Assistant Commercial Manager

Job Description

• Leads commercial analysis, ensures data accuracy and integrity, and provides insights that enable informed decision-making, effective risk management, and improved project outcomes.
• Serves as a senior advisor on projects and initiatives of large scope and complexity.
• Leads the delivery of accurate and timely commercial reporting, analysis, and forecasting.
• Drives earned value management (EVM) and performance index reporting, ensuring alignment between cost and schedule data.
• Provides detailed analysis of cost, revenue, margin, and cash performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyzes complex margin erosion drivers, cash performance, and change recovery trends.
• Enables disciplined change, cost, and risk tracking, including proper monetization and impact assessment.
• Ensures data integrity across commercial systems and tools, supporting audits, reconciliation, and compliance.
• Supports governance reviews and approval workflows, ensuring compliance with commercial policies and procedures.
• Leads contract compliance monitoring, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations.
• Drives the development, review, and challenge of EAC (Estimate at Completion) and ETC (Estimate to Complete) forecasts.
• Provides insights to support margin enhancement initiatives and overall business performance improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in commercial analysis, project controls, or cost management within the built environment industry (construction, engineering, or infrastructure sectors).
• Demonstrated expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM) principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Proficiency with commercial analysis software and tools (e.g., Primavera, Deltek, SAP, or equivalent project controls platforms).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with proven experience in financial forecasting, variance analysis, and trend identification.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools for complex financial reporting and analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex commercial data to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in contract compliance monitoring, change management, and risk assessment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deliverables.
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and maintain data integrity in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with audit preparation, reconciliation processes, and compliance with commercial policies and procedures.