Royal BAM Group is looking for a Commercial Education Lead to join its UK & Ireland Education Sector team. In this pivotal role, you will support the delivery of our national education portfolio by influencing sector strategy, championing best practice, and providing commercial leadership to regional teams.
What You'll Do
- Negotiate favourable commercial terms with consultants, including optimised payment schedules.
- Influence playbook designs and material specifications to support tender cost plans.
- Develop legal, commercial, and procurement tools including frameworks, derogation libraries, and KPI-linked subcontract agreements.
- Deliver commercial presentations and produce standardised commercial templates and cost plans.
- Support development of national and local supply chains and maximise use of BAM’s “kit of parts.”
- Act as the commercial lead for key education framework engagements.
- Resolve escalated commercial disputes and drive consistency across tender submissions.
- Ensure robust governance, provide training on commercial processes, and maintain compliant approval pathways.
- Attend regular commercial framework meetings as required.
- Support and deputise for the Framework Manager when needed.
- Collaborate with the Sector Director, Client Director, Framework Manager, and Design and Digital teams.
- Review supporting documents for commercial implications.
- Issue price indices and provide governance information to regions.
- Collate benchmarking data and support day-to-day commercial queries.
- Lead commercial feedback mechanisms nationally.
- Lead all commercial aspects of education tenders to protect BAM’s commercial position.
- Support pricing submissions and commercial quality responses.
- Drive commercial performance across the Education Sector.
- Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners.
- Manage governance processes including Stage Gate, Tender Desk, and BAM Baseline.
- Prepare and manage the annual Operating Expenditure budget.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Commercial Manager within pre-construction or framework-led environments.
- Strong understanding of contractual, commercial, insurance, and legal processes.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong negotiation, analytical and communication skills.
- Familiarity with common forms of construction contracts.
- Commercially astute with ability to make informed decisions.
- Strong understanding of performance measurement, risk/opportunity management, and change control.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in the Education Sector.
Team & Environment
Works closely with the Education Sector Director, supporting pre-construction activities and regional tendering.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary
- Company car / car allowance / travel allowance
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- 8% matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
Work Mode
This role operates on a hybrid basis.
We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
