Commercial Lead

Verto People Ltd; Farciennes; Sur place; EUR 170 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Rotation option available

Bonus

Résumé du poste

Verto People Ltd is seeking a Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead in Farciennes, Belgium. The role commands a €170,000–€200,000 salary plus bonus and involves leading commercial delivery, client relationships and complex data centre construction cost management.

The role combines technical cost consultancy with leadership across major programmes, with rotation options and opportunities to mentor teams and drive business development in a mission-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive cost management experience in pre-construction environments (15+ years).
• Background in cost consultancy or commercial construction environments.
• Experience delivering major programmes, ideally data centres or equivalent sectors.
• Strong cost planning, estimating, BOQ and quantity take-off capabilities.
• Familiar with CostX or similar estimation/measurement software and MEP packages.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead cost management activities including estimates, cost plans and BOQs.
• Provide commercial leadership across multiple projects and stakeholder groups.
• Manage cost planning and estimating processes using CostX and related databases.
• Support proposals, presentations and business development activities.
• Lead and mentor commercial teams, developing junior leaders.
• Implement QA/QC processes to ensure consistent project delivery.
• Provide commercial oversight of MEP packages and related technical aspects.

Connaissances

Cost management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Cost planning

MEP packages insight

Formation

Chartered status or near chartership

Outils

CostX

Planswift

Cubicost

Candy

ZW CAD

Description du poste

Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead

Farciennes, Wallonia, Belgium

€170,000 - €200,000 + Bonus

A senior commercial leadership opportunity is available for an experienced cost management professional with a background in large-scale construction programmes. This role will focus on leading commercial delivery, managing client relationships and supporting complex data centre construction projects from a cost management perspective.

The Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead will combine technical cost consultancy expertise with leadership responsibility, working with multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality commercial outcomes. The role offers the opportunity to take ownership of strategic projects, lead teams and support business development activity within a mission-critical construction environment, with rotation options available.

Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Benefits:

• €170,000 - €200,000 salary plus bonus
• Rotation option available
• Senior leadership responsibility across major construction programmes
• Client-facing role combining commercial management, cost consultancy and team leadership
• Opportunity to work on data centre construction projects

The Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Role:

• Act as a key commercial contact, building strong client relationships and supporting long-term account development
• Lead cost management activities including estimates, cost plans, bills of quantities and quantity take-offs
• Manage cost planning and estimating processes using CostX and relevant cost databases
• Provide commercial leadership across multiple projects and stakeholder groups
• Support proposals, presentations and business development activity
• Lead and mentor commercial teams, supporting the development of junior leaders
• Implement quality assurance and quality control processes to support consistent project delivery
• Provide commercial oversight of MEP packages, with strong technical understanding required

Commercial Lead / Senior Commercial Manager / Cost Management Lead Requirements:

• Extensive cost management experience, ideally with a minimum of 15 years’ experience in pre-construction environments
• Background within cost consultancy or a similar commercial construction environment
• Experience delivering major construction programmes, ideally within data centres or comparable sectors such as oil & gas or life sciences
• Strong capability in cost planning, estimating, quantity take-offs and bills of quantities
• Experience using CostX or similar estimating and measurement software such as Planswift, Cubicost, Candy or ZW CAD
• Strong understanding of MEP packages, including exposure to MEPF requirements
• Experience leading commercial teams and managing senior client relationships
• Knowledge of global procurement processes
• Chartered status or working towards chartership is preferred

Candidates must have the legal right to work in Belgium or be open to relocating.