Commercial Project Manager - Building Services
Commercial Project Manager overseeing project controls, financial reporting, and performance analysis for WSP’s UK Building Services. Focuses on budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and ensuring projects meet commercial and governance requirements across multidisciplinary teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London, London, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline
- Demonstrable experience supporting project delivery, project controls, PMO, or commercial management in engineering, construction, or professional services
- Experience with Project Financial Management Systems (forecasting, reporting, budgeting, cost control)
- Practical application of planning, progress measurement, cost control, and change management across project lifecycles
- Knowledge of resource planning and utilisation management principles
- Track record of collaborating in multi-disciplinary/multi-location teams and managing changing priorities
- Understanding of commercial drivers and data analysis for project business decisions
- Analytical approach to evaluate information, identify trends, and make evidence-based recommendations
- Ability to communicate project information clearly to stakeholders and resolve issues through structured analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel), Oracle, and Power BI
- Ability to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance
Nice to have
- Relevant project controls, PMO, or commercial management qualifications
Full description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
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Your Team
Our building services engineering practice is a thriving global community driven by creativity, curiosity and technical excellence. We attract and retain the brightest minds, and support them to do their best work with collaborative, multidisciplinary teams. We are trusted, impartial advisers invested in our clients’ success, and in making a positive impact for communities.
A little bit more about your role...
Our Building Services business is evolving to support sustainable growth through enhanced commercial governance, project controls, and integrated global delivery. As part of this transformation, we are establishing a Commercial PMO (Project Management Office) function to support our UK delivery teams.
We are seeking a Commercial Project Manager to support project, programme, and business performance across the UK Building Services. Working closely with Project Directors, Technical Project Managers, disciplines leads, Cost Centre Owners and the GCC (Gulf Capability Centre) commercial support teams. You will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, profitably, and in accordance with business governance requirements.
This role will provide the commercial and operational insight required to support informed decision-making, improve project performance, and enable effective utilisation of our UK and GCC resources.
You will act the Commercial Project manager between project teams, Finance, and GCC Commercial/project support teams to provide accurate reporting, forecasting, project controls and performance analysis across the project lifecycle.
Core Functions:Project Controls & Commercial Performance
- Support Project Managers and Project Directors with project controls, commercial reporting and performance analysis.
- Monitor project financial performance including revenue, cost, margin, utilisation, backlog and Estimate to Complete.
- Monitor project performance against approved budgets, fee forecasts, and delivery plans, identifying and driving opportunities to improve project margins.
- Review financial performance and identify opportunities and corrective actions.
- Support monthly project reviews and commercial performance meetings.