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Job Description:
Commercial Manager
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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Commercial Manager to join our team! In this role, you will lead the commercial and contractual management of large-scale infrastructure projects, ensuring effective contract administration, robust risk and claims management, and value-for-money outcomes. You will work closely with project leadership and to support successful project delivery across planning, procurement, design, and construction phases.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Drafting, reviewing, recommending revisions to, and approving contractual documentation, including main contracts, subcontracts, and commercial agreements.
- Reviewing contractual terms and conditions to ensure compliance with procurement requirements and negotiating fees and other commercial terms.
- Drafting and revising commercial and contractual policies, procedures, and operating guidelines as required.
- Managing and reviewing the contractual aspects of large, complex construction projects, including leading negotiations for substantial claims and variations.
- Supporting project executives, leaders, and project managers in monitoring and controlling the performance of contracted services to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and delivery of desired outcomes.
- Managing the Contract Administration team and overseeing all aspects of contract administration.
- Coordinating all matters related to contract administration, claims, disputes, contract interpretation, and cost analysis.
- Developing, implementing, and managing systems and procedures to monitor external and internal contracts, ensuring that contractual compliance issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner.
- Providing informed recommendations regarding contract procurement strategies and appropriate forms of contracts and agreements.
- Leading the continuous improvement of commercial processes, including refining contract formulation activities, systems, and procedures.
- Identifying potential claims, checking compliance with contractual terms, and overseeing the effective negotiation and settlement of claims.
- Preparing and/or overseeing the preparation of claims, including the calculation and substantiation of losses incurred due to defaults on contractual obligations.
- Formulating recommendations and strategies to remedy failures to meet contractual obligations.
- Overseeing financial aspects of contracts to ensure cost-effectiveness and value for money.
- Managing all financial contract management activities, including review and approval of payment certificates, subcontractor invoices, and client invoicing.
- Ensuring timely preparation of legal and contractual documents such as Requests for Proposals (RFP), Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Particular Conditions, and other contractual documents.
- Collaborating with colleagues across organizational lines to obtain and communicate business information necessary for the PMO to effectively monitor project and program status.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 12 years of prime contract administration and commercial management experience on large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and under pressure, exercising sound judgment in making program-related commercial decisions that drive project delivery forward.
- Proven experience managing contract administration teams and performing in a management capacity.
- Strong knowledge of contract law, procurement processes, claims management, and dispute resolution on major projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate, negotiate, build consensus, and finalize project and commercial decisions.
- Ability to operate effectively in a culturally diverse and dynamic environment.
- Experience managing commercial and contractual matters across all project phases, including planning, procurement, design, and construction.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Professional qualification and chartered status with a recognized international body such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or similar.
- Strong commercial acumen with a commitment to excellence and high performance standards for the role, the PMO, and the client program.
- Experience working within a PMO or program environment on multi-stakeholder, complex infrastructure programs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear contractual correspondence, reports, and recommendations for senior management and clients.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline
- 12 years of prime contract administration and commercial management experience on large-scale infrastructure projects
- Proven experience managing contract administration teams and performing in a management capacity
- Strong knowledge of contract law, procurement processes, claims management, and dispute resolution on major projects
- Ability to work independently and under pressure, exercising sound commercial judgment
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including collaboration, negotiation, consensus building, and finalizing commercial decisions
- Ability to operate effectively in a culturally diverse and dynamic environment
- Experience managing commercial and contractual matters across planning, procurement, design, and construction phases
- Professional qualification and chartered status with a recognized international body such as RICS or similar
- Strong commercial acumen with commitment to excellence and high performance standards
- Experience working within a PMO or program environment on multi-stakeholder, complex infrastructure programs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to produce clear contractual correspondence and reports
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
