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.

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 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 may affect cost, time, revenue or entitlements.
• Maintain registers for revenue, invoicing, variations, claims, risks and opportunities, and monitor contractual value, variations and commercial exposure.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Planning, Operations, Finance and Legal to gather inputs for commercial assessments.
• Support reviews of revenue, cost, cash-flow and commercial forecasts, and follow up on 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 apply price-adjustment and escalation mechanisms.
• Comply with compliance, auditing, HSE and Asso Group policies.

Required profile

• Higher university degree in Engineering, preferably with further study or training in commercial, contract, project or quantity surveying management.
• More than three years of relevant experience in commercial project management, contract administration, quantity surveying, cost control or proposals.
• 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, including measurement, remeasurement, valuation and quantity reconciliation.
• Application of price-adjustment, escalation and indexation mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills; clear English communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP; project reporting and document-management systems are an advantage.

What we offer

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