Recruitment - Commercial Manager - Infrastructure Procurement & Contracts

Job title: Commercial Manager – Infrastructure Procurement & Contracts

Salary: £60,000
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 4465
Team: P&C Infrastructure
Contract details: Full Time/ Perm
Location: Palestra/Hybrid

Application closing date: 4th June at 23.59

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period.Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Overview of the Role

This is a delivery-focused Commercial Manager role within Transport for London’s Procurement & Commercial (P&C) Infrastructure team, supporting major infrastructure and capital programmes.

You will take ownership of commercial activity across defined workstreams, managing procurement, contracts and suppliers end-to-end across high-value, complex infrastructure projects. This is not a support or advisory role, you will be expected to lead delivery, manage commercial risk and drive value-for-money outcomes across large-scale programmes.

You will operate in a structured, regulated environment, working closely with programme teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure commercial activity supports the successful delivery of infrastructure projects across TfL’s network.

This role is best suited to candidates who have hands-on ownership of infrastructure procurement or contract delivery, have worked on complex, high-value capital or engineering programmes, and can demonstrate real commercial impact and delivery in a project environment.

It is not suited to candidates with purely administrative or junior procurement experience, those from non-infrastructure backgrounds, or individuals whose experience is advisory-only without direct responsibility for delivery.

Joining this role offers the opportunity to work on major infrastructure programmes critical to London’s transport network, take ownership of high-value commercial delivery, and operate in a complex, high-impact, project-driven environment. You will be part of a mature, high-performing commercial function within TfL, with strong visibility and accountability across the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead delivery of procurement activity across infrastructure programmes (sourcing, tendering, evaluation and contract award)
• Manage contracts through delivery, ensuring performance, cost control and effective risk management
• Lead negotiations and manage contractual change across complex infrastructure agreements
• Identify and manage commercial risks, issues and opportunities across the full contract lifecycle
• Work closely with programme, engineering, legal and finance teams to ensure successful delivery
• Ensure all activity meets TfL governance, assurance and compliance standards
• Build and manage robust relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to commercial strategy and continuous improvement across the P&C Infrastructure function

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience delivering commercial, procurement or contract management activity within infrastructure or capital programmes
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end commercial lifecycle within infrastructure delivery
• Experience working in regulated or highly governed environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across programme and senior stakeholder groups
• Strong commercial judgement and risk management capability

Desirable

• Experience within transport, construction, utilities or infrastructure sectors

• Experience in the domain of Operational Systems and Communication Systems

• Knowledge of standard forms of contract (e.g. NEC, JCT or similar)
• Professional qualification (e.g. RICS, CIPS) or working towards

Application Process

• Please apply using your CV only

• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV

• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs to make the process fair.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 29/30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
  Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Vetting Process

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.