Commercial Manager

PW Construction Recruitment; Bramling; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Kent seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to enhance financial performance across projects. This key role involves managing procurement responsibilities, evaluating project risks, and ensuring proactive financial management. With a competitive salary of up to £70,000 plus benefits, this position offers significant impact on a growing business's future direction. Applicants should have over five years' experience managing contracts and a strong collaborative approach within teams.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager.
• Over 5 years of experience managing contracts from inception to final account.
• Strong negotiation skills and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial performance of all projects.
• Prepare and deliver strategic supply chain plans.
• Manage change and respond effectively to clients.

Skills

Financial performance management

Procurement negotiation

Project performance evaluation

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Supplier management

Job description

Our client, a prize‑winning, Kent‑based Main Contractor are looking to on‑board a proven Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager, into a role paying up to £70,000 + package DOE.

Based from their East‑Kent offices and workshops they have an established base of clients for whom they deliver a range of commercial and retail internal and fit‑out contracts, valued between £50k and £8m each.

Recognised officially as one of the UK's fastest growing SME contractors, they have an exciting opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to join their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial performance of all allocated projects, from initial enquiry through to final account and release of final retentions. Proactive financial management aware and recording holistic financial position, both upstream with clients and downstream with suppliers and sub‑contractors.

Preparing weekly running final accounts, managing and welcoming change with immediate responses to clients and internal stakeholders.

Constantly evaluating financial performance and risk, preparing monthly Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) for all projects allocated for discussion and review with line manager, maintaining an accurate view of final project performance and profitability.

Within framework relationships, identifying areas of continuous improvement which will either improve profitability and our client service.

Embrace feedback and operate as a collaborative team player with Directors, Project Managers, Buyers, Finance and support team members likely have >5 years experience of running contracts from inception to final account, delivering consistently positive financial results.

Reporting into the Commercial Director, candidates will also be responsible for procurement:

Procurement Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver a strategic supply chain plan to improve service levels, quality and profit.
• Attend operational/Projects meetings and provide purchasing progress reports and advice.
• Issue supplier questionnaires and ensure these are entered on the approved list of suppliers.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain competitively priced materials.
• Liaise with design team to arrange and order samples from suppliers.
• Obtain 3 enquiries for all sub‑contract elements and complete price comparison for recommendation.
• Raise sub‑contract orders following the selection process.
• Raise purchase orders from requisitions produced by other departments.
• Negotiate and optimise commercial terms with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Agree and challenge supplier delivery times and ensure these meet production/site programmes.
• Deal effectively with challenges with suppliers and the flow of materials.
• Assess reliability of sub‑contractors and suppliers (bi‑annual supplier assessments).
• Control and maintain incoming goods log and chase any overdue materials.
• Complete purchasing reports against budgets.
• Produce, analyse and publish supply chain metrics.
• Pro‑actively seek to address and improve the quality of commercial management through supplier development and site visits.
• Maintain accurate cash‑flow records for projects, including forecast income statements and supply chain outflow, always ensuring project cash performance is +15% or better.

This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced Quantity Surveying professional to take a step up, or an established Commercial Manager to transition into a role where you can have a real impact on the future direction of a growing business; underpinned by a competitive package of up to £70,000 + benefits.

Please apply with a copy of your up to date CV to find out more.