Regional Commercial Director

Kier Group plc; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in construction is seeking a Regional Commercial Director to lead its Building Solutions team. This strategic role involves strengthening client partnerships and driving profitability through effective commercial management. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience, strong negotiation skills, and expertise in construction contracts.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in scaling and managing business units.
• Deep commercial expertise in construction contracts and profit optimisation.
• Significant experience in senior commercial roles within the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Commercial team within Building Solutions.
• Oversee commercial reviews of bids and contracts.
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic decision-making

Negotiation

Job description

We're looking for a strategic and commercially driven Regional Commercial Director to join our Building Solutions team. This role is based across the UK, with travel to London and Basingstoke required.

Location: London-based with national travel (Basingstoke, Sheffield, and other UK sites)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

As Regional Commercial Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving the growth, profitability, and commercial success of our Building Solutions division. Strong commercial acumen, business expertise, and ability to influence will be critical in shaping our commercial strategy and strengthening client partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Your day to day will include:

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead and develop the Commercial team within Building Solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Bid & Contract Management: Oversee commercial reviews of bids, assessing contract terms, payment structures, risk factors, and operational impacts.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards, policies, and best practices.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement: Building high-impact relationships, ensuring commercial and operational needs are met across the region.

Who We're Looking For

This role is ideal for a dynamic, commercially astute leader who excels in strategic decision-making and stakeholder influence. You'll thrive in this position if:

• You have a proven track record of scaling and managing a business unit or division.
• You bring deep commercial expertise in construction contracts, frameworks, and profit optimisation.
• You're a confident negotiator and influencer, skilled in stakeholder engagement and strategic decision-making.
• You have significant experience in senior commercial roles within the construction industry.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier