# Contract Commercial Manager

> Indra Group UK & Ireland · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-05-13

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Mobility

## Description

**Contract Commercial Manager**

**Two Year Fixed Term Contract**

Indra is one of the leading global technology and consulting companies and the technological partner for the core business operations of its customers worldwide. It is a world leader in providing proprietary solutions in the Transport and Defence markets, and a leading firm in Digital Transformation Consultancy and Information Technologies through its affiliate Minsait.

Indra’s four values guide everything we do:

**Innovation** – Delivering cutting‑edge, future‑focused solutions

**Trust** – Acting with integrity, reliability and commitment

**Connection** – Harnessing collaboration to deliver customer value

**Foresight** – Anticipating future needs to build safer, more connected systems

As Indra continues its growth in the UK, we are strengthening our commercial capability to support the long‑term delivery of the **Proteus Contract with Transport for London (TfL)**.

**Role Overview**

The Contract Commercial Manager (formally titled Contractor Contract Manager – CCM under the Proteus Contract) is the Contractor’s senior commercial and contractual authority and a Key Personnel role.

The role holds overall accountability for the commercial management of the Proteus Contract, ensuring full compliance with contractual obligations, effective commercial governance, financial control, and value for money across the entire contract lifecycle, including Entry, steady‑state service delivery, Variations, and Exit.

The Contract Commercial Manager is authorised to bind the Contractor under the Contract and acts as the primary commercial interface with TfL.

**Key Duties Include**

-   Overall commercial and contractual management of the Proteus Contract on behalf of the Contractor.
-   Acting as the formally appointed Contractor Contract Manager (CCM) with authority to issue confirmations, instructions, elections and decisions binding the Contractor.
-   Leading commercial governance activities, including participation in Contract Management Meetings and Commercial Review Meetings with TfL.
-   Providing commercial leadership during Entry and Service Transition, ensuring contractual readiness, milestone compliance and assurance support.
-   Owning and overseeing the Variation process, including Contractor Proposals, Pricing, cost recovery and profit management and Demonstration of Value for Money to TfL
-   Managing and overseeing commercial support resources, including Variation and commercial support roles.
-   Ensuring compliant commercial management of Sub‑contracts

-   Maintenance of the Contract Register
-   Ensuring all subcontracting activities fully comply with TfL contractual requirements, policies, and governance obligations.
-   Commercial risk control and escalation
-   Building and maintaining strong relationships with subcontractors and the wider supply chain to support effective delivery and collaboration.
-   Leading commercial negotiations with subcontractors and supply chain partners, including supporting and leading tendering and bid processes for subcontracted services.
-   Working closely with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Risk and Programme teams to ensure integrated commercial decision making.
-   Working closely with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Risk and Programme teams to ensure integrated commercial decision‑making.
-   Managing commercial risk exposure and supporting the Contract Risk Management framework.
-   Supporting dispute avoidance and resolution through early commercial engagement and sound contractual interpretation.
-   Providing commercial input to performance management, assurance activities and audits as required by TfL.
-   Supporting Exit and hand back activities to ensure all commercial obligations are discharged in accordance with the Contract.

## Requirements

-   Extensive experience in **senior contract and commercial management** within complex, long‑term service or infrastructure contracts.
-   Strong understanding of **UK public‑sector contracting**, ideally within transport, infrastructure or regulated environments.
-   Proven experience managing contract variations, pricing models, cost control and commercial governance.
-   Experience working with complex supply chains and multi‑disciplinary delivery organisations.
-   Strong stakeholder‑management and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior client representatives.
-   Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual frameworks with sound commercial judgement.

**Skills Requirement**

-   Bachelor’s degree in Law, Engineering, Information Management, or a related discipline.
-   Excellent communication and commercial negotiation skills.
-   Strong analytical capability and confident decision‑making under pressure.
-   High levels of professionalism, integrity and accountability.
-   Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining contractual compliance.
-   Proactive, pragmatic and solutions‑focused approach to commercial challenges.

## Benefits

-   Holidays: 25 days per annum + 8 days bank holidays (options to buy/sell days)
-   Pension – 4% employee and 4% employer
-   Private medical insurance (including dental & optical)
-   Life assurance
-   Income protection
-   Employee assistance programs
-   Flexible/remote working options
-   Charitable initiatives
-   Social events (formal & informal)
-   Learning and development programs
-   Innovative & collaborative work environment

## Apply

[Apply at Indra Group UK & Ireland](https://apply.workable.com/indra-uk/j/79A3BE87DA/apply)

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