Commercial Manager, Live Experiences

The Story Engineers; Godalming; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Story Engineers are seeking a Commercial Manager to bring commercial discipline to live projects across museums, venues and major events. You will own payment applications, evaluate claims, and negotiate with clients and suppliers to protect project value.

You will lead on estimating practice, value engineering, and budgeting, while collaborating with Project Managers and Engineers to secure profitable outcomes. This role blends commercial craft with creative production leadership.

Qualifications

• Three to six years experience in quantity surveying or commercial management.
• Experience in live events, museums or exhibitions.
• Ability to negotiate with judgement and communicate with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Owns the payment application process across all projects.
• Evaluates claim opportunities and negotiates with the end client.
• Acts as the client-side counterpart on placemaking and construction-led contracts.
• Owns the commercial forecasts and collaborates with Finance.

Skills

Commercial judgement

Conviction in the room

Standards that serve the work

Hands-on commercial craft

Negotiation with judgement

Estimating practice

Commercial points, made simple

Tools and technology

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or commercial management

Tools

Estimating tools

Cost-planning models

Job description

The Story Engineers are seeking a Commercial Manager to bring commercial discipline to live projects across museums, venues and major events. You will own payment applications, evaluate claims, and negotiate with clients and suppliers to protect project value.

You will lead on estimating practice, value engineering, and budgeting, while collaborating with Project Managers and Engineers to secure profitable outcomes. This role blends commercial craft with creative production leadership.