Principal Commercial Specialist

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Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly experienced and commercially savvy Principal Commercial Specialist to lead project control and commercial functions across complex Energy projects. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in project cost control/management, coordination with various systems/stake holders of Energy projects for the overall project commercial governance and will play a key role in enabling successful project delivery through strategic planning, team leadership, and process optimization.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Manage project commercials as Commercial Lead, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and earned value analysis.
•    Prepare and manage commercial documentation such as agreements, change control notes & invoices to client using standardized templates.
•    Coordinate with all the disciplines/stake holders of the project to get their cost data and to keep the cost data up to date. Report to the Project Managers/Project Directors at regular basis on the cost incurred, budget variance etc. on regular basis.
•    Assist the Project Managers with business management system activities, including weekly/monthly progress reporting and compliance.
•    Set up projects in control systems, prepare budgets, and monitor actuals against planned resources and costs.
•    To Attend client meetings along with Project Manager and responsible for addressing cost/invoice related queries from client.
•    Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely approvals of IETs, change orders, and invoices.
•    Lead and mentor a team of project enablers and project control staff, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of project support functions.
•    Develop and automate dashboards using Power BI or similar tools to monitor project performance and KPIs.
•    Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of project control processes.
•    Ensure adherence to internal commercial and financial policies and procedures.

Candidate Specification:

Education:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.E. / B.Tech – Mechanical, Electrical, MEP or QS related field).
•    Additional qualifications in Finance or Project Management (e.g., MBA, PMP, RICS) are advantageous.

Experience:
•    Minimum 13 years of experience in project control, commercial management of Energy projects within the design consultancy sector.
•    The candidate should have a Quantity Surveyor background, ideally with experience of working for contractors.

Skills & Competencies:
•    Strong commercial and financial acumen.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•    Proficient in project control tools/software and financial systems.
•    Skilled in Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
•    Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing