prioritise and lead in high workload environments with competing deadlines.
- Strong influencing skills, unquestioned integrity, and confidence to address major client needs.
- Demonstrates AECOM leadership behaviours.
- Willingness and ability to travel across the UK and elsewhere as required.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and abilities.

Qualifications
- Degree qualified in business, finance, law, engineering or related discipline (essential).
- Postgraduate business qualifications highly advantageous.
- Professional status in project management, engineering, surveying or law (e.g. ACCA, ACMA, CPA, MRICS, Law Society) preferred.
- Ability to hold and maintain UK government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance; Security Check (SC) clearance preferred for Defence/Nuclear sector work.