Commercial Manager

If you have a proven commercial or financial background with a particular focus on value, strategic thinking, and delivery of commercial targets, come and join the Commercial & Performance team as a Commercial Manager!

The Opportunity

The Commercial and Performance team sit within the Zero Carbon Homes business area, with a principal responsibility to ensure EDF moves forward at pace as a leading company in Net Zero, coordinating commercial and non-commercial activities across different parts of the overall business.

We’re looking for a talented commercial manager to provide commercial and strategic planning oversight and expertise to the ECO and Strategic Partnership teams, helping us deliver our energy efficiency obligation compliantly and at the cost recoverable via the Energy Price Cap.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary of circa £60,000 (depending on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead from a commercial perspective on delivering our ambition to bring more of the ECO value chain in-house, working with the ECO team and net zero subsidiaries to deliver this.  

As the Commercial Manager, you will be a subject matter expert, responsible for assessing and advising on commercial activity related to ECO and Strategic Partnerships related activities. Key activities would include ownership of the MTP and financial forecast, highlighting opportunities and risks.

You will lead the pricing of bids submitted to local authorities and social housing providers for energy efficiency and renewable heating tenders, enabling us to develop partnerships with these organisations who have access to central government funding.

You’ll be the primary contact point for commercial and strategic activities, and you’ll work with the respective leadership teams to ensure key decisions are commercially sound, rational and align with our overarching strategic objectives and targets.

Whilst the scope and responsibility of the role is primarily directed towards the ECO and Strategic Partnership team, the role will also require knowledge and capability supporting our subsidiaries, CB Heating (now EDF Heat Pumps) and Contact Solar, plus any future business units that fall under the scope of the Net Zero area.

Who you are

You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders, even when priorities and objectives may differ.

As the Commercial Manager, you’ll bring experience in presenting plans, analysis, and recommendations to senior leaders, coupled with the ability to influence decisions and ensure commercial and regulatory considerations remain central to key business choices.

Your strong planning and organisational abilities will enable you to translate business strategies intro clear objectives, actionable plans and priorities.

If you’re highly adaptable, have a strong commercial background and you’re committed to enhancing existing processes, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 13th February 2025

Location: Flexible – with occasional travel to Hove

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.