Commercial Lead

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a highly skilled Commercial Lead to support delivery of major capital projects across the United Kingdom and wider EMEA. This role requires extensive commercial leadership on large-scale projects, with a focus on governance, client interfaces, and risk management.

You will lead commercial teams, manage contracts and change control, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering large-scale construction, infrastructure, or data centre projects.
• Proven leadership experience managing commercial teams within complex project environments.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, commercial management, claims, and change control.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen with strategic thinking and practical project delivery experience.
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage commercial teams across major projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and business goals.
• Act as a key client interface, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and maintaining effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage commercial risk, change control, and contractual obligations, ensuring accurate reporting and robust governance.
• Provide strategic leadership while maintaining a hands-on approach to project delivery and commercial management.
• Drive a collaborative and high-performance culture that promotes accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Support wider business growth initiatives and contribute to key account management activities across the UK and EMEA.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Change control

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Project delivery

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline

Job description

Location: United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive salary and package, depending on experience

Career Level: To Be Confirmed

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services across strategy and consulting, technology, operations, and digital transformation. Through innovation, deep industry expertise, and world-class talent, we help our clients solve complex business challenges and create sustainable value.

We believe in inclusion, diversity, and supporting the whole person. Our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity underpin everything we do. Accenture continues to be recognised globally for both business excellence and its commitment to creating an inclusive workplace.

"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us."

Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Commercial Lead to support the delivery of major capital projects across the United Kingdom and wider EMEA region. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global construction consultancy working on some of the world's most complex and innovative infrastructure and data centre developments.

The successful candidate will bring extensive commercial leadership experience, ideally within large-scale construction, infrastructure, or hyperscale data centre environments. You will play a key role in ensuring commercial excellence, managing stakeholder relationships, and driving successful project outcomes.

As a Team

• We work collaboratively to solve complex client challenges and consistently deliver exceptional results.
• We foster an inclusive, positive, and high-performing culture where individuals are empowered to make decisions and add value.
• We bring together commercial, technical, and delivery expertise to support world-class project execution.
• We build trusted relationships with clients and partners across the UK and EMEA, creating long-term success for all stakeholders.

As a Commercial Lead, You Will:

• Lead and manage commercial teams across major projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and business goals.
• Act as a key client interface, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and maintaining effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage commercial risk, change control, and contractual obligations, ensuring accurate reporting and robust governance.
• Provide strategic leadership while maintaining a hands‑on approach to project delivery and commercial management.
• Drive a collaborative and high‑performance culture that promotes accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Support wider business growth initiatives and contribute to key account management activities across the UK and EMEA.

We Are Looking for Experience in the Following Skills:

• Significant experience delivering large-scale construction, infrastructure, or data centre projects.
• Proven leadership experience managing commercial teams within complex project environments.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, commercial management, claims, and change control processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen combined with strategic thinking and practical project delivery experience.
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

Set Yourself Apart

• Experience working within hyperscale data centre or mission‑critical environments.
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as RICS or CIOB.
• A collaborative, low‑ego approach and a genuine commitment to team success.
• A proactive mindset with a strong bias for action and continuous improvement.

Work Arrangement

• UK-based role with a combination of home working, client site visits, and occasional travel as required.
• Flexibility and mobility are essential to support project and client requirements across the UK and wider EMEA region.

What's in It for You

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, you'll have access to ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities. You'll be trusted with meaningful responsibility, work alongside industry‑leading professionals, and contribute to some of the most exciting projects in the market.

As part of a growing and ambitious business, you'll have the opportunity to shape your career, broaden your experience, and make a genuine impact from day one.

About Life At Soben

We're on a mission to rewrite the rules.

We're a diverse team of professionals who view our work as a vocation, not simply a job. Our passion for what we do drives us to continually learn, improve, and seek out new challenges. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture, and we believe our diverse perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and more innovative.

Our Leadership Principles guide how we work with each other, our clients, and our communities:

We always deliver on our promises, no matter how small.

We solve our clients' problems as if our livelihoods depend on it.

We have a bias for action. Actions make things happen.

We employ ambitious, hardworking, humble people who are open to feedback and empowered to take ownership.