Senior Commercial Manager - Customer

Senior Commercial Manager - Customer page is loaded Senior Commercial Manager - Customerlocations: Derby, UK: Manchester, UK: Warrington, UKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: March 17, 2026 (20 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR100751 Role: Senior Commercial Manager - Customer Location: Hybrid, based from Derby, Warrington or Manchester Salary: £75,400 - £93,188 , dependent on experience + bonus + excellent benefitsOur mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Rolls Royce SMR provides a British solution to a global energy challenge, leading the way in Small Modular Reactor technology and shaping the UK's premier green export opportunity.Our Customer Commercial team plays a critical role in shaping the commercial foundations required to secure our first SMR order and deliver future fleet deployment. We partner with strategic customers, developers, suppliers and global partners to establish robust commercial frameworks, negotiate complex agreements and support the long term commercial success of the SMR programme.In this context, we're looking for a Senior Commercial Manager - Customer to lead complex commercial negotiations, shape commercial strategy and mature the commercial capability of a rapidly evolving organisation. Reporting into senior leadership, this role provides the opportunity to influence strategic customer relationships, develop pricing and contracting approaches, and guide the successful delivery of a first of a kind power station and future deployments. We'll need you to: Lead the drafting, negotiation and management of complex commercial agreements with customers and key partners, ensuring strong risk management and commercial clarity. Shape and deliver customer focused commercial strategies, including pricing models, risk allocation approaches, incentivisation structures and contract frameworks. Develop the maturity of the commercial function through improved governance, processes, templates, training and commercial awareness. Provide leadership, guidance and direction to Commercial Managers/Officers, supporting their development and resolving complex commercial issues. Build strong relationships across internal senior stakeholders, influencing decision making in a fast paced and ambiguous environment. Represent the Commercial Directorate internally and externally, deputising for senior leadership where required. Analyse and present complex commercial and technical information in compelling and actionable formats.As you can see, this is a senior, high profile role at the heart of our commercial strategy, and you'll bring strong judgement, leadership capability and first class commercial expertise to help shape the UK's clean energy future. You'll bring: A degree (or equivalent experience) in Commercial Management, Business, Law, Finance or a related field. Proven experience negotiating high value and complex commercial contracts, ideally using NEC, FIDIC, JCT, IChemE or bespoke forms. Strong knowledge of commercial mechanisms including KPIs, target cost models, pain/gain, variations, milestone payments and cost analysis. Experience developing pricing models and analysing cost components including labour, materials, subcontractors and manufacturing. Experience leading commercial teams and mentoring more junior staff. Experience working in highly regulated environments or similarly complex industries. The ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at senior levels, with confidence operating in ambiguity. Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience preparing senior level commercial reporting. Strong Microsoft Word and Excel capability. Location & Ways of Working This role can be based from our Derby, Warrington or Manchester offices, with hybrid working and regular weekly attendance expected. Some UK and international travel may be required depending on customer and project needs.The salary band for this role is £75,400 - £93,188 , dependent on the skills, experience and values you bring. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: Bonus - performance related up to 17% Benefits Allowance - £5,000 for a bespoke benefits package Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions Holidays - 28 days (+ public holidays), with the option to buy/sell up to 4 days Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover Life Assurance - 6 pensionable pay £250 one off payment for home office set upYou'll be joining a forward thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness and innovation. We offer: A flexible, inclusive and supportive working environment. Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business. A culture that values diversity, innovation and continuous learning.We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.Confidence can sometimes hold people back from applying - but there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. If you meet most of the requirements, we would love to hear from you. We also welcome applicants with transferable skills, including those considering a sector change. Our Application Process Due to safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening, including: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check Basic financial probity check LK1 Hybrid You'll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment. • Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business. • A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch - we welcome applications from people with transferable skills. Our Application Process Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance • Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check • Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check. We are Rolls-Royce SMR A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future. We're proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we're a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our