Positions: Commercial Operations Manager Reports To: General Manager Location: Portharcourt Job Summary To provide strategic leadership of PE Energy’s Commercial function by optimising value and cost, ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance, establishing robust commercial governance, and supporting sustainable business growth while safeguarding organisational profitability. Key Roles & Reponsibilities Cost and Commercial Leadership •Provide end-to-end commercial leadership across oil & gas and Infra 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 & modelling to maximise value and manage delivery risk •Drive lifecycle costing and value engineering initiatives to optimise design, execution strategy •Establish and maintain strategic cost planning frameworks aligned with PE Energy’s capital allocation, cashflow priorities, and investment approval processes Contract and Claim Management •Lead change management processes, including evaluation, negotiation, approval, and formalisation of variations and compensation events. •Support dispute resolution processes, including mediation, adjudication, and arbitration, with robust commercial and contractual input •Perform detailed quantum analysis, including entitlement assessment, cost build-ups, and impact evaluation for claims and variations •Administer EPC, EPCM, consultancy, and service contracts under FIDIC and bespoke PE Energy/industry-specific contract forms Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership •Integral part of commercial team interfacing to customers, leading negotiations on pricing, KPIs, service credits, penalties/bonuses, and contract amendments. •Collaborate closely with EPIIM team to optimize availability, lifecycle cost, and project profitability. Inter Company Billing •Assist in developing a framework for inter-company billing •Ensure accuracy, transparency, allocations & reconciliations •Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure end to end completion of inter billing cycle •Identify & Lead improvement initiatives. Academic qualification & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline; an MBA is highly recommended 8-10 years’ experience in commercial operations, bid management, or proposal development within industrial automation, energy, or engineering services. Soft Skilla •Team spirit •Influence & Negotiation •Composure •Communication skills •Integrity & Ethical Judgment •Emotional Intelligence Technical/Functional Skills •Commercial & Cost Governance •Risk Management & Contingency Planning •Contract Strategy & Administration •Claims Management & Dispute Resolution •Procurement & Commercial Advisory •Inter-Company Billing & Cost allocation