Commercial Sales Manager – Construction & Infrastructure

Unyk Solutions; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Performance-related bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Training and development

Job summary

Unyk Solutions seeks a Commercial Sales Manager to oversee the commercial sales strategy and lead a small team. The role involves managing tendering and contract negotiation while ensuring profitable growth. Candidates should have experience in construction or a similar environment and demonstrate strong commercial judgement.

The package includes a salary of £60,000 - £70,000, a company car or allowance, and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial sales leadership role within construction or a similar project-led environment.
• Strong background in tendering, estimating, pricing, and contract negotiation.
• Experience managing or leading small teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the commercial sales strategy.
• Lead a team across estimating and contracts support.
• Oversee tendering, pricing, and contract negotiation.
• Manage pipeline, forecasting, and commercial reporting.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and contractors.

Skills

Commercial judgement

Relationship building

Tendering expertise

Team leadership

Job description

Company Car or Car Allowance + Bonus

Unyk Solutions are proud to be exclusively representing a well-established, privately owned specialist operating within the perimeter security and fencing sector, working across construction, infrastructure and commercial projects.

The business delivers technically sound, practical solutions across a wide range of schemes, built on long-standing client relationships and consistent project delivery.

They are now looking to appoint a Commercial Sales Manager to take ownership of the commercial function and help drive the next phase of growth.

The role

This is a new leadership role reporting into the Managing Directors.

You’ll be responsible for the full commercial sales process, from early opportunity and tender stage through to contract award and handover to operations.

A key part of the role will be leading a small team of three across estimating and contracts support, making sure bids are commercially right, properly put together, and aligned with operational capability.

You’ll be working closely with operations, design and finance to make sure the business is winning the right work, at the right margin, and delivering it properly.

What you’ll be doing

• Own and deliver the commercial sales strategy
• Lead a team of three across estimating and contracts support
• Oversee tendering, pricing and contract negotiation
• Review and sign off key bids and framework submissions
• Manage pipeline, forecasting and commercial reporting
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors and consultants
• Identify and develop new commercial opportunities
• Work closely with operations to support delivery and handover
• Keep commercial discipline across all bidding activity
• Represent the business externally when needed

What they’re looking for

• Experience in a commercial sales leadership role within construction, infrastructure, security or a similar project-led environment
• Strong background in tendering, estimating, pricing and contract negotiation
• Experience managing or leading small teams
• Strong commercial judgement and focus on profitable growth
• Confident relationship builder with clients and stakeholders
• Experience in fencing, perimeter security, steel fabrication or similar environments would be useful
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Ability to obtain security clearance if required

Package

• £60,000 - £70,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Company car or car allowance
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension and life assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (plus Christmas shutdown)
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced sick pay
• Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits platform
• Training and development
• Opportunity to step into a key commercial leadership role with real influence

Why this role

This is a proper leadership hire with real ownership.

You’ll be running the commercial side of the business day to day, working closely with the Managing Directors, and having a direct impact on how the company wins work and grows going forward.

It suits someone who knows their way around tenders and pricing, but also wants to lead a team and be involved in the bigger commercial decisions.