Commercial Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead cost and value management for projects, ensuring systems and procedures are in place and followed.
• Oversee financial reporting and cash-flow forecasting for projects.
• Identify and negotiate unacceptable contract terms, bonds, warranties and guarantees with clients and stakeholders.
• Manage project change processes by recording, evaluating and recovering entitlements where not the company's liability.
• Lead risk and opportunity management with the operations team, ensuring mitigation measures are identified and implemented.
• Provide commercial support and training to site staff.

Leadership & Team Development

• Manage and mentor the commercial team to deliver key responsibilities and develop professional capability.
• Support knowledge sharing and mentoring through structured programmes.
• Supervise the preparation of cost plans for complex projects using appropriate techniques and software.
• Lead the analysis of project cost reports to inform decision making.
• Ensure commercial teams act in line with company values, health and safety standards and cultural behaviours.

Program & Reporting

• Prepare and monitor long-term cash forecasts for projects, interpreting variances and recommending corrective action.
• Lead preparation of contractual correspondence and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Develop innovative systems to control costs and monitor financial performance.
• Support programme and change reporting to management and stakeholders.
• Contribute to business planning and ensure alignment of commercial objectives with business unit strategy.
• Represent the company in industry networks and forums, maintaining professional relationships that support business growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and third parties on commercial issues.
• Provide guidance on risk allocation, step-down clauses and design liability in subcontractor and designer agreements.
• Ensure commercial practices comply with legislation, company policies and best practice.
• Proven experience in commercial management within construction or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, risk management and dispute resolution.
• Skilled negotiator with the ability to secure acceptable outcomes on complex projects.
• Experience leading commercial teams across multiple projects or large-scale programmes.
• Detailed understanding of project cost management systems and ability to interpret data for decision making.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prepare accurate contractual correspondence and reports under tight timelines.
• Knowledge of design and build processes and delivery planning for multi-disciplinary teams., Experience with behavioural-based safety leadership.
• Strong financial management background with proven ability to optimise inflow and reduce outflow.
• Experience developing innovative systems for monitoring direct works cost and project financial performance.
• Active involvement in professional networks or industry associations., Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Law, Business Administration or related field.
• Training in bonds, warranties and insurances.
• Training in dispute resolution and contract management.
• Training in financial management and cost control.
• Leadership training in managing and developing teams.
• Training in communication, influencing and negotiation.
• Valid CSCS card.
• Advanced training in change management, persuasion and influencing skills.
• Ongoing CPD in construction law, commercial management and industry best practice.

Vision Built, a Sisk Company, is a leading offsite construction company delivering high-quality modular and panelised building solutions. Our team combines innovation with practical construction expertise to deliver projects safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.