Commercial Manager

Navartis Ltd; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Company car

Company pension

Bonus opportunities

Private healthcare

Career progression

Job summary

Navartis Ltd. has a senior Commercial Manager vacancy for major Midlands highways and infrastructure schemes. Lead a commercial team, manage project profitability and contracts, and drive performance across multiple schemes.

The role requires extensive highways experience, NEC contract fluency, and senior leadership skills within a Tier 1 contractor environment. Attractive salary and bonus prospects, with long-term regional project exposure.

Qualifications

• Extensive highways/civil engineering commercial experience.
• 10+ years in a senior commercial role.
• Proven leadership of commercial teams.
• Strong NEC contracts knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial management of highways and civil projects in the Midlands.
• Lead and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors.
• Own commercial performance, profitability, cost control and risk management.
• Manage NEC contracts, including Compensation Events and Early Warnings.

Skills

Highways experience

Team leadership

NEC contracts

Commercial management

Contract Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Multi-project oversight

Risk management

Job description

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Manager to join a leading Tier 1 contractor delivering major highways and infrastructure schemes across the Midlands.

With a strong pipeline of secured work and further projects expected to commence, our client is looking to strengthen their commercial leadership team with an experienced individual who can take ownership of multiple highways schemes, lead commercial teams and drive project performance.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established contractor offering long-term stability, career progression and involvement in significant regional infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the commercial management of highways and civil engineering projects across the Midlands.
• Lead, manage and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors.
• Take responsibility for commercial performance, profitability, cost control and risk management.
• Manage NEC contracts, including Compensation Events, Early Warnings and contractual obligations.
• Oversee CVRs, forecasting, valuations and financial reporting.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, negotiations and final accounts.
• Work closely with operational teams and senior management to ensure successful project delivery.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, implementing strategies to maximise project performance.
• Support the development and progression of the wider commercial team.

Requirements

• Proven highways experience is essential, ideally across major highways, roads or infrastructure schemes.
• Previous Tier 1 contractor experience is highly desirable.
• Extensive commercial experience within civil engineering, ideally 10+ years.
• Demonstrable experience leading and managing commercial teams.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC forms of contract.
• Experience overseeing multiple projects or large-scale infrastructure schemes.
• Strong commercial awareness, negotiation skills and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with operational and senior leadership teams.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £95,000, dependent on experience.
• Car allowance or company car.
• Company pension scheme.
• Guaranteed and discretionary bonus opportunities.
• Private healthcare.
• Long-term career progression within an established Tier 1 contractor.
• Strong pipeline of highways and infrastructure projects across the Midlands.