Group Commercial Manager - #2081488

Commercial Manager

Manchester / Birmingham / Leeds / Sheffield / Aberdeen
Circa £90,000 - £100,000 + Car, Bonus, Pension & Healthcare

The Role

A senior Commercial Manager position with full accountability for the financial, contractual, and commercial performance of a diverse project portfolio.

Operating as a true commercial leader, this is an on-site, Monday-Friday role, embedded within the business to drive performance, influence decision-making, and lead from the front.

You will act as the key integrator across operations, finance, technical teams, and multiple subsidiary business units, ensuring commercial strategy supports delivery, growth, and risk management across a multi-industry environment.

Key Deliverables

• Own portfolio performance - revenue, margin, cashflow, and cost control
• Lead commercial strategy from tender through to project completion
• Drive risk management & governance, ensuring contract compliance
• Maximise value recovery through variations, claims, and change control
• Provide hands-on leadership across commercial, cost, and tendering teams
• Challenge financial assumptions, forecasts, and project positions
• Strengthen client & supplier commercial relationships
• Improve cash collection & DSO performance
• Ensure robust reporting, controls, and audit readiness

What Makes This Role Different

• A genuinely visible, on-site leadership role - not remote or detached
• Exposure to multiple industries and sectors, not a single vertical
• Responsibility across integrated teams and subsidiary business units
• Requires a broad commercial mindset and adaptability
• High impact and influence with senior stakeholders

About You

• Experienced Commercial / Contracts Manager within project-led environments
• Strong knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, LOGIC, IChemE or similar contract forms
• Comfortable operating across complex, multi-entity organisations
• Experience across multiple industries or sectors is highly advantageous
• Strong leadership, commercial judgement, and stakeholder management skills

Why Apply

• True commercial ownership in a leadership capacity
• Opportunity to work across diverse industries and business units
• Strong salary and benefits package
• Flexibility on location across key UK hubs

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