At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead commercial management on a major construction project, ensuring financial success and compliance.
- Company: Join a leading construction firm with a focus on innovative projects.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and clear career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with exposure to high-profile projects.
- Why this job: Be part of a flagship development and make a significant impact in the construction industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in commercial management and strong leadership skills required.
We are assisting in the search for an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to join a major construction project in Gloucestershire. Working on a large-scale, complex development, you will play a pivotal role in the commercial leadership of the project, managing a large team, ensuring robust financial management, contractual compliance, risk mitigation, and commercial performance from inception through to final account. This position would suit a commercially astute professional with experience delivering major projects and leading commercial teams within a fast-paced construction environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide commercial leadership across the project lifecycle
- Manage project budgets, forecasting, cost reporting, and financial performance
- Lead the procurement and management of subcontractor packages
- Oversee contract administration and ensure compliance with contractual obligations
- Identify, manage, and mitigate commercial risks and opportunities
- Lead change management, variations, and compensation event processes
- Manage and mentor commercial team members
- Support project leadership with strategic commercial advice and decision-making
- Drive value engineering and cost optimisation initiatives
- Negotiate and agree final accounts with clients and supply chain partners
The Ideal Candidate:
- Previous experience as a Senior Commercial Manager, Commercial Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor, or Commercial Lead
- Proven track record delivering major construction or infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of NEC, JCT, or other standard forms of contract
- Experience managing large subcontractor packages and complex supply chains
- Excellent commercial, contractual, and negotiation skills
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
- Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline
What's on Offer:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity to work on a flagship development with long-term project security
- Clear career progression opportunities
- Exposure to a high-profile, technically complex scheme
- Supportive and collaborative senior leadership team
This opportunity would particularly suit candidates from major projects, infrastructure, defence, healthcare, commercial, education, industrial, or mixed-use construction backgrounds, looking to take the next step in their commercial leadership career.
Apply now, or for a confidential discussion, please contact Fiona at Thatcher Associates.
Senior Commercial Manager employer: Thatcher Associates
Thatcher Associates is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment where creativity thrives. With a focus on employee growth and development, the company provides opportunities for professional advancement while fostering a collaborative culture that values innovation in the construction sector. Located in the UK, employees benefit from a competitive salary and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a well-respected organisation.
