Senior Commercial Manager - Risk

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What you'll be doing

You'll lead and inspire others, driving performance and ensuring targets are met in line with HPC objectives. You'll empower those you work with and alongside to deliver exceptional results and oversee the implementation of key responsibilities for subject matter experts and commercial support, ensuring adherence to NNB commercial procedures.

As a key point of contact for the Supply Chain Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and project leaders, you'll play a central role in shaping strategic commercial insights. Your expertise will help HPC identify and mitigate commercial risks, creating value and enabling better decision-making while minimising supply chain risks.

In addition, you'll lead complex supply chain projects, managing the escalation of disputes and claims. You'll ensure that Commercial Risk Management is integrated into the broader HPC Risk Model, effectively capturing and reporting on risks to optimize supply chain performance and drive success.

You'll bring a strong understanding of risk management, issue identification, and resolution, with a proven track record in handling NEC & FIDIC contracts, ideally within the power construction industry and major projects.

You'll have good knowledge of UK law and its impact on contracts and commercial functions, backed by your membership with RICS, CICES, or a similar professional body. Your expertise in contract management and commercial skills will drive best practices and ensure clear, effective decision-making on high-value financial matters.

You'll work seamlessly across business functions, including site, engineering, supply chain, and commercial teams, fostering collaboration and delivering impactful, risk-focused reporting at the board level. Your ability to redefine stakeholder relationships and implement fresh approaches will drive innovation, creativity, and sustainable change within the organisation.

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK's largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Aztec West, Bristol
- with flexibility of working from home, minimum 2-3 days a week in the office.
Are you an experienced Senior Commercial Manager with a strong background and understanding of Commercial risk and contract management? Do you have expertise in NEC & FIDIC contracts? Do you have experience of thinking outside of the box with the best approach to solve problems? If so, come and join EDF, working at the largest construction Project in western Europe, as a Senior Commercial Manager!

The Opportunity

As Senior Commercial Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in managing commercial risks within the NNB Commercial and Supply Chain Client function, driving effective risk strategies and minimising contractual disputes with HPC suppliers. Working alongside the Senior Commercial Lead, you'll help steer the Client function towards its goals while collaborating with another Senior Commercial Manager focused on risk and disputes.

Your expertise will be crucial in identifying and mitigating risks on a large-scale project, providing strategic oversight to manage commercial and contractual challenges. You'll work closely with leadership to ensure actions are tracked and executed, and ensure the right experts, including Forensic Planners and Quantum Experts, are allocated to resolve claims and protect the company's commercial interests.

Alongside a starting salary circa £76,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.