Commercial Manager

The role

The Utilities Commercial Manager provides commercial and contracts leadership across the full lifecycle of Utilities infrastructure work packages. This person will support procurement strategy, contract negotiation, claims management, and cost reporting for hyperscale data centre developments.

What you will do

• Develop and support procurement and commercial strategies for Utilities infrastructure packages.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial scope, contract terms, work orders, and purchase orders.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from procurement to close-out.
• Support project teams in managing commercial risks associated with energisation, approvals, and delays.
• Assess and manage contract claims including variations, payment claims, and EOT claims.
• Provide input into Utilities cost management, budget ownership, and forecasting.
• Work with Delivery, Design, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Cost Management teams.
• Support the handover of procured Utilities packages into delivery.
• Monitor supplier, contractor and utility provider performance.
• Maintain commercial visibility across live Utilities packages.

Required qualifications

• Successfully delivered projects in a contracts, commercial, transaction or project commercial management role within a complex construction, infrastructure, utilities, energy, water, transport, develo
• Experience supporting procurement strategy, contract negotiation, contract administration, claims management, variation assessment, cost reporting and commercial close-out.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual frameworks.
• Strong commercial judgement.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to operate independently, proactively and with accountability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced capability across Excel, Word and commercial / project systems.
• Degree in Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across diverse regions, cultures, stakeholder groups and delivery environments.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.

Nice to have

• Utilities, high voltage, grid connection, transmission / distribution, water infrastructure, authority interface or energy infrastructure experience

Benefits

• Flexible and safe working environment

About the company

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company that operates a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. The company aims to scale and sustain the growth of the region's digital future.