Pre Construction - Commercial Manager

The Pre-Construction Commercial Manager plays a key role in supporting the commercial governance, contractual assurance, and risk management of pre-construction activity across the Galliford Try portfolio. Working collaboratively with estimating, legal, operational, design, and delivery teams, the role ensures bids and early-stage projects are commercially sound, compliant, and aligned with operational delivery. This role provides commercial leadership throughout the tender lifecycle, helping to identify, understand, and mitigate risk while supporting the preparation of competitive and high-quality submissions. The position offers flexibility, including remote working, with travel to regional offices and client meetings as required. What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide commercial input into bid and tender activity, supporting Bid / No-Bid decisions in line with GT governance and risk appetite
• Review and assess contracts (including NEC, JCT, FIDIC, and bespoke forms) to identify commercial and delivery risk
• Work closely with Legal and internal stakeholders to agree and document mitigations, clarifications, and assumptions
• Support fee build-ups, allowances, and risk provisions alongside the estimating team
• Ensure scope clarity, risk visibility, and commercial alignment prior to tender submission
• Support supply chain engagement at tender stage, including commercial compliance and contract alignment
• Provide early commercial insight to operational teams to support smooth project handover
• Promote collaboration, good governance, ethical procurement, and continuous improvement across pre-construction activity, With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged. Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.


• Experience in pre-construction commercial management within a Tier 1 contractor or major subcontractor environment
• Strong working knowledge of NEC, JCT, and bespoke contract forms
• Ability to assess and communicate commercial and contractual risk clearly
• Confident communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple disciplines
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a flexible or remote environment
Desirable
• RICS or similar professional membership
• Experience supporting bids in complex or regulated sectors
• Familiarity with Galliford Try systems or similar governance frameworks
  
  Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value. Galliford Try is a leading UK Construction group. The business is split into four distinct divisions, Infrastructure, Building, Environment and Specialist Services, covering a range of specialist work in water, highways, telecoms, security, commercial, custodial, education, health, interiors, and leisure, across both public and private sectors. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. Our vision is to be leaders in the construction of a sustainable future.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role