Commercial Project Engineer

About the role

The Commercial Project Engineer supports the Business Solutions Division in managing projects from contract award and handover through execution and final commercial close-out. The role monitors the commercial health of projects, administers contractual and commercial requirements, supports invoicing and revenue forecasting, assesses variations and claims, and identifies commercial risks and opportunities. It combines engineering knowledge, commercial awareness, contractual understanding and analytical capability, and includes quantity surveying activities such as measurement and remeasurement of works and reconciliation of contractual quantities.

Key responsibilities

• Review awarded contracts, tender assumptions, qualifications, clarifications and commercial terms to set the contractual and commercial baseline of each project.
• Take part in the handover from the Proposals Team and collect key contractual obligations, risks, exclusions, assumptions and commitments.
• Support the Commercial, Project and Contract Managers in day-to-day commercial and contractual management from award to close-out.
• Identify changes to scope, schedule, quantities or methodology that affect cost, time, revenue or entitlements.
• Maintain registers for revenue, invoicing, variations, claims, risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Planning, Operations, Finance and Legal to gather inputs for commercial assessments.
• Monitor contractual value, variations, opportunities, liabilities and commercial exposure.
• Support reviews of revenue, cost, cash-flow and commercial forecasts, and follow up invoicing, payments, retentions, deductions and overdue receivables.
• Prepare commercial reports and management updates, and support negotiations with clear, substantiated positions.
• Perform quantity surveying, measurement and remeasurement, quantity reconciliation and price-adjustment and escalation mechanisms.
• Comply with compliance, auditing, HSE and Asso Group policy requirements.

Required profile

• Higher university degree in Engineering, preferably with further study or training in commercial, contract or project management, quantity surveying, finance or business administration.
• More than three years of relevant experience in commercial project management, project engineering, contract administration, quantity surveying, cost control, proposals or a similar project-based role.
• Sound understanding of commercial and contractual principles, including variations, claims, payment terms, retentions and guarantees.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and operate in an international, multicultural environment.

Required skills

• Quantity surveying and valuation of works.
• Application of price-adjustment, escalation and indexation mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills; clear English communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP; project reporting, commercial-management or document-management systems are an advantage.

What we offer

• Private health insurance.
• Company bus from central spots.
• Fast-paced environment and specialization in a niche market.
• Competitive compensation and continuous development opportunities.