Commercial Manager

Enable; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Leave purchase scheme

Car/allowance

Private Healthcare

Bonus scheme

Professional development support

Social value programme

Safety & wellbeing focus

Job summary

Enable is seeking a Commercial Manager with strong leadership to guide a commercial team on multi‑million pound projects within the energy connections or broader infrastructure sectors. You will drive commercial strategy, manage risks, and ensure accurate forecasting across portfolios from pre-construction to final accounts.

The role requires proven leadership, a QS degree, and RICS membership, with experience in infrastructure construction and energy connections advantageous.

Qualifications

• Proven senior QS/Commercial Manager capability.
• Demonstrated line management and leadership skills.
• Strong commercial and contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial team from pre-construction to final account across multiple projects.
• Ensure effective administration, reporting, forecasts and proactive contract management.
• Line manage and develop direct reports; represent the Commercial Team externally when required.

Skills

Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial M

Line management

Contract management

Cost control

Client engagement

Multi-project reporting

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS membership

Job description

The Enable group are a supportive and diverse group who always strive to do the right thing for our people, environment and communities. We have a passion for social value and are doing great work in the communities in which we work to help and support with the work we do, aiming to create infrastructure solutions with lasting community value.

Given recent project wins and growth in the energy connections industry we are seeking to employ a Commercial Manager to join and lead the commercial team. For this role you will ideally possess an energy connections, renewables or power background, however other infrastructure construction considered such as highways, rail, civil engineering with excellent commercial management skills controlling portfolios of multi-million pound construction contracts. Experience of leading a team of individuals at various stages of their careers, across multiple disciplines is required.

The role

Positive commercial strategisation and administration for our portfolio of projects is essential to ensure the effective delivery of successful results and management of key risks and opportunities.

This role requires the leadership of a commercial team towards the effective commercial management of a portfolio of projects and frameworks from pre-construction to final account.

The role will ensure the effective administration and management of the projects in line with the IMS, maintaining accurate reports and forecasts and will lead the creation and utilisation of a variety of processes which will ensure proactive contract management and administration, accurate turnover, cost and cash forecasting, change and risk management and periodic financial reporting.

This role will involve line management and training of direct reports as well as representing the wider Commercial Team both in internal and external capacities

What Are We Looking For

• Proven Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager
• Proven line management and leadership qualities
• Formal Quantity surveying qualification ideally degree level
• RICS membership
• Experience in Infrastructure construction
• Energy connections / HV / Renewables experience (advantageous)
• Strong commercial and contract management skills
• Experience managing cost control, subcontractors, and reporting on multiple projectsConfident in client and project team engagement

What We Provide

• In addition to a passion for a strong work-life balance and flexibility/core hours working, you can expect:
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Additional leave purchase scheme
• Car allowance/company car
• Private Healthcare
• Bonus scheme
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
• An inclusive and diverse environment, embracing the variety of cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees
• A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a culture of caring and a network of positive mental health champions
• Opportunities to give back to our communities through our social value programme