Commercial Manager

Filmtek Data Solutions; Beaconsfield; On-site; GBP 73,800 - 110,700; Full time

Job summary

Filmtek Data Solutions, located in Beaconsfield, UK, is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead pricing and estimating for various projects. The ideal candidate will own the commercial process from estimating to delivery, ensuring cost control and margin protection.

We look for someone with a proven track record in construction pricing, who can work efficiently and accurately under pressure. This role offers a freelance start, with the potential for a permanent senior position as the company expands.

Qualifications

• Experience in pricing and delivering construction or fit-out work.
• Ability to quickly provide accurate quotes.
• Understanding of margin management.

Responsibilities

• Own all commercial aspects at Filmtek Data Solutions.
• Estimate and price fit-out and cleaning projects.
• Manage subcontractor quotes and cost reporting.
• Support Project Delivery Manager with commercial decisions.

Skills

Estimating and pricing

Cost reporting

Margin tracking

Subcontractor management

Job description

We don't need someone who can manage a spreadsheet. We need someone who can run the commercial engine of a growing contractor.

Filmtek Data Solutions delivers fit-out, logistics, technical cleaning, and managed workforce packages across data centre projects in the UK and Europe. We're carving out a strong position in tenant office fit-out within the data centre sector, and we have the projects to prove it. Live pipeline, fast-moving leadership, and a team that expects the numbers to be right.

We're hiring a Commercial Manager. And we care more about how sharp you are than how long you've been at it.

The role.

You will own everything commercial at FDS. From pricing an incoming technical cleaning enquiry at £50k to building a full BOQ for a £2m office fit-out from detailed drawings. You price it, you send it, you manage cost through delivery, you protect the margin.

This is not a back-office role. You are central to how FDS wins and delivers work.

What you'll own:

• Estimating and pricing across all project types: fit-out, technical cleaning, logistics and managed workforce packages
• BOQ development from drawings and specifications
• Subcontractor and supplier quote management
• Cost reporting and margin tracking through project delivery
• Variation management and change control
• Supporting the Project Delivery Manager with commercial decisions on site

Who you are:

• You've priced and delivered construction or fit-out work and you're good at it
• You can turn around a quote quickly without cutting corners on accuracy
• You understand where margin is made and lost before anyone else in the room does
• You're commercially versatile. A fit-out BOQ and a cleaning scope don't faze you
• Sharp, precise, fast. And hungry to prove what you can do with real responsibility
• You don't need a big company behind you to do your best work

The structure:

Freelance day rate to start, across pre-construction and live project delivery. For the right person this becomes a permanent senior position as FDS scales across the UK and Europe.

We're moving now. Pre-construction on a significant fit-out project starts imminently.