Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager | Main Contractor | East London | Up to £100,000 Plus £10,000 Package

I'm working with an established and growing main contractor who are looking to appoint a Commercial Manager to take responsibility for the commercial performance of a division turning over approximately £50m annually.

The division currently has five Quantity Surveyors, making this a genuine commercial leadership role combining team management, financial control and oversight of projects from tender through to final account.

The Role

• Lead, manage and develop a commercial team of five Quantity Surveyors
• Review live projects with operational teams, identifying financial risks, opportunities and potential margin improvements
• Oversee procurement, subcontractor selection, buying gains and supply-chain performance
• Manage monthly cost reporting, billing projections, accrued income and cash collection
• Support contractual matters, claims and disputes alongside the operational and legal teams
• Work with the estimating team to ensure live delivery costs and commercial lessons are reflected in future tenders
• Maintain accurate reporting across projects ranging from smaller works through to major schemes

The Projects

• Leisure and public-sector developments
• Commercial and residential projects
• Education, healthcare, retail and social housing
• Individual project values ranging from approximately £100,000 to £20m

What they're looking for

• Commercial Manager or experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor
• Strong main-contractor background
• Proven experience managing and developing Quantity Surveyors
• Confident overseeing CVRs, cashflow, forecasting, procurement and divisional reporting
• Strong contractual knowledge and experience supporting claims or disputes

The Business

• Established East London main contractor
• Approximately £50m current turnover, with further secured and prospective work
• Projects ranging from smaller specialist schemes to major developments worth approximately £20m
• Multi-sector workload across leisure, commercial, residential, education, healthcare and public-sector construction
• Business that places considerable importance on personality, ambition, presentation and leadership

Package

• Salary up to £100,000+, DoE + £10,000 flexible package allowance
• Company fuel card
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Annual discretionary salary and bonus reviews
• 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays + additional Christmas closure
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, no hybrid working