Head of Commercial, @one Alliance

Balfour Beatty

  • Peterborough
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
About the roleBalfour Beatty is seeking a Head of Commercial to join our work on the @one Alliance. This is a pivotal leadership position, driving strategic commercial plans to achieve business objectives and financial outperformance.@one Alliance a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.As we embark on AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period yet, we are preparing to deliver our largest and most innovative project to date. This is a unique chance to lead industry transformation, set new global standards, and accelerate your career growth.What you'll be doing
  • As the Head of Commercial, you will be jointly responsible for developing and executing commercial strategic plans to drive outperformance for the Business Unit.
  • You will lead and manage all aspects of the business unit commercial function, ensuring the team is capable of successfully delivering the Alliance and Business Unit strategic objectives.
  • Be accountable for the commercial performance for the Business Unit. Build strong business unit relationships to drive collaboration and integration. Utilise these to achieve better value for the Business Unit.
  • Support @one Procurement Team to establish, sustain, and maintain leading edge procurement and commercial models that drive the right behaviours and deliver successful outcomes for the Business Unit.
  • Support the @one Estimating Team to establish, sustain, and maintain leading edge project and programme estimating models to facilitate the project lifecycle. Ensuring timely and accurate cost capture upon project closure.
  • Be responsible for cost and performance indicator assurance across the Business Unit, including the Profit/Loss of the Business Unit against its budget.
  • Support the development of the right culture, behaviours and organisation, employees, and supply chain. Building a commercially aware culture within the Business Unit.
  • Liaise with senior stakeholders - manage and deliver their expectations.
Who we're looking for
  • Significant experience of Project & Programme Construction delivery
  • Knowledge of Utility Operations
  • Experience in change management
  • Management experience in a commercial contracting environment
  • Proven ability in delivering business objectives at a strategic level
  • Proven experience in developing best practice
  • Proven commercial acumen and Leadership
  • Strong capability in risk and issue management
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Proven history of successful self and team development
  • Ability to deliver quality outputs within tight deadlines
  • Takes personal responsibility for continually improving own knowledge, skills and networks
Why work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.Why join us?As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…About usBalfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitTo help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

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