Associate Commercial Manager (Infrastructure & Major Developments) | Cambridge

Poutrix; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in Cambridge is seeking an Associate Commercial Manager to lead commercial activities across major development-led infrastructure projects in the UK. You will work with developers, local authorities and private-sector clients, delivering strategic commercial leadership and value-driven outcomes.

Based in Cambridge, you will influence investment decisions, manage risks, and mentor a growing team within Arcadis Development Led Infrastructure, shaping transport, housing and regeneration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Significant experience delivering major infrastructure, regeneration, or residential projects in a commercial/cost management capacity.
• Experience in consultancy, client-side or contractor environments.
• Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor others.
• On-site project delivery experience is essential.
• Ability to build senior-level client relationships and act as a trusted adviser.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and cost management services across major development-led infrastructure projects.
• Provide strategic commercial advice to clients, developers and delivery partners.
• Manage project performance, risk, forecasting and commercial outcomes.
• Support procurement, contract administration and commercial strategy.
• Develop and mentor commercial professionals within the team.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to drive value.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationship building

On-site delivery experience

Strategic commercial advice

Forecasting & risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MRICS (or equivalent professional qualification) preferred

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Join Arcadis and help deliver some of the UK's most significant development-led infrastructure programmes.

Working across major residential expansion, regeneration and infrastructure projects, you'll provide commercial leadership that enables communities to grow, investment to unlock and complex programmes to succeed.

Based in Cambridge, you'll work directly with developers, local authorities and private-sector clients, acting as a trusted commercial adviser whilst helping grow our Development Led Infrastructure team.

This is an opportunity to influence major projects, develop key client relationships and play a leading role in one of Arcadis' most exciting growth markets.

Role accountabilities:

As an Associate Commercial Manager, you'll provide commercial leadership across complex programmes, influence major investment decisions and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders while supporting the growth of our Development Led Infrastructure team.

You'll play a key role in the commercial leadership of major residential expansion, regeneration and infrastructure programmes, helping unlock new communities, housing growth and economic development across the UK.

This role is based in Cambridge, one of the UK's fastest-growing development markets, with involvement across major regeneration, residential expansion and supporting infrastructure programmes.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading commercial and cost management services across major development-led infrastructure projects
• Providing strategic commercial advice to clients, developers and delivery partners
• Managing project performance, risk, forecasting and commercial outcomes
• Supporting procurement, contract administration and commercial strategy
• Developing and mentoring commercial professionals within the team
• Building strong client relationships and identifying opportunities to drive greater value

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• CSCS card holder.
• Significant experience delivering major infrastructure, regeneration, residential or mixed‑use development projects in a commercial, quantity surveying or cost management capacity.
• Experience gained within consultancy, client‑side or contractor environments will be considered.
• Proven ability to manage, motivate, and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• On‑site project delivery experience is essential, particularly across major infrastructure schemes.
• Strong experience building senior‑level client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor.

This is an opportunity to shape major projects, influence strategic decisions and play a key role in the continued growth of the Arcadis Development Led Infrastructure business.

We're particularly interested in people who have:

• Significant experience delivering major infrastructure, regeneration, residential or mixed‑use developments
• A background in commercial management, quantity surveying or cost management
• Experience working within consultancy, client‑side or contractor environments
• Proven ability to build senior stakeholder relationships and act as a trusted adviser
• MRICS (or equivalent professional qualification) preferred
• Experience leading teams and delivering projects on site

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.