Commercial Director – Data Centre Campus £120,000–£140,000 car or allowance bonus PMI | M&E Design & Build | Hyperscale / AI Data Centres We’re recruiting a Commercial Director to lead the commercial function on a flagship data centre campus – a multi-phase, high-density site delivering hyperscale/AI-ready facilities. You’ll own commercial strategy from pre-con through delivery and final account, protecting margin and managing risk across major M&E and fit-out packages while working closely with project leadership, client teams and a specialist supply chain. What you are delivering * A clear commercial strategy for a multi-£10m, multi-phase data centre programme. * Robust contracts and subcontracts with balanced risk/reward and clear deliverables. * Accurate CVRs, forecasting and cashflow that give the board and client confidence. * Effective change management, claims and risk control to protect margin and programme. * Strong client and supply-chain relationships built on transparency and consistency. * A capable commercial team aligned to best-practice processes and project outcomes. What you will run day to day * Own commercial governance: procedures, reporting and approvals across the campus. * Shape commercial input to bids and new phases – pricing strategies, contractual positions and risk registers. * Lead contract and subcontract negotiation (typically NEC/JCT), ensuring scope clarity and fair risk allocation. * Build and manage budgets for M&E plant, power, cooling, civils and commissioning packages. * Oversee change control – capture, value and agree variations, EWNs and compensation events. * Lead monthly CVRs, cashflow and forecast reviews with clear risk/opportunity commentary. * Direct procurement strategies for major packages; negotiate terms and framework agreements. * Maintain strong commercial records to avoid disputes and support entitlement where needed. * Act as senior commercial point-of-contact for client and internal stakeholders. * Line manage QSs/commercial managers – objectives, mentoring, appraisals and development. What you need knowledge in * Commercial management of large, M&E-intensive or data centre / mission-critical projects. * NEC and JCT contracts (or similar), including target cost, lump sum and pain/gain mechanisms. * Data-centre cost drivers: power distribution, resilience, cooling, generators, UPS, security and controls. * Change control, claims, risk management and value engineering on high-capex schemes. * CVR methodology, cashflow forecasting and P&L management at project/programme level. What you need experience in * Senior commercial role (Commercial Director / Head of Commercial / Senior Commercial Manager) for a main or M&E contractor. * Leading commercial delivery on major projects or programmes (£50m total value). * Negotiating main contracts and high-value subcontracts, including strategic supplier deals. * Demonstrable success in managing change, protecting margin and closing out final accounts. * Confident operator with client-side commercial/procurement teams and internal boards. * Track record of building and developing high-performing commercial teams. Interested? Send your CV in confidence and we’ll run you through the campus, role structure and progression in detail