Senior Commercial Manager
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £75000-130000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 0SG |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23455-43781061 |
Summary
Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Commercial Manager
- Manage all commercial aspects of the Operational Unit and maintain regular liaison with all stakeholders.Build a high performing team, while continually improving
- Monthly project reviews to analyse the business unit performance and take appropriate action.
- Attend the required reviews with the Executive Team to explain the business current and planned performance.
- Ensure the implementation of a commercial strategy for the operating unit including tenders.
- Maintain a schedule of Client engagement events for equivalent level customer feedback, alignment and future pipeline of work.
- In conjunction with the Operations Director, set the annual business plan, and create the strategy to achieve the elements therein.
- Active management of the work winning process, allocation of resource to commercial elements, liaison with the Regional pre-contract commercial resource.
- To lead on the development and training of Commercial Practitioners including supervisor / mentor / counsellor role for staff undertaking their APC or equivalent.
- Maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans for all projects..
- To be responsible in conjunction with the Operational Director and Estimating Manager to ensure that a review of all of the contractual obligations and commercial risks is carried out prior to the submission of all tenders within the BU and attend tender settlement meetings as required.
- Manage project controls including value, cost, production and supply chai
- To ensure effective negotiations with prospective clients are carried out prior to signing contracts to minimise risk
- Carry out commercial audits on other BU’s as and when required.
- Functional leadership, bringing best practice into the business, involvement in Business Improvement Initiatives.
Still interested , dos this sound like you?
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent.
- Commercially astute with substantial proven experience within a commercial role in the Construction Industry.
- Expert knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract and Standard Methods of Measurement.
- Understanding of programming techniques and project controls.
- Gravitas, relationship management on senior peer to peer basis.
- Previous experince of managing a team and large projects of £50 million plus.
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Commercial Manager
- Manage all commercial aspects of the Operational Unit and maintain regular liaison with all stakeholders.Build a high performing team, while continually improving
- Monthly project reviews to analyse the business unit performance and take appropriate action.
- Attend the required reviews with the Executive Team to explain the business current and planned performance.
- Ensure the implementation of a commercial strategy for the operating unit including tenders.
- Maintain a schedule of Client engagement events for equivalent level customer feedback, alignment and future pipeline of work.
- In conjunction with the Operations Director, set the annual business plan, and create the strategy to achieve the elements therein.
- Active management of the work winning process, allocation of resource to commercial elements, liaison with the Regional pre-contract commercial resource.
- To lead on the development and training of Commercial Practitioners including supervisor / mentor / counsellor role for staff undertaking their APC or equivalent.
- Maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans for all projects..
- To be responsible in conjunction with the Operational Director and Estimating Manager to ensure that a review of all of the contractual obligations and commercial risks is carried out prior to the submission of all tenders within the BU and attend tender settlement meetings as required.
- Manage project controls including value, cost, production and supply chai
- To ensure effective negotiations with prospective clients are carried out prior to signing contracts to minimise risk
- Carry out commercial audits on other BU’s as and when required.
- Functional leadership, bringing best practice into the business, involvement in Business Improvement Initiatives.
Still interested , dos this sound like you?
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent.
- Commercially astute with substantial proven experience within a commercial role in the Construction Industry.
- Expert knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract and Standard Methods of Measurement.
- Understanding of programming techniques and project controls.
- Gravitas, relationship management on senior peer to peer basis.
- Previous experince of managing a team and large projects of £50 million plus.