Commercial Director

Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days annual leave + holidays

Private Healthcare

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Ltd is seeking a Commercial Director near Cambridge to lead the organisation's commercial function on a full-time basis. The role requires strategic direction, risk management, and oversight of tenders, procurement, and forecasting across multi-million pound projects.

You will possess a degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying and MCIOB/MRICS (or working towards). A full UK driving licence is essential for travel between offices and sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading commercial teams in civil engineering/construction.
• Experience managing multi-million pound projects and tenders.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying; MCIOB/MRICS or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial function across the organisation.
• Provide strategic commercial direction and oversee on-target, on-budget project delivery.
• Oversee compliance, risk, forecasting, tenders, bids, estimation, procurement and negotiation.
• Present commercial performance to the Board and set policies and procedures.
• Build relationships with supply chain partners, contractors and clients and mentor the team.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication

Team management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering/Quantity Surveying

MCIOB/MRICS or working towards

Job description

Our superb client based near Cambridge is seeking an experienced and / or degree educated Commercial Director to join them on a full-time permanent basis working Monday to Friday.

As Commercial Director, you will have responsibility for:-

• Leading the commercial function across a well-established, successful organisation
• Providing strategic commercial direction, ensuring on-target and on-budget project delivery.
• Overseeing live project compliance, managing commercial risk, project forecasting, leading project tenders, bids and estimation, overseeing procurement, negotiation.
• Presenting commercial performance to the company Board.
• Establish effective commercial policies and procedures ensuring project best practice.
• Building and sustaining commercial relationships with supply chain partners, contractors and clients.
• Making commercial business decisions and working closely with key personnel within HSEQ, operations & logistics.
• Developing and mentoring an experience team of Commercial Managers and Quantity Surveyors, performance managing and capability planning.
• Set and monitor cashflow targets across your projects

To be considered for the role of Commercial Director, you will have extensive experience working within the civil engineering / construction industry, where you will have an impressive background in leading commercial teams and managing multi-million pound projects. You will hold a degree in Civil Engineering / Quantity Surveying and be MCIOB / MRICS or working towards. You will have strong negotiation and analytical skills, be commercially astute, have strong leadership skills and will be a confident communicator. You will also how a full UK driving licence for travelling to other offices and project sites.

In return, for the role of Commercial Director, our client is offering a starting salary of up to c£120,000.

• company car
• 25 days paid annual leave plus statutory holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and much more.