Commercial Lead

United Infrastructure Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure seeks an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial professional to lead commercial delivery on a major UK civil engineering EPC project. You will be independent, proactive, and skilled in negotiation, driving revenue, entitlement, and procurement while managing subcontractor performance.

The role requires strong leadership, familiarity with NEC contracts, and the ability to align with client requirements and the company’s delivery strategy to achieve EBIT targets and

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies, or related experience.
• Experience in a similar role with commercial experience in construction/civils.
• Contract administration including change management.
• Awareness of corporate and project procedures.
• Full driving licence.
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation.
• Ability to communicate complex principles at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork, integrity, innovation, and a client-driven approach.
• Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplines with a practical, hands-on approach.
• Champion for change, willing to innovate and challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Provide the Project Manager and delivery teams with proactive commercial support and lead delivery of commercial strategies.
• Ensure post contract commercial management of the contract or project in accordance with UI’s commercial policies and procedures.
• Regular reporting and analysis on project performance.
• Develop relationships with key client and supplier personnel and lead UI’s commercial interaction for the project.
• Highlight execution risks and ensure robust mitigation plans are developed and implemented.
• Ensure commercial entitlement is pursued and obtained in accordance with contract terms.
• Ensure that any necessary contractual notices are served in accordance with contract terms.
• Develop and implement effective negotiating strategies for contractual matters and issues.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Our company is split into two business areas: Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

This role is perfect for an experienced Sr QS / Commercial from a civils or construction background. With consolidated experience of commercially delivering construction projects, you will be independent and proactive in your approach with strong leadership and negotiation skills. Organising and undertaking the day-to-day activity of commercial administration is key to the role. You will be responsible for managing revenue and entitlement, managing subcontractor performance and long-lead procurement orders whilst driving the commercial delivery strategy. You will enjoy the challenges of delivering project target EBIT, addressing unexpected events, and managing within budgets. Developing commercial strategy and working alongside client for the delivery of scopes is also key. You will be managing the commercial delivery of a large EPC contract ensuring performance and returns for UI. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support our growing workload and contribute to the increased network capacity required to deliver the UK government's pathway to 2030 and the transition to net zero. This is your chance to be involved with a growing business with future team growth delivering a large project on an NEC contract.

Typical Responsibilities

• Provide the Project Manager and delivery teams with proactive commercial support and lead delivery of commercial strategies
• Ensure effective post contract commercial management of the, contract, or project in accordance with UI’s commercial policies and procedures
• Regular reporting and analysis on project performance
• Develop relationships with key client and supplier personnel and lead UI’s commercial interaction for the project
• Bring focus to key execution risks and ensure robust mitigation plans are developed and implemented
• Ensure commercial entitlement is pursued and obtained in accordance with the terms of the contracts
• Ensure that any necessary contractual notices are served in accordance with the terms of each contract
• Develop and implement effective negotiating strategies with respect to contractual matters and issues

What makes you remarkable?

At UI, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies, although other relevant experience will be considered
• Experience in a similar role with consolidated commercial experience ideally gained within Construction or civils sector although not essential
• Proven experience in contract administration including change management
• Awareness of all relevant corporate and project procedures
• Flexible to undertake varying work with changing priorities
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation
• Full driving licence
• The ability to communicate complex principles effectively at all levels within the organization
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork, respect, integrity, innovation, and a client-driven approach
• Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplines at all levels of the business with a practical, hands‑on approach
• Champion for change, looks for opportunities to try new things and encourages others to do the same.
• Has the courage to question the way things are done in the pursuit of excellence

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.