This is a fixed term contract for parental leave cover to bring in expertise and capacity to our client''s Scotland Business Development and Commercial Team. It will focus on securing and closing commercial and legal agreements that enable the growth of our client''s Scottish heat networks. It may also from time to time provide tactical support to the Head of Business Development and the wider team on other projects as required.The Commercial Manager (CM) is responsible for providing commercial resource to support the growth of the business, making recommendations to the Head of Business Development and working within Project Teams to provide risk based commercial decisions to deliver against KPIs and contractual requirements. It is a client facing role and you will be required to represent our colleagues with clients, customers, and joint venture partners. The CM will work with colleagues from business development, engineering and delivery to shape and deliver new district heating infrastructure projects, and to support operational decision making in terms of network expansions, grant applications and pricing. The CM is responsible for preparing high quality bids and proposals, designing and modelling the commercial structures underpinning each deal, leading commercial negotiations to contract close, and ensuring that contracts are managed through the delivery phase of the project. The CM will also support the Project Manager to bring projects through the relevant internal ..... full job details .....