Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead
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Farciennes, Wallonia, Belgium
€170,000 - €200,000 + Bonus
A senior commercial leadership opportunity is available for an experienced cost management professional with a background in large-scale construction programmes. This role will focus on leading commercial delivery, managing client relationships and supporting complex data centre construction projects from a cost management perspective.
The Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead will combine technical cost consultancy expertise with leadership responsibility, working with multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality commercial outcomes. The role offers the opportunity to take ownership of strategic projects, lead teams and support business development activity within a mission-critical construction environment, with rotation options available.
Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Benefits:
€170,000 - €200,000 salary plus bonus
Rotation option available
Senior leadership responsibility across major construction programmes
Client-facing role combining commercial management, cost consultancy and team leadership
Opportunity to work on data centre construction projects
The Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Role:
Act as a key commercial contact, building strong client relationships and supporting long-term account development
Lead cost management activities including estimates, cost plans, bills of quantities and quantity take-offs
Manage cost planning and estimating processes using CostX and relevant cost databases
Provide commercial leadership across multiple projects and stakeholder groups
Support proposals, presentations and business development activity
Lead and mentor commercial teams, supporting the development of junior leaders
Implement quality assurance and quality control processes to support consistent project delivery
Provide commercial oversight of MEP packages, with strong technical understanding required
Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Requirements:
Extensive cost management experience, ideally with a minimum of 15 years experience in pre-construction environments
Background within cost consultancy or a similar commercial construction environment
Experience delivering major construction programmes, ideally within data centres or comparable sectors such as oil & gas or life sciences
Strong capability in cost planning, estimating, quantity take-offs and bills of quantities
Experience using CostX or similar estimating and measurement software such as Planswift, Cubicost, Candy or ZW CAD
Strong understanding of MEP packages, including exposure to MEPF requirements
Experience leading commercial teams and managing senior client relationships
Knowledge of global procurement processes
Chartered status or working towards chartership is preferred
Candidates must have the legal right to work in Belgium or be open to relocating. xiskglj
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