Commercial Manager

The Opportunity:
Our client is an established civil engineering principal contractor working across the South West and Midlands, delivering infrastructure, highways, industrial and commercial, flood defence, and bridges and structures projects up to around £20 million. Their work spans local authority frameworks, national highways, and private sector clients, including major housebuilders.

They are looking for a Commercial Manager to take overall responsibility for the commercial performance of a portfolio of civil engineering projects, leading a team of surveyors and reporting directly into senior management. This is a role with genuine influence over how projects are commercially run, not just a reporting function.

• Leading commercial delivery across a portfolio of civil engineering projects, from tender through to final account
• Managing and developing a team of quantity surveyors
• Overseeing contract administration, risk management and dispute avoidance
• Reviewing and reporting on project cost, margin and cash position to senior management
• Supporting bid and tender activity, including commercial strategy and pricing review
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships across frameworks and repeat clients

What you will need:

• Proven commercial management experience within civil engineering, ideally at principal contractor level
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms
• Experience managing and developing a surveying team
• Full UK driving licence, given travel across sites in Gloucestershire and the Midlands
• A degree in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related discipline is preferred, along with membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS or CICES.

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Pension and standard benefits package
• Genuine scope to shape commercial strategy across a varied project portfolio

How to Apply:
Apply with your CV, or contact Fiona Corbett at Thatcher Associates for a confidential conversation.