Commercial Manager - Sutherland

Department: Business Support

Industry: Engineering

Location: Sutherland, New South Wales 2232, Australia

Type: Full-time - Permanent

Experience Level: Senior Level

Since 1970, JN has proudly served the construction industry in Australia. In the early years, we operated as a small family business, specialising in structural engineering.

Today, with offices across NSW and Queensland, and around 85 employees, JN is a full-service multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. Our expertise extends across each of the major engineering disciplines, from Building Services to Structural, Civil and a significant number of sub-disciplines, including Traffic engineering, Sustainable engineering, and Remedial Work.

JN is where your ideas come to life. Let’s expand the vision, resolve the challenges, and make it happen together. Our vision is to become synonymous with ‘responsive and reliable engineering’ in the Australian construction industry.

Based in our Sutherland Head Office and reporting to the Managing Director, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Commercial Manager for this key leadership role. You will be responsible for ensuring smooth operations and efficient financial processes, integrated with an overview of all systems and processes as aligned with a multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm.

As an integral part of the organisation, you will play a crucial role in driving excellence, streamlining procedures, and maintaining strong financial controls. This role requires a strategic thinker, who possess exceptional organisational skills, working with a number of high performing teams across various business and functional divisions.

As the Commercial Manager, the role is part of our Senior Leadership Team - and you will be responsible for:

• Lead the Business Operations team effectively to ensure a supportive environment encouraging collaboration and growth;

• Financial operations are managed to provide clear reporting and analysis, while meeting all compliance obligations and successful management of cash flow;

• Ensuring the Business Operations teams are operating efficiently, with appropriate process and procedures in place;

• Guidance is provided to ensure contracts, leases, and other legal documentation are compliant and maintained effectively;

• Processes are regularly reviewed and revised in consultation with each department; and

• Ensuring your teams are working cohesively with lines of communication open across the business.

Your experience will include:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or a related field;

• Previous experience as Operations/Finance Senior Leader;

• Strong financial acumen;

• Excellent Leadership skills;

• Sound knowledge of administrative operations, office management, and procurement processes;

• Analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities;

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills;

• Minimum 10 years’ experience; and

• Ideally experience in a similar environment.

We enjoy monthly Accrued Days Off (ADO's), and as voted by the JN Team, we work in the office Monday, Thursday and Friday with flexibility to work from home on Tuesday and Wednesday.

At JN, our values of Building and Maintaining Trusting Relationships, Adding Extra Value Through Service, Striving for Excellence, Thinking Ahead, Teamwork and Owning It – make us a Great Place to Work certified employer as voted by our staff. If your own values align with ours, apply now for this exciting opportunity and speak to us about your next career move!

This opportunity is available for Australian residents only.

No agency assistance or candidate profiles accepted for this role.

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