Assistant Commercial Manager

Gardline Limited is part of the Boskalis group of companies. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to explore your career and find innovative and relevant solutions for complex projects. 

Working at Gardline is about exploration. For a business to succeed, it needs the right people, with the right skills and values. We seek exceptional individuals who champion our values-based culture and team spirit. Here at Gardline, we are committed to each and every one of our staff members worldwide. We empower you to gain new skills, bring new ideas to the table, to grow and develop. Together!

Make your mark as an Assistant Commercial Manager – Geotechnical

Gardline has an opportunity to join the commercial team within our Geotechnical Division.

As an Assistant Commercial Manager at Gardline you will be primarily responsible for reviewing business opportunities and developing them where appropriate to detailed proposals.  You will enjoy the full support of the Gardline SME teams through this process and you will be responsible for presenting your proposal to the management team prior to submission.  For awarded projects you will perform a handover to our project management team and continue to support them through the project execution phase as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for the next step in their career to join this busy and exciting sector during the global energy transition.

Your primary responsibilities will be as follows:

• Reviewing tender opportunities and updating tender database.
• Preparing tender responses in collaboration with other Gardline stakeholders, developing contract / commercial / technical risk register, bid price, performance outcomes and supporting tender documentation.
• Presenting well developed offers to management team for review and approval.
• Monitoring timely availability of requested clarifications, informing relevant (internal and external) stakeholders. Ensure submission of clarification documentation within agreed times.
• Supporting the geotechnical department at a commercial, organisational, administrative and project level. Also support the department with relevant market, competitive and customer information for developing the Commercial and/or Business Development plan for the target market.
• Preparing and presenting contract handovers to the project management team.
• Contributing to lessons learned through the tendering and project phases and ensuring those are captured, disseminated, and reflected in updated procedures and templates where appropriate.
• Representing the Company / Business Unit at meetings, conferences, and exhibitions as required and developing business opportunities and building effective relationships through positive engagement with clients and other stakeholders.

Other Requirements

• As an employee, you help maintain our company’s quality, safety and environmental management system in the process of continuous improvement.
• As an employee, you assume, within your range of duties, your responsibility in following all the measures taken by the company regarding quality, safety and the environment.

What you can expect

• A range of benefits: In addition to your salary and flexible work arrangements, you will receive an annual holiday entitlement of 25 days (based on a full-time contract) which increases over time, a salary sacrifice pension scheme, access to private healthcare through Bupa now including yearly dental allowance, medication checks and face-to-face GP service, as well as cycle to work and eye test schemes and additional leave purchase scheme!
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realise your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities be that onshore or offshore.  Being part of the Boskalis Group also provides access to a vast range of opportunities literally across the globe!
• A warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Gardline!

Extra information

• Right to work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship.
• Where you will work: Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth or Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol.
• The position of Assistant Commercial Manager is a full-time position.
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application process and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. If both sides are happy to proceed, Interviews are held online or in the office. If successful we will make you an offer to join Gardline. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we will warmly welcome you to our organisation.

Want to know more?
We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Assistant Commercial Manager. Please contact our recruitment team at [email protected]

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies
We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.