Senior Commercial Lead – Contracts & Cashflow

Project Start Recruitment Solutions Limited; Bolton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Start Recruitment Solutions Limited is partnering with a long‑standing Bolton manufacturing client to hire an experienced Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across diverse projects in nuclear, oil & gas, defence and more.

The Commercial Lead will manage bids, estimates, contracts, cashflow and final accounts, working with Sales, Estimating, Projects and Finance to secure margin and cash outcomes, while visiting sites and suppliers as needed.

Qualifications

• Substantial commercial management or senior quantity surveying experience in engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating customer contracts across pre-contract and delivery stages.
• Strong understanding of cashflow, risk, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership across the full contract lifecycle, including bids, tenders, mobilisation, delivery and close-out.
• Review terms, identify risks and opportunities, and document residual risks and departures.
• Lead negotiations to secure favourable commercial positions and document mitigations.
• Develop pricing strategies, risk allowances and tender qualifications that are robust and deliverable.
• Coordinate approvals and governance for tenders and contracts, ensuring value, margin and cash considerations are clear.
• Design cashflows that support a cash-positive position and manage timely payments.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract negotiation

Cashflow management

Risk assessment

Tendering experience

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Job description

Project Start Recruitment Solutions Limited is partnering with a long‑standing Bolton manufacturing client to hire an experienced Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across diverse projects in nuclear, oil & gas, defence and more.

The Commercial Lead will manage bids, estimates, contracts, cashflow and final accounts, working with Sales, Estimating, Projects and Finance to secure margin and cash outcomes, while visiting sites and suppliers as needed.