Commercial Manager

About Us

CJC Commercial (CJC) are a leading team of specialists who bring global project experience and provide civil and structural engineering expertise. Our engineering project experience and advice is highly sought after by both government and non-government clients.

We pride ourselves on attention to detail, precision and quality control. These traits underpin the services we offer. We work in partnership with a variety of delivery agencies to provide technical support across all project stages. We work closely with our clients to provide oversight and control of major infrastructure and building projects across the globe.

About the role

We’re seeking a Commercial Manager to join an innovative team of industry leaders in transport, while working on one of the most exciting high-profile projects in the country. You’ll work in a team that encourages work life balance and supports your career progression through mentoring as well as learning and development opportunities.

As our Commercial Manager, reporting to the Commercial Director, you’ll contribute to lasting and positive changes that shape the future of our cities and communities. It’s meaningful, challenging and exciting work.

Day-to-day, you will:

• You’ll manage all contractual and commercial aspects of the project, including contract administration, claims mitigation, and compliance to ensure adherence and conformance of contract delivery requirements and best practice governance
• You’ll understand contract ramifications and draw on your own strategic and commercial thinking to run short, medium and long-term strategies
• You’ll employ a proactive risk management approach to identify and anticipate current and potential risks, input them into ARM, develop risk mitigation strategies as required and attend project risk meetings for the SRA/QRA
• You’ll contribute to and review project reporting and financial management as required, including Project Flash Reports, Board papers, Project Steering Committee Reports, payment claims and business cases and presentations to internal stakeholders on project commercial matters as required
• You’ll work closely with the Completions stream to achieve Project Completion
• Using a relationship-driven approach, you’ll work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including:

• You’re an experienced Commercial Manager, (or in a similar role) and you’ve managed the Principal-Contractor relationship together with downstream contracts within a ‘PPP’ model
• You can read and understand complex commercial contracts and interpret and apply legislation
• You’re commercially astute with a proactive approach to managing risk, with experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, understanding and interpreting detailed construction contracts, commercial terms and financial data
• You will be proactive and seek timely advice on technical and operational perspectives from both internal and external sources to ensure the most favourable commercial outcome
• A natural relationship-builder and communicator, you can engage, influence and collaborate effectively and tactfully, even in challenging circumstances

What's in it for you when you join CJC Commercial?

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

• A competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.
• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities, locally & globally.
• Smart50 awarded business for Diversity & Inclusion (2023) - inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at CJC Commercial
• Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities, not only with CJC Commercial but as a part of a bigger group of connected companies.
• Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and training networks.
• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.
• Quarterly pay reviews: every 3 months we review everyone’s pay against CPI.
• Wellbeing Programs: you will have access to free wellbeing counselling for you and your direct family.
• Exposure to big projects while keeping the benefits of working in a close, high performing team.

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience – whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $180,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 6 years

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person