Commercial Manager

3D Personnel LTD; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career progression

Job summary

3D Personnel LTD is seeking a Commercial Manager for the Horsham area with travel to South Coast projects. Based in Horsham, you will lead the commercial function across healthcare, education, life sciences and commercial schemes, with turnover over £10m per annum.

The role offers a £90,000 base salary plus a competitive package, with flexible working including some home-based days, and genuine progression into senior commercial leadership within a national contractor.

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying is required.
• Experience with a large UK main contractor is essential.
• Proven track record on schemes over £10m turnover is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial aspects across mid to large projects (new builds and refurbishments).
• Support tendering, pre-construction and value engineering activities.
• Drive startup procedures and procurement for materials and subcontract packages.
• Prepare and evaluate tenders; advise on award decisions with the team.
• Work with supply chain to improve cost, quality and learning.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Autonomy

NEC contracts

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC Contracts

Job description

Commercial Manager

Location: Horsham, West Sussex (with travel to South Coast projects) Salary: £90,000 plus package Type: Permanent, full time

The opportunity

I am working exclusively with a leading UK main contractor to appoint a Commercial Manager into their London and South business unit, based out of the Horsham office with a focus on their South Coast project portfolio.

This is a genuine step up role for a senior Quantity Surveyor or an established Commercial Manager who wants ownership of the full commercial function across a varied workload. My client delivers new build, refurbishment and fit out schemes with a strong pipeline in healthcare, alongside education, life sciences and commercial work. Project values sit in the mid to large range, with the successful candidate managing turnover in excess of £10m per annum.

What you will be doing

• Leading all commercial aspects across a portfolio of mid to large new build and refurbishment projects
• Supporting the tendering, preconstruction and work winning process, including preparation of commercial reports
• Driving project commercial start up procedures on new job wins
• Managing procurement of materials, offsite services and subcontract packages in line with company policy and the procurement programme
• Carrying out gap analysis between packages to ensure complete and watertight subcontract procurement
• Preparing inclusive invitations to tender, completing full tender evaluations and making recommendations to award
• Working with the supply chain to drive continuous improvement in cost, quality and shared learning
• Maximising cash flow through timely valuations, applications for payment, invoicing and collection
• Managing the prompt preparation and settlement of final accounts, including variations, claims and disputes
• Identifying, managing and driving out unnecessary cost and inefficient activity
• Producing accurate and timely CVR reports, forecasts and contributing to financial target setting
• Identifying project risk and opportunity early and ensuring both are actively managed
• Planning commercial resource across the projects to meet changing demand

What you will need

• A relevant qualification, typically a degree in Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrable experience with a large UK main contractor across a range of projects
• A background in healthcare new build and refurbishment would be a strong advantage
• Proven experience managing all commercial aspects on schemes turning over in excess of £10m per annum
• Strong working knowledge of NEC forms of contract
• The confidence to operate autonomously and influence at project and regional level

What is on offer

• £90,000 base salary plus a competitive package
• A business with corporate stability, national resource and genuine regional autonomy
• A visible and secure pipeline of work across the South Coast
• Flexible working arrangements, including working from home where the role allows
• Clear progression into senior commercial leadership
• An employer with a real commitment to fairness, inclusion and respect, welcoming applications from all backgrounds