Job Title: Commercial Operations Manager
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Summary
- We are seeking a Commercial Operations Manager to provide strategic leadership of its Commercial function, optimizing value and cost, ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance, and supporting sustainable business growth.
- This role leads end-to-end commercial activities across oil & gas and infrastructure projects, including contract and claim management, and drives lifecycle costing and value engineering initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end commercial leadership across oil & gas and infrastructure projects, including marginal field development, brownfield modifications, and EPC / EPCM scopes.
- Identify new commercial opportunities, develop business cases, and secure approvals for intercompany billing.
- Advise management on commercial strategy and modelling to maximize value and manage delivery risk.
- Drive lifecycle costing and value engineering initiatives to optimize design and execution strategy.
- Establish and maintain strategic cost planning frameworks aligned with capital allocation, cashflow priorities, and investment approval processes.
- Lead change management processes, including evaluation, negotiation, approval, and formalization of variations and compensation events.
- Support dispute resolution processes, including mediation, adjudication, and arbitration, with robust commercial and contractual input.
- Administer EPC, EPCM, consultancy, and service contracts under FIDIC and bespoke contract forms.
Requirements
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline; an MBA is highly recommended.
- 8-10 years of experience in commercial operations, bid management, or proposal development within industrial automation, energy, or engineering services.
- Strong commercial and cost governance skills.
- Risk management and contingency planning expertise.
- Contract strategy and administration proficiency.
- Claims management and dispute resolution experience.
- Procurement and commercial advisory skills.
- Inter-company billing and cost allocation knowledge.
Preferred:
- Experience in the oil & gas sector.
- Familiarity with FIDIC contract forms.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Health and wellness benefits.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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