Commercial Manager – Power & Energy
Job Overview
MSP Staffing is recruiting a Commercial Manager in Johannesburg (Careers24 2381499; apply before 18 October 2026) for a client needing senior commercial and contractual leadership across complex Power & Energy projects and programmes in Gauteng. The role suits an experienced commercial leader with strong NEC and FIDIC expertise who can protect commercial performance while supporting collaborative project delivery.
Accountability spans contract strategy from tender to close-out, NEC3/NEC4 early warnings and compensation events, FIDIC notices/variations/claims, cost control and margin reporting, procurement and subcontract administration, commercial negotiations, project-controls leadership, recovery planning, tender support, and mentoring of commercial professionals.
Permanent; market-related. Only shortlisted candidates contacted. CV to engineering.jobs@mspstaffing.co.za.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead contract strategy and administration from tender through project close-out
• Manage NEC3/NEC4 early warnings, compensation events, quotations, defined cost and target-cost mechanisms
• Administer FIDIC notices, instructions, variations, claims, extensions of time and payment processes
• Oversee cost control, forecasting, revenue, cash flow and margin reporting
• Manage procurement, subcontract administration, valuations and final accounts
• Advise project teams on delay, disruption, loss and expense, entitlement and dispute avoidance
• Lead commercial negotiations with clients, contractors and stakeholders
• Provide project-controls leadership across complex high-value programmes
• Support recovery planning, re-baselining and resolution of performance challenges
• Contribute to tenders and proposals including commercial strategies and delivery models
• Mentor senior commercial and project-controls professionals
Required Qualifications
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Law or related
• Minimum 8 years’ commercial or contract management on major engineering, construction, energy or infrastructure projects
• Hands-on NEC3/NEC4 and FIDIC administration essential
• Strong cost management, forecasting, procurement, claims, change control, subcontract management and final-account negotiation
• Power generation, transmission, substations, renewable energy or related infrastructure experience highly advantageous
• Professional registration or commercial/contract accreditation advantageous
• Strong client-facing and senior stakeholder communication; ability to lead multidisciplinary commercial teams
• Commitment to governance, contractual compliance, record keeping and delivery excellence
Skills & Requirements
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