Commercial Director (Facilities Management)

Eric Wright Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Commercial Director to lead its senior team. The role involves developing commercial strategies, overseeing contract management, and ensuring compliance with financial performance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in the sector, especially with PFI contracts and public sector clients. Join a stable and socially responsible organization committed to community values and ethical practices.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Commercial Director or Senior Commercial Manager in facilities management.
• Deep knowledge of PFI contract structures.
• Strong financial and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee commercial strategies maximizing value and ensuring compliance.
• Lead commercial oversight of all contracts and manage disputes.
• Enhance profitability through governance and contract optimization.

Skills

Financial management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, Finance

Professional memberships like MRICS or CIPS

Job description

Our growing Facilities Management business is looking for an experienced Commercial Director to join its senior leadership team.

With extensive experience in FM, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing commercial strategies that maximise value, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance.

You will lead our talented operational and commercial teams to ensure effective strategies are in place for the end of term exit of our PFI & LIFT contract portfolio, enabling strategic contract management, dispute resolution, financial forecasting, and stakeholder engagement.

This is a hands-on role, overseeing the commercial interfaces between FM, Eric Wright Partnerships (a division within the Group), and workflows out of the PFI & LIFT SPVs.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Strategic Commercial Leadership
2. Develop a hand back strategy to mitigate end-of-term LIFT & PFI contract risks.
3. Test lifecycle models, ensuring compliance and funding sufficiency.
4. Provide strategic input into bids, contract negotiations, and business growth opportunities.

Contract Management

1. Lead commercial oversight of all contracts, ensuring full compliance and maximized cost recovery.
2. Serve as the escalation and dispute resolution point for commercial issues.
3. Drive the commercial function to deliver value and maintain profitability and competitiveness.

Financial Performance

1. Enhance profitability through robust governance, lifecycle planning, and contract optimization.
2. Ensure accurate forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling aligned with contract performance.

Additional responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, people leadership, development, and supporting business growth.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Significant experience as a Commercial Director or Senior Commercial Manager in facilities management, PFI, or related sectors.
2. Deep knowledge of PFI contract structures, performance regimes, and financial mechanisms.
3. Experience working with public sector clients such as NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, and Educational Institutions.
4. Strong financial and negotiation skills.
5. Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, Finance, or equivalent experience.
6. Professional memberships like MRICS or CIPS are desirable.
7. Proven leadership in winning new work and supporting bid processes.
8. Values-driven, self-motivated, with successful team leadership experience.

Our core values: Integrity | Excellence | Respect | Innovation

Working at the Eric Wright Group is special. Owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a stable, socially responsible business, reinvesting profits into charity. Our reputation is built on profitability, ethics, and farsightedness, with a focus on community and social value. We pride ourselves on our dedicated and passionate colleagues who make a difference daily.

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its employees, contractors, and clients. Successful applicants will undergo a DBS check and must provide proof of right to work in the UK. We promote equal opportunities, inclusion, and fairness, ensuring our workplaces are inclusive and accessible.