MEP Commercial Manager

Smart 4 EPC; Blyth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living out allowance

Car allowance

Pension - 5% employer matched

24 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Project completion bonus

Job summary

Smart 4 EPC is recruiting an MEP Commercial Manager for a major data centre project in Blyth, Northumberland. You will own the MEP commercial strategy from procurement through to final account, leading a team of MEP QS professionals.

The role requires chartered or working toward chartership with a proven track record delivering MEP packages on hyperscale developments. Excellent leadership, negotiation, and NEC contracting knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in MEP commercial management within main contracting or similar.
• Proven track record delivering MEP packages on large data centre or industrial projects.
• Chartered or working towards chartership (RICS/SCSI or equivalent).
• Excellent leadership, negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong NEC contracting knowledge and cost reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Take full commercial ownership of MEP packages from procurement to final account.
• Lead and mentor a team of MEP quantity surveyors; ensure valuations and cost reporting.
• Oversee cost/value reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting.
• Lead procurement of MEP/MEP electrical and mechanical sub-contracts; tender analysis.
• Review contract terms and mitigate commercial risk across MEP packages.
• Manage change control, variations, and interim/final valuations with clients.
• Prepare and agree final accounts for completed MEP works.
• Resolve disputes and maintain strong relationships with clients and subcontractors.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Contract management

NEC contracting

Education

Chartered or working towards chartership (RICS/SCSI)

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

MEP Commercial Manager
Blyth, Northumberland, UK
Salary negotiable Living out & Travel allowance offered

We are working with our client who is a Tier 1 main contractor, with a strong reputation in data centres, life sciences, commercial, and infrastructure projects across Ireland, the UK, and Europe, to recruit an MEP Commercial Manager.

This role sits on one of the largest data centre developments in the UK - a c. 10 billion hyperscale campus in Blyth, delivering up to 10 data centre buildings across a 100-hectare site.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full commercial ownership of the MEP package(s), leading the commercial strategy from procurement through to final account
• Manage and mentor a team of MEP quantity surveyors, ensuring accurate and timely valuations, applications for payment, and cost reporting
• Oversee monthly cost/value reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and reporting to senior management on the commercial position of MEP works
• Lead procurement of M&E sub-contract packages in conjunction with the Procurement Manager, including tender analysis and negotiation
• Review and negotiate contract terms and conditions, identifying and mitigating commercial risk across MEP packages
• Manage the change control process, including assessment and agreement of variations
• Oversee preparation and agreement of interim and final valuations with client representatives
• Lead the preparation of contract final accounts for completed MEP works, including all adjustments
• Manage and resolve commercial and contractual disputes, including delay and disruption claims
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and sub-contractors
• Report directly to the Commercial Director / Project Director on the commercial performance of the MEP package

Requirements

• Significant experience in an MEP Commercial Manager or Senior QS role, ideally with a main contractor
• Strong track record delivering M&E/MEP packages on major construction, data centre, or industrial projects - mission-critical or hyperscale data centre experience highly advantageous
• Proven experience managing and developing a commercial team
• Chartered or working towards chartership (RICS/SCSI or equivalent)
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Strong understanding of NEC forms of contracting

Benefits

• Highly competitive, negotiable salary
• Living out allowance
• Car allowance
• Pension - 5% employer matched
• 24 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Project completion bonus