Are you a commercial operations professional looking for your next challenge? Do you thrive on leading projects, managing contracts, and delivering operational excellence across complex site-based operations? Are you experienced in bid and tender processes and managing multi-disciplinary teams? Keep reading!
I am currently recruiting for a Head of Commercial Operations to join a well-established and growing engineering business. Based on-site in Bury St Edmunds, this is a senior, client-facing role offering the opportunity to lead operational delivery, manage contracts, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
Responsibilities:
As Head of Commercial Operations, you will:
• Oversee day-to-day operational delivery across multiple projects, ensuring efficiency, safety, and compliance.
• Lead a team of contract managers and operational staff, providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development.
• Develop and implement operational strategies, processes, and systems to drive continuous improvement and sustainable growth.
• Manage commercial operations, including contract management, bid and tender processes, and client negotiations.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to client specifications.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure operational performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.
• Maintain strict adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across all projects.
• Collaborate closely with commercial, sales, and finance teams to align operational capacity with business development goals.
• Prepare and deliver operational performance reports and improvement plans to the executive team, reporting directly to the MD.
Requirements:
As Head of Commercial Operations, you will need:
1. Must be degree qualified in engineering or transferable fields.
• Proven experience in commercial operations, contract management, and leadership within construction, engineering, or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrable experience managing bid and tender processes.
• Strong knowledge of site-based operational delivery, including resource planning, supply chain coordination, and project oversight.
• Ability to manage large-scale, complex operations and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Strong understanding of compliance, health & safety, and quality management standards.
Benefits:
As Head of Commercial Operations, you will get:
• Senior leadership level salary, plus performance-based rewards and benefits.
• Hands-on responsibility for commercial and operational strategy across multiple high-profile projects.
• Opportunity to lead and develop a strong operational team.
• Exposure to a variety of technical and operational solutions in a growing engineering business.
• Collaborative, innovative, and efficiency-focused working environment.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead operations for a thriving, ambitious business – apply now!
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