M&E Commercial Lead

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in the UK is seeking a Commercial Manager with an M&E background due to growth and an influx of projects. The successful candidate will manage various commercial projects while fostering relationships with key stakeholders and supporting junior staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience as M&E Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Lead.
• Detailed M&E technical knowledge and understanding of construction processes.
• Experience in senior management roles managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial activities and prepare reports.
• Liaise with operations in the procurement of subcontractor packages.
• Prepare cash flows, forecasts, and monthly cost reports.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Job description

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Our client is recognised as a market leading contractor throughout the UK and Europe and has a strong reputation throughout the nation. They are specialists in delivering commercial, healthcare and data centre projects, whilst they also operate in the rail, education and pharmaceutical sectors. Their experience ranges from small work contracts circa £500k to major projects in excess of £100m.

Due to continuous growth, our client has recently secured a number of key project wins and their turnover is expected to be in excess of £500M with an array of work already secured for 2025/2026. As a result, they are actively looking to recruit a Commercial Manager with an M&E background.

• Working on multiple projects across their sectors (sector depending on influx of work) in the Commercial, Rail, Healthcare, Data Centre sectors & more.
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders, including PQS, main contractors and end users
• Manage commercial activities and prepare reports for Commercial Manager within the business unit.
• Work closely with all departments including Operations, Estimating, Procurement and design to deliver profitable work.
• The management and preparation, submission and agreement of Applications and Final Accounts.
• The management of Sub-Contractor Interim Payments including site measure, Payment and Pay Less Notices and Final Accounts.
• Liaise with the Operations team in the procurement of Sub-Contractor packages including financial checks, assessing commercial competitiveness and the preparation of the Sub-Contract documents.
• Supporting the monitoring of the progress of live projects.
• The preparation and submission of contractual notices and /or correspondence to both the Client and Sub-Contractors.
• Preparation of cash flows, forecasting, monthly cost reports and analysis of budgets.
• The monitoring of costs across the division

The ideal candidate will have:

• Working at a minimum of a M&E Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Lead
• Have detailed M&E technical knowledge and an understanding of the construction process
• Be contractually aware and knowledgeable.
• Experience managing a team and nurturing junior staff
• Have good problem-solving skills
• Have the communication skills necessary for dealing with both clients and sub-contractors.
• Be able to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Ideally have JCT and NEC experience
• Experience working within the commercial, data centre and rail sector ideally
• Experience in a senior management role
• Have relationships with relevant supply chain including subcontractors and suppliers.
• Have significant experience delivering multiple projects; to understand the fundamentals of managing multiple project teams.