Principal Accountabilities: Provide commercial support, advice and guidance to the divisions of 'Projects and Business Development' and 'Strategic Operations' for the development of new and existing opportunities, bid development & management and contract negotiation Ensure the provision of legal services via the defined legal interface with Networks legal that could include either internal or external resources to ensure the availability of timely advice Provide advice and guidance to Procurement to ensure the commercial terms are understood and can be applied to the sub-contracts as appropriate Ensure that the rationale behind the contract/commercial terms are documented and understood to ensure a seamless handover to the division commercial contract management teams and commercial close Develop commercial policy for Services Provide support to the Commercial Services Manager in the execution of their duties Support the Commercial development management team in the production of timely reports and commercial queries Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience: Demonstrable track record of operating successfully in a commercial environment Knowledge of supply chain environment, contracts and ideally experience in contract negotiations and commercial bidding process Experience of PFI/PPP, standard form, joint venture, shareholder contracts and other forms of concessions Strong communication skills combined with excellent interpersonal skills Good analytical, organisation & planning skills Ability to identify problems, understand key issues, investigate alternatives and apply commercial judgement Proven ability of building strong working relationships with a variety of people at all levels in the organisation Experience of risk management models and techniques Ideally conversant with the PG&C project governance process