Commercial manager

Job Description

Commercial Manager

Infrastructure | Civil Engineering | Highways
Excellent Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Permanent | Full Time

Commercial leadership with genuine influence.

Join a business delivering major infrastructure and civil engineering programmes where commercial decisions directly shape project performance, operational success and future growth.

Intersect Global is supporting an established contractor in the appointment of an experienced Commercial Manager to lead commercial performance across a portfolio of projects and frameworks.

This opportunity would suit either an established Commercial Manager or a high-performing Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to step into a broader leadership role with greater commercial ownership and long-term career progression.

This role offers far more than project oversight it provides the platform to influence strategy, support business growth, develop teams and play a visible role within a leadership environment focused on long-term success.

Why Join?

• Genuine commercial ownership and influence across project delivery
• Long-term secured workload and stable pipeline of work
• Excellent opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to step into commercial leadership
• Opportunity to shape commercial strategy and improve performance
• Exposure to major infrastructure and civil engineering programmes
• Leadership visibility with the ability to make a measurable impact
• Career progression into senior commercial leadership opportunities
• Collaborative and high-performing working environment

The Role

As Commercial Manager, you will lead commercial delivery across multiple projects and frameworks, ensuring projects achieve strong financial and operational outcomes.

Working alongside operational teams and senior leadership, you will provide commercial direction, support strategic decision-making and drive consistent project performance throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading commercial delivery across multiple projects and frameworks
• Driving project profitability through forecasting, cost management and commercial planning
• Managing contractual obligations and maintaining commercial governance
• Developing strategies to improve commercial outcomes and maximise opportunity
• Supporting bid activity and providing commercial input during pre-construction
• Reviewing project performance and implementing improvement initiatives
• Leading procurement and supply chain commercial strategies
• Building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships
• Developing and mentoring commercial teams
• Supporting business growth through continuous improvement initiatives

Success in Your First 12 Months

You will be successful in this position if you:

• Establish strong commercial controls across live projects
• Improve visibility and confidence in forecasting and project reporting
• Deliver measurable improvements in commercial performance
• Strengthen client and stakeholder relationships
• Identify opportunities that improve margin and operational efficiency
• Build capability and engagement across commercial teams
• Become a trusted commercial leader within the business

The Candidate

Applications are welcomed from commercially driven professionals with experience delivering infrastructure, civil engineering or major construction projects.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Experience operating as a Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor ready to step into a commercial leadership position
• Strong commercial and financial management capability
• Excellent understanding of contract administration and commercial controls
• Ability to influence operational teams and improve project performance
• Experience leading, developing or mentoring teams
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience within infrastructure, highways or major project environments
• Professional membership or chartered status advantageous

Package

• Competitive basic salary
• Car allowance
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Pension and benefits package
• Long-term career progression
• Exposure to major infrastructure programmes
• Stable pipeline of secured work

Apply

If youre looking for a Commercial Manager opportunity offering genuine influence, long-term secured work and a clear route for progression or youre a Senior Quantity Surveyor ready to step into a broader commercial leadership role apply today or contact Intersect Global for a confidential discussion.

Diversity & Inclusion

Intersect Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and building diverse teams across the sectors we support.

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