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Strategic Lead – Commercial Improvement, Assurance
Lake Champlain Chamber. Strengthen how highways services and investment are commercially managed, assured and continuously improved .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in commercial management and improvement, with a strong focus on financial control, risk assessment, and programme assurance. Capable of leading multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and drive measurable results in complex environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Commercial Improvement LeadershipFinancial Control ExpertiseProgramme Assurance KnowledgeAnalytical Skills for Data ScrutinyChange Management Experience
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Hard Skills
Commercial ManagementFinancial AnalysisRisk AssessmentProgramme ManagementCost PredictabilityBusiness Case ScrutinyContinuous ImprovementBenchmarkingGateway ReviewsProcurement Approaches
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationInfluencing SkillsNegotiation SkillsRelationship BuildingConstructive Professional Challenge
Certifications & Qualifications
Relevant Professional QualificationMembership of a Relevant Professional Body
Industry Keywords
HighwaysInfrastructureCapital ProgrammesCommercial GovernanceChange ManagementBenefits Realisation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Strengthen how highways services and investment are commercially managed, assured and continuously improved
- Help turn commercial strategy into practical improvements, increasing financial discipline, accountability and value for money
- Lead complex commercial improvement and assurance work
- Use data, benchmarking and insight to scrutinise business cases, costs, forecasts, risks, procurement approaches and delivery models
- Develop gateway controls and improve cost predictability
- Redesign services and assure high-value projects and contracts
- Work across finance, engineering, procurement, legal and operational teams
- Advise senior leaders and governance forums
- Build relationships with suppliers, contractors and partners
- Build commercial capability across the organisation and turn improvement opportunities into measurable results
Requirements
What you’ll need- A relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent experience, ideally within commercial management, finance, engineering, business or programme/project management
- Significant experience leading commercial improvement, assurance, transformation or complex programmes, ideally within highways, infrastructure, capital programmes or a comparable environment
- Strong knowledge of commercial governance, financial control, risk, value for money and programme assurance, including gateway reviews and business case scrutiny
- Analytical skills to interrogate costs, forecasts, performance, risk and benchmarking data and translate findings into clear, evidence-based recommendations
- Experience improving services, processes and delivery models, with an understanding of continuous improvement, change management and benefits realisation
- Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with confidence to provide constructive professional challenge to senior leaders and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
- A relevant professional qualification or experience in project, programme, procurement or change management, with membership of a relevant professional body, or willingness to work towards this
Benefits
Comp & perks- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities
- Health and wellbeing support
- Family-friendly policies
- Financial and travel benefits
- Training and development opportunities