Commercial Manager at Severn Trent managing £6.9 billion worth of contractor services. Overseeing cost intelligence, pricing strategies, and supporting major infrastructure programmes.
Responsibilities
Take charge of a team of Cost Specialists delivering commercial expertise across our Capital Delivery programmes
Central to developing, reviewing, and maintaining the cost intelligence that underpins our business planning and pricing strategies
Lead the creation, approval, and continual refinement of Prices and Price changes
Act as custodian for core commercial systems, cost curves, and cost data integrity
Support Estimators, Senior Quantity Surveyors, Contractors, and other internal technical teams—ensuring clarity, consistency, and commercial robustness throughout our delivery models
Advise on pricing queries to training others on cost-related processes, being the go‑to authority for cost intelligence, commercial interpretation, and performance reporting
Requirements
Strong commercial background, ideally within Water, Utilities, Power, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Aerospace, or similar sectors
Experience working with the NEC suite of contracts
Proven ability to offer cost advice across cross-functional teams
Experience with frameworks, dispute resolution, and change control
A track record of developing and supporting junior team members
Skilled in influencing stakeholders at all levels
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Confident IT user with strong Excel capability
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data
Comfortable challenging assumptions to ensure commercial accuracy
Forward-thinking, proactive approach to anticipating issues
Strong organisational and time-management skills
Experience with performance monitoring and reporting
Ability to delegate effectively and deliver through others
Passion for improving team capability and commercial processes
High personal discipline and adherence to standards and regulations
Clear-thinking decision-maker, even in ambiguity
Innovative problem solver with strong drive to deliver
Collaborative communicator who seeks input from others
A strong team player who builds relationships across the wider business
Essential: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or similar (or extensive commercial experience)
Minimum 7+ years post‑qualification experience
Full UK driving licence
Benefits
28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies (including, a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
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