Assistant Commercial Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
Location: Milton Keynes
Base salary: £32,050pa - c.£37,700pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
The Assistant Commercial Manager is responsible for supporting the delivery of commercial activities within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors to assurance and support commercial activities.
About the role:
Pre-contract:
- To be responsible for supporting the development commercial works information, reviewing works information from other functions and drafting contract documents.
Procurement:
- To be responsible for supporting the development of a contract management plan.
Post contract:
- To be responsible for supporting the delivery of contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control.
- To be responsible for supporting the administration of the obligations of the Project Manager under the NEC3Contract.
- To be responsible for supporting the valuation of variations and compensation events.
- To be responsible for supporting contract payments assessment.
- To be responsible for supporting the review and analysis of supply chain monthly reports.
- To be responsible for supporting the input into contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports.
- To be responsible for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes.
- To be responsible for supporting estimate reviews (at all stages)
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
About You:
Skills:
- Ability to administer contracts to deliver infrastructure or similar capital projects and programmes.
Type of experience:
- Ability to administer contracts to deliver infrastructure or similar projects and programmes.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of dispute resolution processes and procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of common commercial policies, processes and procedures.
- A knowledge of contract, commercial and risk management methods
We are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.