Senior Commercial Manager

Role Overview

Commercial Leadership

• Lead commercial management for a portfolio of large-scale real estate developments.
• Develop commercial strategies aligned with business objectives and project profitability.
• Provide strategic commercial advice to development, design, and project delivery teams.

Contracts and Procurement

• Manage pre- and post-contract activities, including procurement, tendering, contract administration, and final account settlement.
• Review and approve tender documentation, commercial evaluations, and contractor recommendations.
• Lead negotiations with consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Evaluate and negotiate variations, claims, and extension-of-time submissions.

Cost and Financial Management

• Oversee project budgets, cost plans, cash flow forecasts, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and identify commercial risks and cost-saving opportunities.
• Drive value engineering while maintaining quality, programme, and project objectives.

Governance and Stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, company governance procedures, and procurement policies.
• Prepare and present commercial reports to senior management and executive stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution through proactive commercial management.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop commercial managers, quantity surveyors, and other commercial professionals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of commercial management experience in construction or real estate.
• Experience delivering large-scale residential, mixed-use, hospitality, or masterplan developments.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC contracts and commercial best practices.
• Strong understanding of procurement, contract administration, cost planning, and project financial management.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and leading high-performing commercial teams.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• MRICS or an equivalent professional qualification is highly desirable.
• Experience working for a leading real estate developer is strongly preferred.