Commercial Manager

Eurovia Surfacing; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work from home options

Job summary

Eurovia Surfacing seeks a Commercial Manager to lead the EST commercial function, based in Gloucester (or Leighton Buzzard). The role drives governance, tendering and procurement, and partners with leadership teams to strengthen financial performance on a diverse project portfolio.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in contract management, cost control and commercial risk within infrastructure, highways or construction, plus a proven track record in procurement and bid activity.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within infrastructure, highways or construction.
• Strong expertise in contract management, cost control and commercial risk.
• Proven experience in procurement and supply chain strategy.
• Track record of supporting successful tendering and bidding activity.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level.
• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial function across EST projects, covering contract management, cost control, and risk management.
• Provide commercial governance and support to operational delivery teams.
• Responsibility for procurement across the business, including line management of a Bid Manager.
• Dotted line into Eurovia Estimating function for alignment on tendering and pricing.
• Reporting directly to BU Manager, with a dotted line to the Eurovia Commercial Director.
• Support tendering, pipeline development, and overall commercial performance of the business unit.

Skills

Contract management

Cost control

Commercial risk management

Procurement

Tendering / Bid management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Commercial management qualification

Job description

Commercial Manager

Location: Gloucester (or Leighton Buzzard)

Job Role

Eurovia Specialist Treatments (EST) is a specialist business unit that delivers high-quality maintenance and surface treatment solutions across the UK’s highways and infrastructure network. With a focus on innovation and technical expertise, EST offers a range of preservation treatments designed to extend asset life, improve safety, and optimise network performance. Partnering with both public and private sector clients, the team combines operational excellence with strong commercial discipline to deliver efficient, sustainable and value‑driven solutions.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Commercial Manager to lead the commercial function within our EST business. This is a pivotal senior leadership role with broad influence across the business unit. You will be responsible for driving commercial performance, strengthening governance, and supporting the successful delivery of a varied portfolio of projects. Working closely with operational, estimating and leadership teams, you will play a key role in shaping business strategy, managing commercial risk, and ensuring strong financial performance.

Duties

• Lead the commercial function across EST projects, covering contract management, cost control, and risk management.
• Provide commercial governance and support to operational delivery teams.
• Responsibility for procurement across the business, including line management of a Bid Manager.
• Dotted line into Eurovia Estimating function for alignment on tendering and pricing.
• Reporting directly to BU Manager, with a dotted line to the Eurovia Commercial Director.
• Support tendering, pipeline development, and overall commercial performance of the business unit.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable experience as a Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within infrastructure, highways or construction.
• Strong expertise in contract management, cost control and commercial risk.
• Proven experience in procurement and supply chain strategy.
• Track record of supporting successful tendering and bidding activity.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level.
• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time – 40 hours, Monday to Friday

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR)

Eurovia recognises the importance of diversity and inclusivity. We commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process, please contact us directly.

Eurovia offers flexible working arrangements across many of our roles, including working from home, to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.